Middle East

Agthia Group reports 14.7 per cent YoY net revenue Growth

Agthia Group PJSC (Agthia or the Group) announced today its results for the six-month period ending 30 June 2024. Agthia delivered strong performance during H1 2024, on track to meet its full-year 2024 guidance. The Group's profitable growth across all four segments, combined with leveraging group-wide efficiencies, resulted in both Group EBITDA and Group net profit growing faster than revenue.

2024-08-07T02:07:02.421879+00:00 IST

5th IMMAF Youth World Championships begins in Abu Dhabi

Under the patronage of Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the 5th IMMAF Youth World Championships got underway today at Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi.

2024-08-07T02:06:27.577355+00:00 IST

Egypt and Jordan stress priority of achieving calm

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi spoke by phone with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan.

2024-08-07T02:06:01.075833+00:00 IST

e& and du paid AED 3.54 billion in federal royalty to UAE govt

UAE telecom operators e& and Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company P.J.S.C. (du) have paid AED 3.54 billion in federal royalty to the UAE government during the first half the current year compared to AED 3.73 billion in the same period of 2023 under the Ministry of Finance's Royalty Guidelines.

2024-08-06T18:14:26.095153+00:00 IST

UAE expresses profound concern about the famine in Sudan

The United Arab Emirates is alarmed by the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan, with severe food insecurity affecting over 25 million Sudanese citizens.

2024-08-06T18:11:14.154413+00:00 IST

Smartwatches may prevent future pandemics: Israeli researchers

Physiological sensors in smartwatches can detect infectious diseases days before symptoms appear, potentially averting future pandemics, Israeli researchers said.

2024-08-06T18:04:25.891790+00:00 IST

Six IDF soldiers injured in fresh strikes from Hezbollah

This comes a day after senior Hezbollah, Ali Jamal al-Din Jawad was killed in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon.

2024-08-06T17:24:02.146361+00:00 IST

India relaxes travel ban on Libya

India has relaxed its travel ban on Libya from the previous advisory after assessing the prevailing security situation in the country, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.

2024-08-06T16:02:11.338189+00:00 IST

Israel strikes Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon

Israeli aircraft struck a Hezbollah military structure in the southern Lebananon area of Nabatieh where several terrorists were operating, the Israel Defense Forces said.

2024-08-06T09:57:29.271247+00:00 IST

US personnel injured in rocket attack on Iraq base

US Defence Secretary Austin and Israel Defence Minister Gallant agreed that the August 5 Iran-aligned militia attack on US forces stationed at Al-Asad Airbase in western Iraq marked a dangerous escalation and demonstrated Iran's destabilizing role in the region

2024-08-06T04:45:24.917496+00:00 IST

UAE President receives phone call from French President

President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today from His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic.

2024-08-06T01:54:09.077884+00:00 IST

Omar Al Marzouqi qualifies for Olympic show jumping individual

Omar Al Marzouqi, the UAE's national show jumping team rider, successfully qualified for the final stage of the individual event at the 33rd Olympic Games hosted by the French capital, Paris, running from 26th July to 11th August.

2024-08-06T01:53:37.378729+00:00 IST

Presight reports 17.4 per cent revenue increase

Presight AI Holding PLC, announced first-half results for the six months to 30th June 2024, with strong growth in year-on-year revenue and profitability, underpinned by multi-year contracts, positive deployment mix, and the contribution from AIQ.

2024-08-06T01:53:09.420213+00:00 IST

UAE: IHC announces formation of Rorix Holdings finance and trade

International Holding Company (ADX), the global diversified Abu Dhabi-based conglomerate, has formed Rorix Holdings, a groundbreaking global finance and trade facilitation company focused on financial services, trade finance, advisory, commodities and trade insurance sectors.

2024-08-05T17:52:09.895174+00:00 IST

Preparations underway for Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2024

ADNEC Group has announced that preparations are well underway for what the 20th Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX 2024), an unmissable event for hunting and equestrian enthusiasts, industry professionals, and families.

2024-08-05T17:51:34.769225+00:00 IST

Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre concludes evaluation process stage for Sard Al Thahab Award

The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) has closed the nominations stage for the second edition of the Sard Al Thahab Award, which aims to honor narrators of biographies, literature, and folk tales in the UAE and across the Arab world, highlighting Emirati and Arab folk and narrative arts and showcasing inspiring works in this field.

2024-08-05T17:49:22.362590+00:00 IST

Israeli military strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that during the night its warplanes attacked a munitions warehouse and a number of terrorist infrastructures of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the area of Kfarkela in southern Lebanon.

2024-08-05T09:50:33.071453+00:00 IST

Israel works towards national food security

Seven teams will formulate the overall national plan, and they include representatives from all the relevant government ministries, among them - the local agriculture team, the import team, the food industry team, the food basket team, the consumption habits team, the R&D and innovation team, the food loss team and the personal food security team.

2024-08-05T09:38:30.076999+00:00 IST

Israel confirms killing Hamas minister in airstrike

"He had a significant role in directing Hamas' efforts to seize control of humanitarian aid entering Gaza and in managing Hamas-controlled market," the IDF said.

2024-08-05T09:26:24.786804+00:00 IST

Iran leader denies reports about IRGC infiltration to kill Haniye

Quoting a deputy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Quds Force, Ebrahim Rezaei, the spokesman for the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Sunday said that the assassination of Haniyeh was "not the result of infiltration", and that appropriate measures are underway.

2024-08-05T02:56:28.432910+00:00 IST

Nurmagomedov overpowers Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night showdown

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov lit up Abu Dhabi's Etihad Arena last night with a series of unforgettable MMA bouts, culminating in Umar Nurmagomedov dismantling the No. 2 ranked Bantamweight Cory in the main event. Maintaining his undefeated record, Nurmagomedov's victory moves him a step closer to a UFC title shot.

2024-08-05T01:23:36.085793+00:00 IST