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LATAKIA / WAM Eng Amer Ismail Hilal, Governor of Latakia, lauded the UAE’s significant efforts to rescue those affected by the earthquake that hit several cities in Syria, including Latakia. The UAE has supported the Syrian people since the quake first struck the country, Hilal said in a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), noting that the support of ...

ABU DHABI / GULF TIME Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) continues to expand its custodial services offering by the new appointment of Emirates NBD Capital as a custodian. Emirates NBD Capital obtained its custody license from the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA). Emirates NBD Capital is the global investment banking arm of Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in ...

BLOOMBERG  Oil pared its weekly advance, with prices erasing early gains as renewed concerns over financial sector stability buoyed the dollar, making commodities priced in the US currency less attractive. West Texas Intermediate slumped below $70 a barrel after the dollar’s jump on a broader decline in risk appetite. The US crude benchmark has advanced by less than $3 a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Al Ansari Financial Services on Friday announced that following the approval from the Securities and Exchange Authority (SCA), Al Ansari Holding LLC (selling shareholder) has exercised its right to increase the number of shares offering in the UAE retail offer of the group’s initial public offering to 56,250,000 ordinary shares from 37,500,000 ordinary shares. In a ...

NEW YORK / WAM The governments of eleven countries, namely the UAE, the United States (US), Egypt, France, Germany, Jordan, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom (UK), along with the European Union (EU), and the League of Arab States, have issued a joint statement expressing their steadfast commitment to alleviate the suffering of people who were affected ...

DUBAI / WAM DP World and Delhi Capitals have announced a long-term partnership on Friday, where DP World, a leading provider of end-to-end logistics, has become the Global Logistics Partner of the renowned cricket franchise. The new partnership, unveiled at the Leela Palace Hotel in New Delhi, is a multi-year deal that will prominently feature DP World’s logo on the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Encompassing three separate houses of worship — a mosque, a church, and a synagogue — the Abrahamic Family House began welcoming visitors from March 1. Located in the Saadiyat Cultural District in Abu Dhabi, the Abrahamic Family House is rooted in the UAE’s values of bringing people and cultures together. The site has already become an ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, will deploy its signature A380 aircraft to Bali starting from June 1, marking a milestone in Indonesia’s aviation history as the first A380 service to the country. The new 2-class Emirates A380 service will replace one of the two daily services to Bali currently operated by a 2-class Boeing 777-300ER ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME Ramadan is a time for togetherness and reflection, and Homes r Us believes every home has a story to tell. In celebration of the Holy Month, the brand has put together a variety of ideas to help customers reflect on their style. In that spirit, the home décor and furniture brand launched its Ramadan 2023 collection. In this year’s ...

NEW DELHI/ WAM India and Saudi Arabia are jointly working to create an “investment bridge” for accelerating pending bilateral investment projects and facilitating investors. Deliberations towards this objective took place at a meeting in Riyadh between Dr Ausaf Sayeed, Secretary in charge of the Gulf in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for International Partnerships, ...