ABU DHABI / WAM PureHealth, the largest healthcare platform in the Middle East, has announced the successful completion of its strategic acquisition of Circle Health Group, the UK’s largest independent operators of hospitals, marking a significant milestone in the company’s global expansion strategy. The completion of this deal, which has achieved regulatory approvals in record time, signifies PureHealth’s operational capabilities ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, approved a series of transformative projects for the year 2024 as part of the Dubai Social Agenda 33. Launched recently by His Highness, the Dubai Social Agenda 33 is inspired by the overarching theme of ‘Family: The ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a telephone call from His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and cooperation between the UAE and Türkiye across various sectors, as well as regional and international developments of mutual interest. During the call, His Highness ...

DOHA/ WAM The AFC Asian Cup roared into life on Sunday, with Group C’s opening clash between the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong. Despite being heavy favorites, the UAE faced a spirited challenge from their determined opponents. The Emiratis struck first in the 34th minute, Sultan Adil coolly converting a penalty to send the home crowd into a frenzy. ...

BLOOMBERG Alaska Airlines will “initiate and enhance” its own quality control checks on the production of its planes, in addition to Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) review and oversight of the process after an accident on a Boeing Co 737 Max 9 jet this month. The carrier said it met with Boeing’s chief executive officer and leadership team in recent days ...

BLOOMBERG Societe Generale SA’s employees have indicated in a poll that their faith in decisions taken by Chief Executive Officer Slawomir Krupa and his lieutenants is shrinking, potentially making it harder for him to implement a strategy that so far has failed to convince investors. The share of staffers who say they trust the choices made by SocGen’s top management ...

BLOOMBERG Deutsche Bank AG has recently stepped up internal deliberations about the possibility of takeovers involving European lenders including Commerzbank AG and ABN Amro Bank NV, as CEO Christian Sewing explores ways to boost his lender’s valuation. Scenarios that Sewing has discussed over the past months have revolved around a handful of European banks with its German rival and the ...

BLOOMBERG Alphabet Inc’s Google is working with TikTok to stream videos from Android phones to televisions, part of a broader effort to make its devices work together more seamlessly. The new feature will let Android users show clips from ByteDance Ltd’s TikTok app on TVs equipped with Google’s Chromecast system, according to a statement. It’s similar to Apple Inc’s AirPlay ...

BLOOMBERG Amazon.com Inc introduced a new feature that mimics Apple Inc’s AirPlay while working across different platforms, setting the stage for iPhone and Android users to wirelessly stream video to its TV hardware. The feature, called Matter Casting, is part of a push by Amazon to create interoperable services — an alternative to the propriety technology developed by Apple and ...

BLOOMBERG Apple Inc returned to an annual list of the 100 best places to work after falling off last year, but the ranking wasn’t as rich with technology firms after layoffs roiled the sector. The iPhonemaker was No 39 in the list from Glassdoor, a website where employees submit anonymous workplace reviews. Glassdoor has conducted the survey since 2009. Apple ...