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MBC’s Shahid VOD partners with Saudi Arabia’s Radio and Television Corporation

MBC’s Shahid VOD partners with Saudi Arabia’s Radio and Television Corporation

Saudi Arabia’s Radio and Television Corporation signed a strategic partnership with MBC Group on Monday to display its content on the media giant’s streaming platform Shahid. The partnership will ensure that the corporation’s films, programs, documentaries, and TV series will be displayed on Shahid. The signing ceremony on Monday was attended by MBC Chairman Sheikh […]

Dubai’s DEWA utility goes public after raising $6B in IPO

Dubai’s DEWA utility goes public after raising $6B in IPO

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ( Associated Press) — Dubai’s Water and Electricity Authority, known as DEWA, ​​began trading for the first time on Tuesday, after raising more than $6 billion during its initial public offering, This is the second largest offering in the middle so far. east. While that figure is still well below the […]

Saudi Arabia’s Asir governor launches regional development projects

Saudi Arabia’s Asir governor launches regional development projects

Asir Gov. Prince Turki bin Talal on Thursday launched several technical projects within the comprehensive development plan for the region. The projects included new health and work e-services, such as requests for treatment and booking appointments, and an e-system for attendance and leave, which allows workers to submit leave and present time and attendance records. […]

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince most popular foreign leader among Indonesians: Survey

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince most popular foreign leader among Indonesians: Survey

Indonesians hold the most confidence in Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman compared to all foreign world leaders, according to a survey by Lowy Institute foreign policy think tank. The survey, published on Monday, is titled: ‘Charting their own course: How Indonesians see the world.” It stated: “A majority of Indonesians have confidence in […]

Turkiye exports to Saudi Arabia increase sharply in first quarter of 2022

Turkiye exports to Saudi Arabia increase sharply in first quarter of 2022

Turkish exports to Saudi Arabia spiked by 25 percent in the first quarter of 2022, as the two countries continue to make efforts to reconcile and improve relations after years of tension. According to data released by the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) this week, Turkiye’s exports increased from around $55 million in the first three […]

Ukraine: Seven of the country’s most important mosques

Ukraine: Seven of the country’s most important mosques

It might not be a widely known part of Ukraine’s rich history but at one point there were nearly 1,500 mosques in the former Soviet country. That number has declined, but there are still some outstanding mosques, both old and new, that have withstood a century of war, upheaval and religious persecution. Islam was formally […]

Boukoleon: The lost palace of Istanbul

Boukoleon: The lost palace of Istanbul

Istanbul’s oldest surviving palace was used as a main residence by Byzantine rulers for centuries, before they moved to the nearby Palace of Blachernae

Dubai’s DEWA says increases IPO size to 17 percent, could raise as much as $5.7 bln

Dubai’s DEWA says increases IPO size to 17 percent, could raise as much as $5.7 bln

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) more than doubled the size of its initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday, meaning it could raise as much as $5.7 billion in the region’s biggest IPO since Saudi Aramco’s record share sale. The state utility firm said it got approval from the stock market regulator to increase the […]