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Qatar’s bonds maturing in 2024 reach $5.5bn
Bonds and sukuk maturing for Qatar’s government during 2024 have amounted to 20.3 billion riyals ($5.5 billion), according to the central bank.
Data from the nation’s financial institution showed that this year’s government bond…
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Meta accused of allowing Netflix to access Facebook users’ private messages
Meta is alleged to have allowed Netflix to read the private messages of Facebook users, according to court documents unsealed last month.
A lawsuit filed by Maximilian Klein and Sarah Grabert against Meta in April last year claimed the…
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UAE non-oil sector sees sharp rise in optimism despite supply pressures
Business conditions in the UAE non-oil private sector strengthened sharply in March, with optimism reaching its highest point in six months, as indicated by a survey.
According to the latest S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index, the…
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Iranian journalist posts defiant update from hospital bed after knife attack outside London home
A prominent Iranian journalist who was stabbed as he left his London home on Friday night posted a defiant picture from his hospital bed on Saturday as he recovers from the attack.
Pouria Zeraati remained in a stable condition after…
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Yemen’s president honors Saudi Project Masam
Yemen’s President Rashad Al-Alimi awarded Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam the Medal of Bravery for its humanitarian efforts to clear Yemen of landmines and other remnants of war.
Al-Alimi, chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council and…
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Investment opportunities in Saudi stock market on the rise, says analyst
Saudi Arabia’s economic growth and efforts have enhanced indirect investment opportunities in the Kingdom’s stock market, said a top official of the Egyptian financial services company, EFG Hermes.
Ahmad Shams El Din, head of research…
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Syrian Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini teams up with Prada
Syrian Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini continues to expand her portfolio with another notable brand collaboration, this time partnering with Prada.
This week, Mardini, who has previously collaborated with brands such as Boss and Oris, took…
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Dogs can associate words with objects, study finds
Dogs are able to understand that some words refer to objects in a way that is similar to humans, a small study of canine brain waves has found, offering insight into the way the minds of man’s best friends work.
That our four-legged…
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Video of Lebanese PM mistaking aide for Italy’s Giorgia Meloni goes viral
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati was the victim of an innocent gaffe on Wednesday when he mistook an assistant for Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and gave her a peck on the cheek at Beirut Airport.
In a short video that went…
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Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for disrupting students’ education
Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario said Thursday they launched lawsuits against TikTok, Meta and SnapChat alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning.
The lawsuits claim…
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