Umnia Bank ín Morocco posts strong 2025 financial results
Doha [Qatar], February 8: Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Umnia Bank in Morocco, announced the...
What to expect from the US dollar going forward?
Washington [US], February 8: Foreign exchange (FX) markets are the clearest expressions of global macro trends, being at the centre of capital flows and the...
US families become increasingly strained in diverging economy
Washington [US], February 8: Around the crack of dawn, a line begins forming at a strip mall in Hyattsville, Maryland, as residents ranging from students...
QIC concludes successful participation in Web Summit
Doha [Qatar], February 8: Qatar Insurance (QIC) hassuccessfully concluded its participation as Diamond Sponsor at Web Summit Qatar 2026, attracting a record number of tech...
Trump after Olympic opener: Vance wouldn't be booed in US
Washington [US], February 8: United States President Donald Trump has reacted with surprise that his deputy, JD Vance, was booed in Italy at the opening...
China's foreign exchange reserves rise in January
Beijing [China], February 8: China's foreign exchange reserves stood at $3.3991 trillion at the end of January 2026, marking an increase of $41.2 billion, or...
Voting begins in Japan's general election
Tokyo [Japan], February 8: Voting in Japan's general election began on Sunday morning, with a total of 1,284 candidates competing for 465 seats in the...
Three killed in avalanches in northern Italy
Milan [Italy], February 8: Three people were killed on Saturday in avalanches while skiing off-piste in the northern Italian regions of Trentino Alto Adige and...
Eight killed in explosion in northern China
Beijing [China], February 8: An explosion at a small biotechnology company in northern China early on Saturday killed eight people, Chinese state media reported on...
Masdar, RWE sign agreement to support energy transformation in Germany, Europe
London [UK], February 7: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz witnessed today the exchange of a Memorandum...
UAE, Germany deepen energy ties as German Chancellor visits ADNOC HQ
Berlin [Germany], February 7: Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, today, visited ADNOC's Headquarters during his official visit to the UAE.
Aldar, Dubai Holding expand strategic joint venture with AED38 billion in new...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 7: Aldar and Dubai Holding have expanded their landmark joint venture, adding two strategic land plots in Dubai that will deliver...
Expo Khorfakkan sets ambitious Q1 2026 events calendar
Sharjah [Sharjah City], February 7: Expo Khorfakkan has unveiled its events calendar for the first quarter of 2026, featuring a lineup of specialised exhibitions and...
UAE and Gabon sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to deliver a new...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 7: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Brice Oligui Nguema, President of the Gabonese...
Gold climbs, silver rebounds from one-and-a-half-month low
Dubai [UAE], February 7: Gold regained upward momentum toward the end of the week, climbing over above $4,963 per troy ounce level at the time...
DFSA fines Ark Capital Management (Dubai) Limited $504,000
Dubai [UAE], February 7: The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has imposed a fine of US$504,000 (AED1,850,940) on Ark Capital Management (Dubai) Limited (ARK) for...
DEWA, Italian delegation discuss strengthening collaboration in renewable energy, advanced technologies
Dubai [UAE], February 7: Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), welcomed an Italian parliamentary delegation headed by...
What's in a high-budget film about the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms...
Seoul [South Korea], February 7 : Taiping Nian, with its massive budget , is one of the epic dramas slated to be a...
Kaity Nguyen's beauty at age 27
Seoul [South Korea], February 7: Appearing at Dior's Spring/Summer 2026 collection exhibition, Kaity Nguyen quickly became the center of attention. At 27 years old, the...
U.S. takes early lead in figure skating team event at Milan-Cortina 2026
Milan [Italy], February 7: The United States sat on top while China provisionally ranked ninth in team event after the first-day competition of figure skating...
U.S. Justice Department announces arrest of "key participant" in 2012 Benghazi attack
Washington DC [US], February 7: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested one of the "key...
U.S. consumer sentiment rises slightly in February
New York [US], February 7: The U.S. Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 57.3 in February 2026, according to a preliminary reading released Friday by the...
Exhibition in New York explores contemporary approaches to Chinese ink art
New York [US], February 7: An art exhibition held here Thursday evening brought together five Chinese artists exploring contemporary approaches to ink art across painting,...
Rubio says U.S. to maintain credible, modernized nuclear deterrent
Washington DC [US], February 7: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday vowed that the United States will maintain a credible and modernized nuclear...
Italian President Mattarella declares Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics open
Milan [Italy], February 7: Italian President Sergio Mattarella declared the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games open on Friday.
Coe backs dispersed model at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics
Milan [Italy], February 7: Sebastian Coe, head of World Athletics and an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, believes the geographically spread-out model used for the...
8,700 runners race in Dead Sea marathon
Jerusalem [Israel], February 7: About 8,700 runners from 43 countries and regions participated in the annual Dead Sea Marathon on Friday.