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Ukrainian soldier uses a drone in Donbass

October 3rd, 2025 - 11:37 GMT

Osama Ali

Battlefield lessons for sale: US seeks Ukraine’s drone know-how

ALBAWABA – Ukraine and the United States are close to signing a deal worth billions of dollars to share drone technology. This is being called a historic change in how the two countries work together on defense. The Wall Street Journal says that a Ukrainian delegation led by Deputy Defense Minister Serhiy Boyev is coming to Washington this week to work out the details of the deal. The deal would ...

Syrians will be able to buy dollars at 175 Syrian pounds, higher than the official rate but still cheaper than the black market – where the rate often reaches 200.

August 18th, 2013 - 10:05 GMT

One more item on the Syrian regime's hit list: the dollar

The TEPIX surpassed 60,000 on Saturday.

August 18th, 2013 - 08:10 GMT

Tehran's stock exchange booms a phenomenal 57%

The 35 existing lounges on the Emirates network will be refurbished according to the new design in a phased plan during the next 18-24 months.

August 18th, 2013 - 07:55 GMT

Emirates invests €3.8m in refurbished Paris lounge

Dubai is the favourite destination for Saudi tourists during the summer and Cairo could have claimed the second spot.

August 18th, 2013 - 03:55 GMT

Surprise, surprise: Saudi tourists spending billions more than their European counterparts

The UAE’s ‘building boom’ is having a positive effect on employment levels within the construction sector, as well as the industries that supply it.

August 17th, 2013 - 08:03 GMT

Professional job opportunities on the rise in the UAE

Abraaj and BLG Capital will seek to capitalize on the under supply of institutional quality student accommodation and strong demand for higher education due to Turkey’s young and growing population and increasing household income.

August 15th, 2013 - 07:24 GMT

Abraaj to invest in expanding Turkish student accommodation

Shell gave no details on how many staff were affected by the closures nor where the offices were located. A spokesman could not immediately say whether oil installations - mostly in the Western Desert and Nile delta - were affected.

August 15th, 2013 - 01:16 GMT

Shell, along with other foreign firms, close their offices in Egypt

The governments in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar continue to spend millions of US dollars on digital learning solutions, according to a recent report by Pearson, the a global education company (Getty images).

August 15th, 2013 - 11:24 GMT

GCC expenditure on digital learning highest in the world

The stock exchange will resume trading next week, the exchange said.

August 15th, 2013 - 10:15 GMT

Egypt's stock exchange, banks also under state of emergency

In a statement released by GGICO, the company said profit for the first 6 months of 2013 had reached Dh58 million compared to a loss of Dh41 million in the same period last year (Photo credit: CGICO website).

August 15th, 2013 - 09:46 GMT

Gulf General Investment Co. reverses previous losses into Dh25 million profit

Sales of feature phones to end users totaled 210 million units and declined 21 per cent year-over-year.

August 15th, 2013 - 08:34 GMT

Finally! Feature phones and blackberries overtaken by rivals for the first time

Mandatory meters would minimise exploiting female passengers dependent on drivers (Photo credit: Emirates 24/7).

August 15th, 2013 - 07:54 GMT

A leap into the future? Saudi Arabia to introduce metered taxis