Demand for industrial and logistics properties in Dubai and Abu Dhabi increased 185%: Knight Frank RIYADH: Demand for industrial and logistics property in Dubai and Abu Dhabi rose 185 percent year-on-year to 18 million square feet in the first half of 2024, according to a new report. In its industrial market review, Knight Frank noted … Read more
DHAKA: A Bangladeshi student group that led demonstrations that turned deadly on Monday suspended protests for 48 hours, with its leader saying it did not want reforms “at the cost of so much blood”.What began as a protest against a politicized recruitment quota for government jobs turned out to be the worst unrest of Prime … Read more
The Infrastructure Masons Program, the governing body of the iMasons Climate Agreement, is calling on all suppliers serving data centers to support greater transparency on Scope 3 emissions as part of broader efforts to reduce the industry's carbon footprint. Together with AWS, Digital Realty, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Schneider Electric, the governing body issued an … Read more
Bangladesh continues curfew as students await official notification for government job reforms Dhaka: There was a curfew and widespread communications blackout in Bangladesh on Monday, a day after the Supreme Court rolled back a controversial job quota system following deadly clashes that killed more than 100 people last week. University students have been protesting since … Read more
Dhaka: There was a curfew and widespread communications blackout in Bangladesh on Monday, a day after the Supreme Court rolled back a controversial job quota system following deadly clashes that killed more than 100 people last week. University students have been protesting since earlier this month demanding reform of the quota system, which has 30 … Read more
Dubai: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intercepted a Togo-flagged, UAE-managed production tanker carrying 1,500 tonnes of marine gas oil, British security firm Embrey said on Monday. The vessel was loaded with marine gas oil off the coast of Iraq and was bound for Sharjah in the UAE when it was stopped 61 nautical miles … Read more
Om El Boughi: About 300 pink flamingo chicks have been rescued by volunteers in eastern Algeria from a salt lake that has dried up due to years of high temperatures and drought. Tens of thousands of flamingos nest each year in Lake Tinsilt, about 450 kilometers (about 280 miles) southeast of the capital, Algiers. It … Read more
DHAKA: Diplomats in Dhaka have questioned Bangladeshi authorities' deadly response to widespread student protests following a foreign minister's presentation that laid the blame for recent violence at the feet of protesters, diplomatic officials said on Monday. What began as a protest against politicized recruitment quotas for government jobs has turned into the worst unrest of … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Minister of Mines and Industries Bandar Al Khorayaf will visit Brazil and Chile this week, the ministry said on Sunday. In Brazil, he will hold meetings with officials to expand the state's mining capacity, food processing and aviation, while in Chile he will explore the production of lithium needed for electric vehicle … Read more
PARIS: Israeli athletes are welcome at the Paris Olympics, French Foreign Minister Stephane Cezorn said on Monday, sparking outrage after a hard-left member of the French parliament urged them to stay away. “The Israeli delegation is welcome in France,” Sezorn said in Brussels before talks with his Israeli counterpart, calling calls by France Unboyd (LFI) … Read more
