FAB achieves H1 2024 group net profit of AED 8.4bn

First Abu Dhabi Bank has delivered record results for the first half of 2024, net profit of AED8.4 billion, revenue of AED 15.7 billion (+16 percent year-on-year) underlining the bank's continued growth forecast, while profit before tax. grew by 15 percent year-on-year to AED10.0 billion. Q2 '24 net profit was AED4.3 billion, and operating income … Read more

Erdogan says Turkiye might enter Israel to help Palestinians

Beirut: Lebanon has called for an international investigation into a strike that killed 12 people, including children, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Sunday and warned of large-scale reprisals. Hezbollah denied Israel's accusation that it bombed Majdal Shams on Saturday, saying in a statement that it “has nothing to do with the Islamic Resistance incident, … Read more

Harris’ support for Israel ‘ironclad’ after attack on Golan Heights

In Afghanistan, the Taliban has banned girls' education, leaving thousands of classrooms empty KABUL: Before the Taliban suspended secondary education for girls, some of Salma's friends attended her school in Kabul with her older sisters. But after the ban was imposed about three years ago, they stopped attending classes. “They didn't want to come alone. … Read more

‘Immediate steps’ needed toward Gaza ceasefire, UK’s Starmer tells Israel’s President Herzog

How have post-Oct. 7 events affected the chances of Palestinian statehood? LONDON: On Oct. 6 last year, the prospect of ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict via the two-state solution seemed as far from becoming a reality as ever. Yet in the wake of the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, and Israel’s retaliation in Gaza, new life … Read more