Amazon is investing big in India.
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant has pumped in AED 2.3 billion rupees into its Indian subsidiaries.
They consider the Asian country as one of its fastest growing markets.
However Amazon is competing in India with Walmart Inc-owned Flipkart.
Standard Chartered issues clarification on local operations
Standard Chartered Bank has clarified that reports of staff being evacuated from its Dubai offices are inaccurate.
DP World reports record $24.4bn revenue for 2025
DP World has announced its financial results for 2025 on Thursday, with a 22.4 per cent increase in revenue to $24.4 billion, and adjusted EBITDA up 18 per cent to $6.4 billion.
IEA proposes record release of strategic stocks in response to Iran war oil price surge
The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday recommended the release of 400 million barrels of oil, the largest such move in its history, to try to restrain soaring crude prices amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan highlights economic resilience at Dubai Majlis
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, attended a specially convened Dubai Majlis to discuss strategies to reinforce economic resilience.
Oil sinks 11% as Trump predicts Middle East de-escalation
Oil prices plummeted by more than $10 a barrel on Tuesday after soaring to an almost four-year high in the previous session after U.S. President Donald Trump predicted the war in the Middle East could end soon, lowering expectations of prolonged disruptions to oil supply.
Authorities in Dubai on Thursday said it is responding to an incident on Sheikh Zayed Road after debris from an intercepted drone fell on the facade of a building.
The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) has announced early on Thursday that air defence systems are responding to missile and drone threats.
Authorities have responded to an incident involving a drone that fell on a building in the vicinity of Dubai Creek Harbour.
