On Al Marjan Island, dining is becoming the real estate strategy
Ras Al Khaimah welcomed a record 1.35 million overnight visitors in 2025, up 6% year on year. Tourism revenue rose 12%. Hotels benefited too: room revenues rose 16.8% to Dh1.06 billion
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New Riyadh facility to boost Saudi farm produce
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture has inaugurated a new agricultural processing and marketing facility in Riyadh, being developed by Leen Alkhair Trading Co. With an annual capacity of over 500,000 tonnes, this 29,000 sq. meter facility aims to enhance local produce usage, improve food supply chain efficiency, and cater to both consumers and the food service sector, with completion expected by September 30, 2027.
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Wall St Week Ahead: As tech swoon roils market, US inflation data on tap
Following a strong jobs report on Friday, Fed fund futures were suggesting a roughly 80% chance the central bank hikes at its December 8 to 9 meeting
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Trader angst pivots from inflation to growth as tech rout deepens
Market bets on the US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank raising rates in December were less confident, a day after the tech-led Nasdaq index suffered its deepest one-day drop since April 2025