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Dana Gas PJSC on Wednesday announced that it generated a net profit of Dh462 million ($126 million) for the nine months ended 30 September 2023, as compared to Dh589 million ($161 million) in the first nine months of 2022. In the first nine months of the year, Dana Gas’ profitability dropped 22 per cent due to lower realised prices amid a decline in hydrocarbon prices in international markets. The decline in profitability was also due to additional discounts on condensate sales in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), where the company has continued to sell to third party local buyers…
Netflix’s restriction on password-sharing has reached the UAE, with accounts now limited to a user’s household. But what if a resident is travelling or going on a staycation — does it mean he or she won’t have Netflix access? Now here’s the promise of the streaming giant: Users will still be able to log into their accounts on their devices or even a TV at a hotel or a holiday home. In an advisory, Netflix laid out the steps to follow in order to use the platform ‘outside your home’ in special cases. “Netflix is easy to use when on…
Ecole Ducasse, a globally recognised French culinary school founded by Alain Ducasse, one of the most popular and renowned chefs, will open its new institute in Abu Dhabi. The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT – Abu Dhabi) in partnership with Erth Hospitality will launch Ecole Ducasse Abu Dhabi Studio in December. Ecole Ducasse is a culinary school with a worldwide reputation for excellence in teaching culinary and pastry arts. It was founded in 1999 by chef Alain Ducasse – holder of 21 Michelin stars. He has since established world-class institutes in France, India, the Philippines and…
Red Bull’s triple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen took pole position for the Saturday sprint race at the U.S. Grand Prix with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc alongside on the front row. The top three in the qualifying shootout for the 19 lap race were separated by just 0.069 of a second, with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton third fastest. Verstappen led the way in the final session, with each driver having one run on soft tyres, and set a best time of one minute 34.538 seconds. McLaren’s Lando Norris slotted into second place but Leclerc, who will start Sunday’s main race from…
The Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max has become the star of Apple’s new iPhone lineup. While the basic iPhone range is the one getting the major upgrades this year, there’s a lot to set the Pro Max aside from the rest. It’s the largest and most powerful iPhone you can buy, and it’s also the only iPhone equipped with Apple’s new periscope zoom lens that’s capable of a 5x optical zoom. If you’re looking for the biggest, most powerful, most capable iPhone money can buy, it’s the iPhone 15 Pro Max. But though it’s powerful, it doesn’t have durability to…
While the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi-Abu Dhabi will start operations in January, more top universities and colleges coming to the UAE and the opening of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) office are being planned, a minister said. Dharmendra Pradhan, Indian Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, who is on a three-day official visit, noted that education and skills are among the key sectors of strategic partnership with the UAE. “Today, the UAE-India has a very strong relationship. We are opening an IIT in UAE. Many prominent universities from India have already come here. More universities…
An Israeli woman abducted into Gaza by Hamas on October 7 has given birth in captivity, the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sara, said in a letter released by his office Wednesday. “One of the kidnapped women was pregnant. She gave birth to her baby in Hamas captivity,” Sara Netanyahu said in a letter addressed to US First Lady Jill Biden. “You can only imagine, as I do, what must be going through that young mother’s mind as she is being held with her newborn by these murderers,” she wrote. “We must call for the immediate release of them…
Brent crude fell below $80 per barrel for the first time since July on Wednesday, while stocks struggled, as concerns about the economic outlook weighed on investors. Brent crude, the main international contract, briefly dropped more than 2 percent to hit $79.80, before bouncing back above $80 per barrel. Meanwhile, the main US contract, WTI, slumped as far as $75.44 per barrel, also hitting its lowest level since July. “Oil prices have hit their lowest levels since July today as weaker economic expectations continue to weigh,” said market analyst Craig Erlam at OANDA. Crude had already plunged about four percent…
South African expat Sarah Tiry finds Netflix a family affair and shares an account with her sisters in Cape Town. Although the password-sharing ban is yet to be enforced in her household, she anticipates it will take effect soon. And when it does, Sarah doubts she will sign up for the platform, “I don’t think I will get my account. While I watch it quite often, I know I don’t use it enough to warrant subscribing for myself.” Sarah is one of many Netflix customers thinking about switching streaming platforms or downgrading their plans after the company’s new crackdown on…
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is talk of the town. The film will go down in bhistory for many reasons, including making $377 million on the opening weekend, making Gerwig the first female director to bring in such figures. While the film is yet to be released in the UAE, its ripple effect on fashion is visible. Barbie-inspired trends had been spotted ever since the film was announced at the end of 2019. Even then one thought the Barbiecore trend had come and gone. But when, at the end of last year, fashion search engine Lyst announced its Year in Fashion, Barbiecore…