We use cookies to improve your experience. By your continued use of this site you accept such use.
Invictus Investment Company PLC

  • Multimedia content

  • Images (3)
    • Amir Daoud Abdellatif, CEO of Invictus Investment (1)
    • Invictus Investment posts record results for 2025 as EBITDA increases nearly threefold, up 184% year-on-year
    • Amir Daoud Abdellatif, CEO of Invictus Investment (2)
  • All (3)
Source: Invictus Investment Company PLC |

Invictus Investment posts record results for 2025 as EBITDA increases nearly threefold, up 184% year-on-year

Growth driven by strategic acquisitions, geographic expansion and product diversification

EBITDA increased by an impressive 184% to AED 458.5 million in 2025, up from AED 161.4 million in 2024 – marking the company’s highest EBITDA performance since ADX listing in 2022 Revenue rose to an all-time high of AED 13.3 billion in 2025 from AED 8.9 billion in 2024 Net…

World Food Programme (WFP)
Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

Japan funding enables World Food Programme (WFP) to provide food and nutrition assistance to displaced families in Rwanda

The contribution will enable WFP to provide food and nutrition assistance to more than 21,000 refugees, asylum seekers, and returnees

The World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of over USD 666,000 (approximately RWF 970 million) from the Government of Japan to provide lifesaving food assistance to refugees, asylum seekers and returnees in Rwanda. The contribution was announced today at a ceremony in Kigali attended by Mr. Kazuya Nakajo,…

World Food Programme (WFP)
Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

Croatia provides first-ever contribution to World Food Programme (WFP) in Algeria to support Sahrawi Refugees

WFP Algeria is committed to expanding collaboration with both traditional and emerging government donors

The Government of Croatia has made its first contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Algeria to assist Sahrawi refugees. Croatia’s contribution of €70,000 (US$82,000) will help WFP provide monthly life-saving food assistance to more than 133,000 vulnerable beneficiaries living in camps near Tindouf. This donation comes…

The Emirates Group

  • Multimedia content

  • Images (5)
    • Emirates iftar meal boxes for fasting customers (1)
    • Emirates iftar meal boxes for fasting customers (2)
    • Emirates traditional Ramadan dishes offered in lounges
    • Emirates scented bukhoor for Ramadan
    • Emirates complimentary prayer mat available onboard by request
  • All (5)
Source: The Emirates Group |

Emirates wishes customers ‘Ramadan Mubarak’ and honours the Holy Month

For the month of Ramadan, customers breaking their fast across all cabin classes to select destinations will be offered nutritionally balanced Ramadan meal boxes

Reflecting the spirit of togetherness and generosity during the Holy Month of Ramadan, Emirates (www.Emirates.com) will share thousands of iftar boxes for fasting customers both onboard and at boarding gates, offer complimentary Emirates prayer mats, screen an array of religious content and popular TV shows on ice, and present traditional Ramadan dishes…

Choithram International Foundation

  • Multimedia content

  • Videos (1)
    • Running until the end of March 2026, the Double Blessings campaign invites customers to donate virtual biryani boxes for AED 10 or food boxes for AED 20 at checkout counters across all Choithrams stores in Dubai, as well as online at Choithrams.com; All proceeds will be directed through Dubai Cares and the UAE Food Bank to ensure that essential food supplies and educational resources reach vulnerable families locally and globally (Photo Courtesy: Dubai Cares)
  • Images (1)
    • Running until the end of March 2026, the Double Blessings campaign invites customers to donate virtual biryani boxes for AED 10 or food boxes for AED 20 at checkout counters across all Choithrams stores in Dubai, as well as online at Choithrams.com; All proceeds will be directed through Dubai Cares and the UAE Food Bank to ensure that essential food supplies and educational resources reach vulnerable families locally and globally (Photo Courtesy: Dubai Cares)
  • Documents (1)
    • Dubai Cares, UAE Food Bank and Choithrams launch fifth 'Double Blessings' Ramadan campaign, uniting the community in giving as one family
  • Audio (1)
  • All (4)
Source: Choithram International Foundation |

Dubai Cares, UAE Food Bank and Choithrams launch fifth “Double Blessings” Ramadan campaign, uniting the community in giving as one family

Popular campaign continues to support education and food security programmes across vulnerable communities, reaching hundreds and thousands of beneficiaries

Choithrams (www.Choithrams.com), the UAE’s favourite community supermarket brand, has launched the fifth edition of its “Double Blessings” Ramadan campaign, strengthening its partnership with Dubai Cares and the UAE Food Bank, both operating under the umbrella of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI). The initiative, now a familiar fixture…

International Trade Centre
Source: International Trade Centre |

See the beachfront cultural fest lifting Gambian tourism

The festival featured live music, traditional wrestling, volleyball, art exhibitions and small businesses showcasing their products and services

For years, the beaches in the Gambia were simply a weekend spot for families and friends to relax. That changed when the first Perreh Bi Fest transformed the beach into a scene of cultural parades, music, sports and entrepreneurship – creating a new attraction for Gambian tourism. The festival featured live music, traditional…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Launches USD 719,733 Humanitarian Assistance Project in TOGO

Underscoring the initiative as a reflection of the Government’s continued determination, alongside its partners, to leave no one behind while reinforcing stability and social cohesion in affected communities

In line with ECOWAS Vision 2050, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, has allocated USD 719,733 to the Republic of Togo to support refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), asylum seekers, returnees, and host communities. The humanitarian assistance project was officially…

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): Regional Office for Africa
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): Regional Office for Africa |

Communities in eastern Zimbabwe plant trees and turn invasive species into climate-smart solutions with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) support

With support from the Government of Italy, FAO and the Government of Zimbabwe are working with communities in Chipinge to restore miombo forests, strengthen livelihoods and promote climate-smart solutions

Communities in Muwango Village, Chipinge District, are strengthening forest-based livelihoods and climate resilience through community-led tree planting and innovative biochar production, with technical support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),  the Forestry Commisison and partners, and financial support from the Government of Italy under the…

The Emirates Group

  • Multimedia content

  • Images (4)
    • Emirates vegan cuisine in the sky Beetroot tartare
    • Emirates vegan cuisine in the sky Heirloom tomato pear mango salad
    • Emirates vegan cuisine in the sky Pistachio raspberry mousse first class
    • Emirates vegan cuisine in the sky Zucchini tart
  • All (4)
Source: The Emirates Group |

Plant-powered plates: Emirates shifts focus for vegan cuisine to meet customers' desire for minimally processed food

Emirates now has 488 vegan recipes in rotation across 140 destinations, representing a 60% increase in total recipes from 2024 and showing dedication to vegan customers

As global consumers increasingly focus on nutrition, health and wellbeing with a back-to-basics approach of consuming minimally processed food, this Veganuary Emirates (www.Emirates.com) confirms new concepts are in development to celebrate real, whole, and farm-to-fork plant foods. The current development project sees a team of chefs create dishes that feel authentic,…

The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa
Source: The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa |

South Africa: President Ramaphosa to visit flood-stricken areas in Mpumalanga Province

The President will commence the visit at Mjejana, Nkomazi Local Municipality, after 14h00

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this afternoon, Monday, 19 January 2026, visit Nkomazi Local Municipality in the Mpumalanga Province to assess the extent of the  damage caused by the floods and the response of Government.  The President will commence the visit at Mjejana, Nkomazi Local Municipality, after 14h00.  The National Disaster Management…