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Ahmad's, the replacement of McDonald's in Malaysia. (Ahmad's official Facebook page)

December 16th, 2025 - 11:42 GMT

Al Bawaba Staff

McDonald's boycott continues: Ahmad's replaces the fast-food giant in Malaysia

ALBAWABA - In a firm stance to support the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and despite the end of the attacks by the Israeli army, Malaysians continue to boycott McDonald's and the rest of the companies that support the occupation. Ahmad’s Fried Chicken is a local brand in Malaysia that originally started from a basic food truck on the road and expanded to 35 branches across the Asian country. The ...

The Kuwaiti man was found guilty of insulting the Prophet, his wife and companions, mocking Islam, and provoking sectarian tensions

June 5th, 2012 - 10:05 GMT

Kuwaiti man commits a Twitter crime against the prophet

All countries in the MENA region are facing high rates of electricity demand growth, and the Gulf countries have some of the highest levels of per capita electricity consumption and carbon emissions in the world

June 4th, 2012 - 02:04 GMT

Smart grid spares dollars and environment for Gulf

By 2015 the PC market will have reached 484 million units. And by, 2020 tablets could take over sales of all PCs

June 4th, 2012 - 12:42 GMT

Apple takes a chunk out of PC sales

The ministerial committee reviewed recommendations concerning draft unified rules for the offering of shares on GCC markets

June 4th, 2012 - 11:28 GMT

New IPO regulations across GCC will apply after 2-year amnesty

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June 4th, 2012 - 10:34 GMT

What recession? UAE workers are confident of a pay rise this year

The non-oil economy expanded by 8 per cent last year, the highest since 1981. The private sector grew by 8.5 per cent over the period

May 31st, 2012 - 11:59 GMT

IMF encourages Saudi investments

The price of 98-octane graded fuel is now LL35,300, while 95-octane graded fuel is now sold at LL34,600

May 31st, 2012 - 09:51 GMT

Lebanese gasoline prices dip LL700

The Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water has wronged four million Lebanese people for tens of years, as power rationing has sucked millions of dollars from their pockets for no reason

May 30th, 2012 - 12:44 GMT

Power to the Lebanese people: Strikers test the water

The forum, which runs until Friday, is being held under the theme 'Shaping the Region's Future through Connectivity

May 30th, 2012 - 12:42 GMT

Bahrain wants to up its commerce with Asia

Shares of the No 1 social network fell 10 percent to an all-time low of $28.65, before closing at $28.84, or down 9.6 percent

May 30th, 2012 - 12:19 GMT

Facebook 'shares' online slip by 9.6%

Earlier this week, the government raised the price of 95-octane gas from JD0.795 per litre to JD1 per litre,

May 30th, 2012 - 10:16 GMT

Supply and demand: as gas prices rise consumers cut down

The number of hotel guest nights also rose by 3 per cent month-on-comparative-month to stand at 567,243

May 29th, 2012 - 12:26 GMT

Abu Dhabi proud of 7% uptake in visitors