A sharp fall in its net profit, slipping 25 in 2023 compared to the previous year. Aramco attributed the downturn to Lower Crude Oil prices and decreased production. The companys net income dropped from 161 billion in 2022 to 121 billion last year. Despite the challenges posed by declining oil prices, aramco will increase its dividend payments, providing a much needed financial boost to saudi arabia. Lets get more now from our middle east Business Correspondent sameer hashmi. With a big fall off in profit, why is it increasing its dividend . It its dividend . Is a steep fall compared to 2022. It is a steep fall compared to 2022. It is still the second best performance in terms of annual results at 121 billion. Two reasons why they increased the dividend pay out. Number one, Aramco Abbott is the main driver of the Saudi Arabian economy. Saudi owned entities own 19 of it and they rely heavily on that income to really find some these massive projects inside arabia. They tried to keep the
into north west england. again falling on pretty saturated ground. the winds will pick up but it will not be as windy as it is today. on friday, a chilly start but a much more settled deal weather for most. this is bbc news, the headlines: funerals are being held for 2h soldiers killed in israel s deadliest day since the war in gaza began. there s been intense fighting around khan younis israel says it s surrounded the southern gaza city. but could a hostage deal be close? israel proposes a two month pause to negotiate prisoner exchanges with hamas. the us and uk carry outjoint strikes against houthi targets in yemen for the second time in two weeks. and oppenheimer leads the oscar nominations with 13 but barbie s margot robbie and director greta gerwig miss out. we will take you through the oscar nominations in about ten minutes time. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s chetan. afternoon. afternoon, thank you. we start dennis. cash we st
On a remote monastery in the 1940s, so the backdrop is the second world war. And the monastery is being presided over by a nun, who i play, whos officiating mass, the priest is dead. And one night, unceremoniously, a young indigenous boy is dumped on the doorstep of the monastery to be cared for as part of the reprehensible Government Policy of assimilation of indigenous children, in order to separate indigenous children from their culture. And this powerful spirituality of this young boy destabilises the surety of the catholic faith there, and these strange miracles start to happen. Which we see so vividly in the performance by this little boy, by aswan reid, just nine years old, and you cant take your eyes off him when hes on screen. Hes absolutely magnetic. Erm, i mean, we were so lucky to find him. I remember warwick. Warwick thornton and i started to have these conversations over the pandemic, as a lot of people did, you know, and he was talking about this story, and he said, but
£1. 6bn last year but does the buying the brand still make a difference . Ill meet a farmer from malawi to find out. In sport, Manchester United snatch victory from southampton in the efl cup final. The 3 2 win sanose mourinho become the first united manager to win a trophy in his first season with the club. And carol has the weather. Good morning. A day of sunshine and showers and be showers will be a sundry with hail and possible sleet and snow. Wherever you worry it will be windy. More details later in the programme. be windy. More details later in the programme. Wherever you are. Are. Good morning. First, our main story. The Oscars Ceremony has ended in confusion, after the wrong film was declared best picture. In a farcical ending, la la land was announced as the winner, before the award eventually went to moonlight. We were here at work. Extraordinary scenes as everybody tried to work it out. Whos at the vanity fair after show party which all the stars attend. There will be only
Nightingales fascinate professor David Rothenberg a musician and philosopher who has concerned himself with the relationship between humanity in one of the most of his professional life hes here in berlin because he likes to jam with nightingales of which there are many in the city at this time of year it join me in a minute but 1st lets hear a short clip from his documentary. The biggest thing is to not play this listen this in most of the time. The space to take in something youve never heard before. And this is the accompanying book to go with the Documentary Film used or just
a short clip of David Rothenberg is here with me in the studio so 1st of all i have to ask you david why didnt i say goes flock to this city theyre meant to flock to Buckley Square if people know the song but they they really do flocked above it in recent years berlin is full of nightingales and its the 2nd biggest city in europe its rather astonishing. And i think it has to do with the fact that theres a lot