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
has died at the age of 76. hello, and a very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. another emotional staging post in the queen s along the journey from a balmoral to westminster abbey. journey from a balmoral to westminsterabbey. her journey from a balmoral to westminster abbey. her coffin is now at buckingham palace for the night after it was flown from edinburgh airport to raf northolt west of london just a few hours kirk, accompanied all the way by her daughter princess anne. the weather change from sunshine in scotland to pouring reign in london. still, crowds lined the roads on the journey into central london. traffic came to a standstill as people pulled up a standstill as people pulled up and got out of their cars to watch the queen s purse passed by on the other side of the carriageway. on wednesday, her coffin will travel to westminster hall but she will lay in state. it is our royal correspondent nicholas mitchell. and so, to london, on
continue to liberate parts of their country, a special report from inside a police station where russian forces are said to have tortured people. and the giant of the french new wave cinema, visionary film directorjean luc godard, has died at the age of 91. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. another emotional staging post has been completed in the queen s long journey from balmoral to westminster abbey. her coffin is now at buckingham palace for the night after it was flown from edinburgh airport to raf northolt, west of london, a few hours ago, accompanied all the way by her daughter princess anne. the weather changed from sunshine in scotland to pouring rain in london, but still huge crowds lined the roads on the journey into central london. traffic came to a standstill as people pulled up and got out of their cars to watch the queen s hearse pass by on the other side of the carriageway. on wednesday, her coffin will travel to westminster hall wh
at the age of 91. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the queen s coffin has arrived at buckingham palace. it was flown from edinburgh airport landing at raf northolt west of london a few hours ago accompanied all the way by her daughter, princess anne. despite the pouring rain, huge crowds lined the roads on the 22 kilometre journey into london. traffic came to a standstill as people pulled up and got out of their cars to watch the queen s hearse pass by. on wednesday, her coffin will travel to westminster hall, where she will lie in state. here s our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. and so, to london, on a dull september evening in an aircraft of the royal air force with the callsign kitty hawk, the callsign of any military aircraft carrying her majesty the queen. waiting on the tarmac, a very new british prime minister, in the dark clothes of mourning, just as there had been all those years ago when winston churchill had been at anothe
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