Setting the day’s agenda for conversation
A US government cybersecurity episode involving ChatGPT is drawing attention to a wider governance problem: organisations are deploying artificial intelligence faster than they are assigning responsibility for what AI systems are allowed to do.…
Iran’s worsening fiscal squeeze is spilling into daily life as collapsing oil revenue, a record-low currency and surging prices force Tehran…
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cairo for a state visit on Tuesday night, opening talks with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi…
President Donald Trump has dismissed concerns that the six-month conflict with Iran is depleting US firepower, describing the fighting as a…
Venezuela has insisted that its new 25-year energy agreement with the United States preserves state ownership of the country’s oil reserves,…
Artificial intelligence adoption has spread across Gulf businesses, but only a small minority are converting deployments into measurable financial gains, exposing…
Venezuela is considering leaving OPEC as its energy relationship with the United States deepens, raising fresh questions over the producer group’s…
Kuwait and Pakistan have signed a new defence co-operation agreement expanding military training, operational co-ordination and security assistance as Gulf states…
Washington’s expanding economic offensive against Tehran is threatening to squeeze China’s access to discounted Iranian crude after war, blockades and maritime…
Washington has sanctioned the Wellbred commodities group and businesses spanning Singapore, the UAE, Switzerland and France, expanding pressure on a global…
Iran is preparing for a sharp escalation in US economic pressure as President Masoud Pezeshkian says the country is fighting an…
Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday as fading prospects for a settlement in the Iran war intensified concerns over supplies moving…
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remained severely restricted on Tuesday as vessel movements stayed in single digits, while another ship…
President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to substantially scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, linking the decision to…
Businesses across the UAE that use music commercially will face a new licensing regime from December 2026, bringing restaurants, hotels, shopping…
OPEC crude production climbed sharply in July as Gulf producers restored output disrupted by the Iran war and restrictions on tanker…
Alleged organised crime leader Daniel Kinahan has been charged in Dublin with directing a criminal organisation after being extradited from the…
A fire at a workshop in Dubai South damaged several trucks and caravans on Tuesday night before emergency crews brought the…
Abu Dhabi’s luxury housing market is entering a more discerning phase as affluent buyers increasingly favour design quality, liveability and enduring…
US President Donald Trump has made Saudi Arabia’s entry into the Abraham Accords a condition for advancing a civil nuclear cooperation…
Oil prices fell sharply on Monday as traders responded to renewed diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran aimed at reopening the…
Two transactions worth about $18 billion have reinforced private investors’ appetite for Gulf assets despite geopolitical disruption, tighter credit conditions and…
Saudi Arabia has secured unified Gulf backing for measures to protect its sovereignty after explosive drones launched from Iraq targeted petroleum…
Saudi Arabia and Jordan intercepted drones targeting their territory on Monday, exposing the persistent danger from armed groups across the region…
Dangote Cement Plc is favouring London over Dubai for a planned international listing, arguing that the UK market offers a faster…
A Saudi-owned oil products tanker was struck in the Red Sea, triggering a fire at its bow and raising fresh concerns…
Dubai has launched a tourism campaign offering UAE residents benefits worth more than Dh3,000 when friends or relatives they nominate travel…
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem has taken direct charge of MMC Port Holdings following the immediate departure of group chief executive Azman…