Trade between the Gulf and major Asian economies continues to deepen, reflecting a longer-term reorientation of the region’s commercial relationships toward fast-growing markets in the east. Ports, logistics operators and exporters across the Gulf have positioned themselves as intermediaries in flows of…
Long defined by oil and gas, Gulf economies are moving with growing speed to add renewable capacity, driven by falling costs, rising domestic electricity demand and a desire to preserve hydrocarbons for export. Large solar installations have become a visible symbol of…
Gulf sovereign wealth funds have grown into some of the most influential investors in global markets, deploying capital across technology, infrastructure, real estate and private companies far beyond the region. Their expanding footprint reflects both the scale of accumulated reserves and a…
Some of the most consequential moves in global finance this year have originated not in New York or London but in the Gulf. The region’s vast pools of capital have become a force that markets everywhere must reckon with, and the way…
Trade has always been the Gulf’s oldest business, and the region is using it again to remake its place in the world. A wave of new agreements and deepening commercial ties is redrawing the map of economic alliances, positioning the Gulf states…
Property markets from London to Dubai have a common thread running through their most significant recent deals: Gulf capital. The region’s investors, both sovereign and private, have made real estate a cornerstone of their global strategy, and the scale of that appetite…
Rep. Max Miller asked the House Ethics Committee to investigate him. On Tuesday, the panel agreed to do exactly that. The Ohio Republican is fighting allegations made by his former wife, Emily Moreno, who has said Miller burned her with boiling water…
LONDON: The Lebanese daily newspaper Annahar has been named a “Brave Brand” by The Advertising Club of New York for the second consecutive year. The leading Beirut-based paper was recognised for its “Newspapers Inside The Newspaper” campaign, an initiative that revived six…
DUBAI: Award-winning Palestinian poet and writer Mosab Abu Toha has paid tribute to Chris Affleck, the mother of actors Ben and Casey Affleck, following news of her death, remembering her as “like a mother” to his family during their time living in…
Global stock markets edged higher on Tuesday, buoyed by strong gains in energy shares after oil prices climbed sharply on renewed security concerns in the Red Sea. Investor sentiment stayed cautious, however, as markets braced for a crucial round of earnings from…
