United Arab Emirates

Arab League leaders call for Gaza ceasefire at Baghdad summit amid regional crises

bna Cairo Bureau May 18, 2025

Gaza and Lebanon dominated the 34th Arab League Summit as some top brass skipped attendance.

Borsa Istanbul leads world markets in dollar-basis losses

Akin Nazli in Belgrade May 16, 2025

Turkey’s exchange-traded fund down 9.5% in year-to-date. Thai performance second worst at 6.5%.

Syria and DP World sign $800mn MoU to develop Tartus Port

bnm Gulf bureau May 16, 2025

Syria's new government has signed a deal with Dubai-based DP World to rebuild Tartus port on the Mediterranean Sea.

UAE honours US President Trump with Order of Zayed, invests $1.4 trillion in AI companies

bnm Gulf bureau May 15, 2025

US President Donald Trump arrived in Abu Dhabi on May 15 on a state visit to the United Arab Emirates, marking the final stop of his three-country Gulf tour, with the country expected to sign $1.4 trillion in deals.

HALLIGAN: Power struggle in OPEC+ is pulling oil prices down

bne IntelliNews May 8, 2025

The oil market has entered choppy waters once again. Crude prices fell by a dramatic 18% in April y/y – the sharpest monthly drop since November 2021 – partly due to a global slowdown, but more due to a power struggle within OPEC+.

Disney and Miral announce plans for theme park resort in UAE

bnm Gulf bureau May 7, 2025

The Walt Disney Company and Miral have agreed to create a new Disney theme park resort on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi in direct competition with Saudi Arabia's future tourism plans.

BRICS seeks new global alignment at Rio ministerial summit

bne IntelliNews April 29, 2025

The expanded BRICS alliance has emerged as a potent diplomatic force at its foreign ministers’ summit in Rio de Janeiro on April 28 ahead of the July meeting.

Montenegro mega beach deal reignites debate over UAE investments in Western Balkans

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow April 24, 2025

A plan to develop Montenegro’s Velika Plaza beach has become the latest battleground in a growing backlash against UAE-backed real estate deals across the Western Balkans.

BRICS labour meeting in Brasilia tackles AI impact, green transition

bne IntelliNews April 23, 2025

The 4th BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting concludes in Brasília today, following three days of discussions focused on artificial intelligence, digital transformation and just transition in the world of work.

Protesters against UAE beach development deal target Montenegrin parliament

bne IntelliNews April 23, 2025

Rally outside parliament in Podgorica as MPs debate tourism and real estate deals critics claim threaten Montenegro's environment and rule of law.

Investment deal with UAE sparks protests in Montenegro

Denitsa Koseva in Sofia April 22, 2025

Montenegrins are divided over agreements with the UAE on investments in tourism and real estate development affecting one of Europe's longest beaches.

Middle East markets suffer massive losses as Trump tariff effects continue

bnm Gulf bureau April 7, 2025

Middle East stock markets continued to bleed losses at the start of trading on April 7, as the effects of US tariffs on numerous countries persist.

Oil falls 3.75% amid global trade war recession fears

Newsbase MENA syndication April 7, 2025

Oil prices fell 3.75% on April 7, continuing last week's losses, as escalating trade tensions between the United States and China fuelled fears of an economic recession that could reduce crude demand.

Indian EPC company L&T’s expanding footprint in the global energy space

bno - Mumbai Office April 6, 2025

Mumbai-based engineering company Larsen & Toubro Limited has, over recent years, established itself as a major player in the global energy EPC market.

HALLIGAN: Trump's tariffs are either madness or genius – it could go either way

Liam Halligan in London April 4, 2025

Donald Trump has referred to tariffs as “the most beautiful word in the dictionary”. And now the US President has unleashed the most aggressive surge in American trade protectionism in almost a century.

BMI: New US tariffs set to reshape economic landscape across Middle East

bne IntelliNews April 4, 2025

The recently announced US tariffs threaten to redefine economic trajectories across the Middle East and North Africa region, with varying impacts likely across oil exporters and importers.

US sets six conditions for Iran talks in Trump letter to Supreme Leader

bnm Tehran bureau March 21, 2025

A figure close to the UAE government has published the alleged contents of Trump's letter to Iran's Supreme Leader citing informed sources.

Arab League and UN condemns brutal Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

bna Cairo bureau March 18, 2025

The Arab League's Ahmed Aboul Gheit has hit out at Israeli strikes on Gaza on March 18 in a sign of collapsing relations between the two sides.

Red Sea tensions escalate as US and Houthis launch attacks

Editorial March 18, 2025

The US and Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched fresh attacks amid growing concerns over the safety of Red Sea shipping routes.

Telegram CEO Durov returns to Dubai amid French investigation

bnm Gulf bureau March 17, 2025

Telegram founder has left France and returned to his adopted home of the United Arab Emirates after several months detention in the country.

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