INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

BYD logs record EV sales in 2025

It sold 2.26m EVs vs Tesla's 1.22 by Sept end.

Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.
  • The Middle Eastern region, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, is swiftly becoming a global esports hub, driven by...

    The Middle Eastern region, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, is swiftly becoming a global esports hub, driven by its vast gamer community and strategic investments

    The region's esports growth transcends gaming, with stakeholders from elite teams to media firms collaboratively shaping the region's live entertainment future

  • Jerusalem - International aid groups and major powers have pleaded with Israel to set up safe zones in Gaza where...

    Currently, Israel has designated two north-south routes in Gaza where it has promised safe passage for six hours a day, but its validity remains uncertain.

    The United States and Doctors Without Borders called for "secure zones" and the Norwegian council said there should be "humanitarian corridors".

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Egypt and Israel have agreed to let US citizens leave the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing...

    The official said that 500-600 US citizens in the Gaza Strip had reached out for information on leaving the hemmed in territory.

    US officials earlier had voiced interest in letting people flee to Egypt but backtracked after seeing limited support in the region.

  • Jerusalem - The Israeli military said on Saturday that Gaza City residents must not delay their departure before a military...

    Israel has faced calls from the United Nations, United States and European Union to delay an expected full offensive to give civilians time to leave.

    The Israeli military has indicated that Gaza city will be the focus of its operations because this is the base for the Hamas leadership.

  • Geneva, Switzerland - The World Health Organization said on Saturday enough basic health supplies to serve 300,000 people in the Gaza...

    The WHO supplies include enough medicines to treat 1,200 wounded patients and 1,500 patients suffering from various diseases.

    The supplies were ready to go in once humanitarian access could be established through the Rafah crossing from Egypt into the southern Gaza Strip.

  • The IMF announced member nations agreed to increase their contributions to the global lender and give sub-Saharan Africa a third...

    The quotas, which are based on the size of a country's economy, determine how much funding a nation should provide to the IMF.

    IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President Ajay Banga used this week's meetings to urge members to step up funding.

  • ABU DHABI, UAE - The United Arab Emirates, represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has signed a Memorandum...

    This MoU includes an agreement to increase the number of national carrier flights between the two countries to 21 flights per week.

    The signing of this MoU followed discussions held in Seoul on October 12 and 13, 2023, with representatives from both countries' aviation sectors.

  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the bombardment is "just the beginning" as Israel seeks to retaliate against Hamas after...

    UN's humanitarian agency said "5,540 housing units" in those buildings were destroyed and nearly 3,750 more homes were so badly damaged they were uninhabitable

    At least 1,900 Gazans -- most of them civilians and including more than 600 children -- have been killed in missile strikes on the densely populated enclave

  • Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem spoke as Hamas and Israel traded heavy fire for a seventh day, after hundreds of Hamas...

    A Reuters journalist was killed and six others were wounded in southern Lebanon in cross-border shelling

    In Beirut on Friday, more than 1,000 Hezbollah supporters rallied for Gaza, carrying Palestinian flags

  • Describing the situation in Gaza as having reached a dangerous new low, UN Chief Antonio Guterres said that there was...

    Close to 1,900 people in Gaza have been killed in the waves of missile strike by Israel

    The secretary general exhorted all parties to do everything possible to achieve these steps