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.
  • At least 15 people were killed Wednesday in an attack on a key Shiite Muslim shrine in southern Iran, state...

    Local judiciary chief Kazem Mousavi told state television that "only one terrorist was involved in this attack."

    Iranian media published images and video footage showing bloodied bodies covered in cloth lying inside the shrine

  • Continuing with its belligerence toward Syria, Israel attacked many positions near Damascus in the early hours of Thursday, in the...

    According to Syria, its air defense intercepted several missiles, but the ministry did not provide details on targets

    While Israel rarely comments on the strikes it carries out on Syria, it has repeatedly said it will not allow its archfoe Iran to gain a foothold there

  • Iran's foreign ministry announced in a statement sanctions against eight institutions and 12 individuals based in the EU for "supporting...

    Street violence has rocked Iran since Amini's death on September 16, three days after she was arrested by the morality police.

    The EU on October 17 imposed sanctions against the morality police and 11 officials including Iran's telecommunications minister.

  • Jerusalem---Gas production has started at Karish, an offshore field at the centre of a maritime border deal between Israel and...

    The announcement comes a day before Lebanon and Israel are expected to sign their maritime deal, following lengthy negotiations mediated by Washington.

    Energy assets were fiercely contested in the talks, with Israel ultimately securing full rights over Karish as part of the accord.

  • The five companies, together with Saudi Egyptian Investment Company (SEIC), a wholly-owned PIF subsidiary that was launched in August 2022,...

    The announcement was made on the second day of the 6th Edition of the Future Investment Initiative, where top CEOs, investors and world leaders are participating.

    The companies will invest in various key sectors, including but not limited to, infrastructure, real estate development, mining, healthcare and financial services.

  • "The current transition plan isn't working. We are still dependent on coal. We need to have a new consensus on...

    Lord Adair Turner, chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, said Europe was burning more coal this year as it is shot of gas, but transition towards renewables is ongoing.

    Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al Jadaan said there is more thinking about renewable energy and a realization that the transition to renewables is not going to take place soon.

  • Calling for tough action against Iran, president of Israel has shared intelligence with the United State to prove that Tehran...

    Antony Blinken said he would speak to Herzog about "the real concern that we have about the violence that we're seeing on the West Bank"

    Israel has not been willing to provide Ukraine with the Iron Dome, its state-of-the-art defensive air umbrella developed with the United States

  • The Palestinian health ministry said five people were killed in Nablus in the northern West Bank, where Israel confirmed an...

    Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said that "the head" of the Lions' Den, was among those killed

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US had "real concern" over the West Bank violence

  • Libya has signed two defense deals with Turkey, building on a 2019 agreement that had seen the latter claim large...

    The latest deals come three weeks after Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu signed a deal in Tripoli allowing for oil and gas exploration in Libya

    The agreement was rejected by a rival administration in the war-torn country's east, as well as neighboring Egypt

  • Saudi Arabia is engaged with many European governments with regards to the current energy crisis, says Prince Abdulaziz bin Salmanat...

    Saudi Arabia is engaged with many European governments with regards to the current energy crisis, says Prince Abdulaziz bin Salmanat at FII Forum in Riyadh

    Saudi Arabia has a lot to showcase in terms of Green initiatives at COP27, he said, adding that the Kingdom will announce several new projects in the field of energy