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.
  • An explosion rocked a key oil refinery in Iran's southwestern city of Abadan overnight, state media said Friday, reporting no...

    The explosion was caused by the "bursting of one of the furnaces of the sulphur production unit of Abadan refinery", state news agency IRNA said.

    The news agency described the plant as "the oldest refinery complex and one of the biggest in Iran", adding that it "supplies 25 percent of the country's fuel needs".

  • The UAE top diplomat said that the ongoing dialogue between the two countries has led to the launch of the...

    The UAE top diplomat said that the ongoing dialogue between the two countries has led to the launch of the CSP in 2017, and the signing of the CEPA in 2022.

    Sheikh Abdullah noted that the UAE is the second largest destination and source for Indian exports and imports

  • The rebels' Al-Masirah television channel aired footage of the parade it said involved air and naval forces as well as...

    Hodeida, which has been in rebel hands since 2014, provides a lifeline for millions of civilians in rebel-held areas

    The 2018 deal has been bolstered by a nationwide ceasefire which took effect in April and has led to a sharp reduction in bloodshed

  • UAE Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri participated in the Joint Environment and Climate Ministers’...

    The UAE Minister spoke of forging regional and global partnerships to tackle environmental and climate challenges proactively

    She said that the outcomes of the meeting will be further pushed at the G20 Summit in October in Indonesia

  • In a speech to French ambassadors, France's president Emmanuel Macron said he hoped the deal could be concluded within next...

    In Washington, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the United States was also "cautiously optimistic," but declined to put a timeframe.

    Iran responded to the EU proposal with proposed changes to which the United States replied in turn without divulging the details.

  • Rosmah Mansor, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison and given a US$216 million fine for graft, has been...

    Born on December 10, 1951, Rosmah was the only child of a Malay school headmaster and his teacher wife in southern Negeri Sembilan state.

    Rosmah has reportedly accumulated an enormous collection of luxury handbags, and is said to shop at Harrods in London, Chanel in Hawaii, Saks Fifth Avenue in New York.

  • The Cessna single-engine plane was approaching an exclusive airport for private jets in the UAE capital's center when it came...

    The General Civil Aviation Authority said the pilot was injured and was taken to a hospital for treatment

    Abu Dhabi was on high alert in January after a series of missile and drone attacks by rebels in Yemen

  • The spike in violence is tied to raids launched across the West Bank in recent months by Israeli forces, many...

    On a single day in August, medics from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) treated 69 patients with gunshot wounds in Nablus after an army raid.

    Rik Peeperkorn, WHO's representative in the Palestinian territories, said sudden emergencies put "immense strain on the already fragile health system".

  • The NGO cited numerous cases of "unlawful killings, pushbacks by shooting and other unlawful returns, arbitrary detention, and torture and...

    Amnesty documented killings of 11 Afghans by Iranian security forces and three Afghans by Turkish forces over the past year

    The human rights group called on the international community to provide aid to countries supporting Afghan refugees

  • The US Central Command's 5th Fleet said a support ship from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, the Shahid Baziar,...

    The 5th Fleet said the US naval drone, equipped with an array of sensors, radars and cameras, was in international waters collecting navigation and other unspecified data

    It stressed the vessel was US government property but that the technology it carries is "available commercially" and "does not store sensitive or classified information"