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.
  • Sharjah is building on the long-standing historical ties the emirate shares with Costa Rica to bolster and deepen diplomatic and...

    The strong relations between Sharjah and Costa Rica are serving as a base for enhancing economic cooperation

    The two sides can benefit through the mutual exchange of expertise in industries, culture, science, technology and economy

  • The United Nations is launching a crowd-funding campaign for an operation intended to prevent an aging Yemeni oil tanker from...

    An operation to transfer its 1.1 million barrels of oil to a different vessel could begin next month, according to a website for the crowd-funding campaign

    The 45-year-old oil tanker FSO Safer is in "imminent" danger of breaking up as it has not been serviced since Yemen's civil war

  • Turkey's president hailed on Monday the start of the construction of an underwater pipeline to tap a Black Sea natural...

    Sakarya gas field of Turkey could produce 10 million cubic meters by the first quarter of 2023, Erdogan said

    He described it as "the largest natural gas field in Turkey's history", citing estimated reserves of 320 billion cubic meters

  • The United Nations on Monday begged world trade ministers meeting at the WTO not to impose export restrictions on food...

    Countries meeting at the WTO's ministerial conference in Geneva this week are trying to reach a consensus position on food security

    Russia's invasion has heightened concerns for global food security as Ukraine's Black Sea ports are blocked

  • Five Iranian crew of a cargo plane grounded in Argentina since last week have had their passports temporarily seized pending...

    The Revolutionary Guards, Iran's ideological army, is on a US blacklist of foreign "terrorist organizations."

    Iran said Monday Argentina's move was part of a "propaganda" campaign against Tehran amid tensions with Western countries

  • European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi began meetings in Israel on Monday as...

    Draghi and other EU leaders have warned European customers may need protection as energy costs continue to rise

    The EU this month formally adopted a ban on most Russian oil imports, its toughest sanctions yet over the war in Ukraine

  • Saudi Arabia has required would-be hajj pilgrims from many Western countries to apply for visas via a government portal online,...

    It applies to the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia, an official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

    Previously, pilgrims could register via travel agencies that organised hajj trips, a system that sometimes led to scams, with "fake agencies" making off with victims' money.

  • Germany and the UAE as strong economic partners will continue trade but they can make joint investments in the 'new...

    Germany and the UAE as strong economic partners will continue with their trade in the traditional economy

    Both the countries can make joint investments in the 'new economy' that will help achieve their net-zero targets

  • President Barham Saleh warned that tackling climate change "must become a national priority for Iraq as it is an existential...

    It was the tenth duststorm since mid-April to hit Iraq, which has been battered by intense droughts and soil degradation.

    Officials at Baghdad airport announced the temporary suspension of flights for a few hours before they were restarted.

  • Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday urged citizens in Turkey to leave "as soon as possible" over threats that...

    The Islamic republic claimed Israel was responsible for the killing of Revolutionary Guards Colonel Sayyad Khodai, who was shot dead outside his Tehran home on May 22.

    Israel was also blamed for air strikes last week on the Damascus International Airport, which caused major damage two runways.

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