American lawmakers are using a trip to South Korea and Japan to explore how the United States can tap those allies’ shipbuilding expertise and capacity to help boost its own capabilities.
Bangladesh moves to strengthen commercial courts and investor confidence
The day-long event brought together Chief Justice Dr. Syed Refaat Ahmed, EU Ambassador Michel Miller, senior judges, government officials, legal professionals, business leaders, and academics to shape ...
Wealth Index 2025: Fauji Foundation leads Pakistan’s top 40 business groups
According to the Wealth Perception Index 2025, Sir Anwar Pervez ranks as Pakistan’s top businessman with $3.5 billion in equity investment, while Syed Babar Ali leads the list of private business ...
Sustainable fashion for Pakistan: a tipping point?
Pakistan's fashion and textile industry stands at the epicenter of its economy, representing around 8.5% of the nation's national GDP and providing work to almost 45% of the total workforce. As the ...
Business as usual: India ramps up Russian oil buys to 2 million bpd in August
Russian barrels accounted for 38% of India’s estimated 5.2 million bpd imports in early August, according to analytics firm Kpler. The increase came at the cost of lower imports from Iraq and Saudi ...
Coal India ramps up evacuation infrastructure amid weak Q1FY26 demand
Coal India Ltd (CIL) is pressing ahead with its production and evacuation infrastructure plans under its capital expenditure programme for the current fiscal, even as coal demand remained sluggish in ...
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announces controversial plan for West Bank settlement to ‘bury’ Palestinian statehood
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has mapped out plans for the West Bank which his office has described as “burying the idea of a Palestinian state” ...
Aid groups call on Israel to end ‘weaponization’ of aid in Gaza
Over 100 nonprofit groups have warned that Israel's rules for aid organizations in Gaza and the West Bank will block crucial relief efforts.
Israel’s Smotrich launches settlement plan to ‘bury’ idea of Palestinian state
Standing at the site of the planned settlement in Maale Adumim on Thursday, Smotrich, a settler himself, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump had agreed to the ...
News Wrap: Israel approves controversial West Bank settlement
In our news wrap Thursday, Israel's far-right finance minister announced the approval of a controversial new settlement in the occupied West Bank that's been on ice for decades, Tropical Storm Erin is ...