A Paris court on Monday found cement maker Lafarge, now owned by Switzerland's Holcim, guilty of paying the Islamic State (IS) group and other jihadists to keep a plant operating in northern ...
Qatari investments support Syria’s economic reforms, says Syrian Minister of Finance
Damascus: Syrian Minister of Finance H E Mohammed Yasser Barnieh affirmed that cooperation with the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) in the project ...
Qatari investments support Syria’s economic reforms, says Syrian Minister of Finance
Damascus: Syrian Minister of Finance H E Mohammed Yasser Barnieh affirmed that cooperation with the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) in the project ...
Kazakhstan to reroute German oil exports following Russian pipeline suspension
Kazakhstan will redirect crude shipments destined for Germany after Russia announced it would suspend Kazakh oil transit through the Druzhba oil pipeline in Eastern Europe starting May 1. Kazakhstan’s ...
Saudi Vision 2030: Non-oil GDP hits 55%, private sector at 51% as SMEs fuel growth
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil economy reaches 55% of GDP in 2025 as private sector hits 51%, SMEs expand and exports climb to SR622.87bn.
Thai finance ministry cuts 2026 growth forecast to 1.6%
BANGKOK] Thailand’s economy is expected to grow 1.6 per cent this year, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, cutting a previous forecast of 2 per cent due to the war in the Middle East. Read more at ...
China Sells Half of Its U.S. Treasury Holdings Since 2013
China’s reported sale of $623 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds has drawn attention, raising questions about global financial stability and the future of the dollar. According to recent data, China has ...
FBI brings alleged China-linked hacker to US in rare extradition as Patel defends Italy trip
FBI Directo Kash Patel says the FBI arrested alleged Chinese hacker Xu Zewei, accused of targeting U.S. universities and COVID-19 vaccine research for Beijing.
China blocks Meta’s $2 billion takeover of AI startup Manus
China said Monday it has decided to block Meta's $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Singaporean AI startup with Chinese roots.
Flying cars and 5-minute charges: China’s EV industry sees opportunity in Iran crisis
As the US-Iran war has sent the world scrambling for fuel, China is positioned to benefit from its rapid shift into electric vehicles.