Middle East

President Joe Biden will make his first trip to the Middle East next month with visits to Israel, the occupied West Bank and Saudi Arabia. The White House on Tuesday announced the outline of Biden’s July 13-16 Middle East trip. The decision to pay a call on Saudi leaders comes after Biden as a Democratic presidential candidate branded the kingdom...

A sandstorm blanketed parts of the Middle East on Monday, including Iraq, Syria and Iran, sending people to hospitals and disrupting flights in some places.

A Palestinian opened fire into a crowded bar in central Tel Aviv, killing at least two people and wounding several others

A return to the 2015 deal would see the return of Iranian oil to the market at a time when crude prices have hit their highest levels in more than a decade. 

“We have the cash to inject, we’ve hired a very good team… we can build them at a more reasonable cost than our competitors,” the property mogul said.

“I’m sure a lot of Russians are trying to fix their problems… but Dubai will benefit ultimately from any crisis,” an Emirati property magnate told CNBC.

The utility had adjusted earnings of $3.3 billion last year, and plans to pay a minimum dividend of $1.69 billion over the next five years to future investors.

The UAE is the financial hub of the Middle East, home to numerous international companies’ headquarters.

The UAE is the financial hub of the Middle East, home to numerous international companies’ headquarters.

e& is one of the largest listed businesses in the UAE and one of the largest listed telecoms providers in the Middle East by market capitalization.

The UAE was among just a few countries that abstained from a U.N. vote condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Emirati officials reject that their country’s reputation as an isle of stability is being threatened.

Iran’s nuclear advancements throughout 2021 have shrunk its “breakout time,” or the time it would take to be able to build a nuclear bomb.

Dubai-listed investment bank Shuaa Capital is still in the final stages before its first SPAC can be listed, but the bank is already eager to launch more.

The announcement comes in the wake of several successive drone and missile attacks on the UAE.

With international benchmark Brent crude trading at seven-year highs, some in the industry see now as the optimum time to make such a move.  

The Nevada-based casino giant on Tuesday announced a multibillion-dollar deal with the UAE.

The announcement comes as the UAE pushes to further diversify its economy and compete with larger markets.

The missile launch comes just one week after a deadly Houthi-claimed attack on Abu Dhabi that used what UAE officials say were drones and missiles.

In an area home to some of the world’s largest oil producers and key shipping routes, the uptick in tensions is likely to keep crude markets on edge.