It has been a year since the fall of the former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and the Levantine doomsayers who predicted that it was “Assad or nothing” have been proved wrong. Contrary to their prophecies, Syria has not fractured along ethnic and religious lines. If that was the script, then Syr»»»

Dubai: SpaceX, the private rocket company founded by Elon Musk, is quietly moving toward a step that could reshape global financial markets: a stock market listing that may be the largest ever attempted. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.In a company message seen by Bloo»»»

Construction output volume, based on both raw and calendar-adjusted data surpassed in October 2025 the one year earlier level by 9.7%. Among the main construction groups the construction of buildings expanded by 14.7%, that of civil engineering increased by 3.7%. Based on seasonally and working day»»»

Police officers escort South Korean crypto mogul Do Kwon (C) to a holding facility pending his extradition in Podgorica, Montenegro, on March 23, 2024. A U.S. judge sentenced Kwon to 15 years in prison Thursday for a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. File Photo by Boris Pejovic/EPA-EFE Dec. 12 (UPI»»»

Growth in Chilean exports was supported by salmon, frozen cuttlefish, frozen blueberries, frozen jack mackerel, dehydrated plums, powdered milk, frozen chicken, apple juice and grape juice. Photo by BarbaraJackson/Pixabay Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Chile is projecting a historic year in international trade. »»»

Casablanca, Morocco: Al Tamimi & Company is pleased to announce that it has advised L’Assiette Nordique, a leading seafood processing and distribution company in Morocco, on the opening of its capital to Capmezzanine V, FPCC-RFA, the fifth fund managed by CDG Invest Growth. This transaction marks a»»»

Doha, Qatar: The second edition of the World Summit AI – Qatar 2025 concluded yesterday at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, organised by InspiredMinds! in partnership with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT). Over two intensive days of expert discussions, tech»»»

Aviziero, one of the pioneers of digitalizing homeowners’ association management in Romania, announces a new stage in the development of its intelligent software, designed to streamline accounting and operational processes for administrators and homeowners’ associations. The platform is offered fre»»»

Against a rapidly shifting media economy dominated by creators, fragmented audiences, and unprecedented technological disruption, global leaders at BRIDGE Summit 2025 converged on a central question: how can the world rebuild trust while financing a future-ready media ecosystem? The panel, titled “»»»

Residents of Bucharest and Brașov allocate around 40% of their average net salary to rent a studio apartment, the highest share among Romania’s major counties, according to a new analysis by property listing platform Storia. “In Romania’s major cities, housing prices have risen steadily in recent y»»»

Commercial International Bank (CIB) has been awarded Bank of the Year 2025 – Egypt by The Banker, in recognition of the lender’s accelerating expansion in factoring services and its growing portfolio of sustainable finance products aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises. CIB’s factoring arm, t»»»

Dubai: A fresh wave of self-made entrepreneurs pushed the number of new billionaires to its highest point since 2021, driven by widespread business creation across a diverse set of industries, according to the new UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report 2025. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Che»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE-based Arabian Gulf Investment, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Chinese company Green Harbor Investment (GHI). The MoU signing took place today at the Mandarin Emirates Palace Hotel. Under this MoU, both parties intend to cooperate i»»»

BusinessUnited States of AmericaGoogle raises AI stakes as OpenAI struggles to stay on topInsa WredeGoogle's new Gemini 3 model challenges OpenAI's dominance in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race. As rivals invest billions and competition grows, OpenAI faces pressure to innovate — and fin»»»

This year is set to be the world's second or third-warmest on record, potentially surpassed only by 2024's record-breaking heat, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Tuesday. The data is the latest from C3S following last month's COP30 climate summit, where governmen»»»

Dubai: The flurry of initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has been a defining feature of the UAE’s capital markets over the past five years. Driven largely by state-led privatisations, these offerings have frequently attract»»»

The peak season for eCommerce activity in Romania started earlier this year, according to an analysis by Packeta Romania, a global digital platform for online commerce. The highest order volume was recorded on November 12, more than one month earlier than the 2024 peak, which was reached on Decembe»»»

BusinessGlobal issuesGoogle raises AI stakes as OpenAI struggles to stay on topInsa WredeGoogle's new Gemini 3 model challenges OpenAI's dominance in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race. As rivals invest billions and competition grows, OpenAI faces pressure to innovate — and finally turn a»»»

The PNL candidate won five of the six sectors of the capital, being surpassed only in Sector 4 by his PSD opponent, Daniel Băluță, the incumbent mayor of Sector 4. Daniel Băluță was voted for by 21.06% of those who participated in the vote, a percentage that places him in third place, after Anca Al»»»

Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways, fresh from a record-breaking financial performance, is no longer viewing a public listing as a strategic necessity, according to Antonoaldo Neves, CEO of Etihad Aviation Group. Speaking at Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025, Neves confirmed the airline's readiness for an IPO but»»»

China's towering annual trade surplus surpassed $1 trillion for the first time last month, data showed Monday, as a sharp drop in shipments to the United States was offset by surging exports to other major markets. Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump reached a tentative truce to their fierce tra»»»

Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the death toll rose to 627. A chain of tropical storms and monsoon rains has battered Southeast and South Asia, setting off landslides, flooding vast tract»»»

The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) organizes a forum entitled "BG TOURISM – WINTER 2025/2026" on Saturday at the Perelik Hotel in the resort town of Pamporovo. The discussion was opened by BTA Director General Kiril Valchev. The forum is organized in partnership with the Municipality of Chepelare, the»»»

The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) is organizing a forum entitled "BG TOURISM – WINTER 2025/2026," which will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at the Perelik Hotel in the resort town of Pamporovo. The discussion will be opened by BTA Director General Kiril Valchev. The forum is organized in partnership»»»

BELGRADE - Last month, Serbia's flagship carrier Air Serbia surpassed 35 mln passengers carried since its establishment, the company announced on Friday. "Air Serbia continues to record stable operational results and a high level of passenger interest even outside the peak summer season, as evidenc»»»

Dubai: As Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi for high-level talks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive him at Hyderabad House — a landmark building that has transformed from a princely residence into India’s prime stage for diplomacy. Situated at 1, Ashok Road near India Ga»»»

The first phase of oil giant Aramco's Jafurah gas plant is complete and production has begun with a capacity of 450 million cubic feet per day, the Saudi finance ministry said on Tuesday. The finance ministry, in its 2026 budget statement, listed the milestone as an achievement reached in 2025. Jaf»»»

The Eurovision Song Contest faces a battle for its future at a "watershed" meeting in Geneva on Thursday. Organisers and participating countries will debate whether Israel should be allowed to continue in the competition, amid protests over the way its government conducted its war in Gaza, and accu»»»

IT Genetics, a Romanian technology company specialising in digital automation and operational efficiency solutions for businesses, announced its intention to list on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange in the first quarter of 2026. The company confirmed the plan this week, stating that »»»

ConflictsFinlandRussian threats push Finland past EU budget deficit limitNik MartinFinland cut reliance on Russian energy and closed the shared border after the Ukraine war, erasing €12 billion in trade. The shocks deepened the Nordic nation's deficit, already strained by defense and welfare spendi»»»

Dubai/ Riyadh: Al Masar Al Shamil Education Company, the owner of Middlesex University Dubai and one of the GCC’s largest specialised education groups, made its debut on the Saudi Exchange’s Main Market following a heavily subscribed initial public offering. Sign up for our daily business newslette»»»

1 of 7 | Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins wears a "Make IPOS Great Again" hat on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on Tuesday in New York City. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission P»»»

Dubai: The Prada Group announced Tuesday that it has officially purchased Versace in a $1.37 billion deal. The move takes the fashion house known for bold, sensual silhouettes into a new ownership structure alongside Prada’s industrial design direction and Miu Miu’s youth-focused market lead. Sign »»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has dozens of companies seeking approval to list shares locally as the kingdom presses ahead with reforms to deepen its financial markets and draw more foreign investors. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.“We have listed more than 40 since the beginni»»»

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources has launched the Advanced Manufacturing and Production Center, a national hub designed to lead the Kingdom’s industrial transformation agenda and accelerate the adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies. The center will ser»»»

AMMAN — The number of companies registered in the first 11 months of 2025 has grown at an "unprecedented" rate since 2014, rising by about 46 per cent, while total registered capital reached its highest level ever, according to Companies Controller Wael Armouti.Armouti told the Jordan News Agency, »»»

A China Eastern Airbus A320 arrives at Beijing's international airport on April 10, 2019. Airbus A320 planes were grounded to fix a softweatre glitch. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Airbus' stock shares declined on Monday after the European aerospace manufacturer a»»»

A Russian drone strike on Vyshhorod in the outskirts of Kyiv late Saturday killed one person and wounded 11 others, regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk said. Emergency crews evacuated a residential tower after fires broke out inside the building. The attack came less than 24 hours after a similar st»»»