Gulf News 1m

Dubai Court orders developer to refund Dh185,000 to investor over construction delays

Dubai: A Dubai real estate court has ordered a property developer to refund Dh185,000 to an investor after ruling that lengthy construction delays justified reducing the amount the company was allowed to retain following contract termination. Also Read: Dh4.9m ruling upheld in Fujairah licence tran»»»

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France24 2m

Tech 24 - First victim of AI agent harassment warns 'thousands' more could be next

Slandered by one AI robot and misquoted in a news article by another, US-based software engineer Scott Shambaugh has made it his mission to become the cautionary tale by which we start to take autonomous artificial intelligence seriously. If rogue AI agents pose as much of a threat to humanity»»»

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France24 2m

Business - US calls on partners to stick to existing trade deals amid tariff uncertainty

After a weekend of trade upheaval in the wake of the US Supreme Court's decision to invalidate US president's tariffs that invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and Donald Trump's subsequent decision to apply 15 percent global tariffs based on another law, we look at the latest d»»»

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UPI 7m

Ex-DJ sentenced for selling fraudulent airline parts - UPI.com

Former techno DJ Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, who sold aircraft engine parts to airlines and suppliers around the world, was sentenced Monday to prison for fraud. Photo by UK Serious Fraud Office Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A former techno DJ who sold aircraft engine parts to airlines and suppliers around the»»»

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Gulf News 10m

Dubai gold eases from peak. Buyers spot brief price break

Dubai: Dubai gold prices edged lower early Tuesday following a sharp run-up a day earlier, giving buyers a brief window after several sessions of steady gains driven by global uncertainty. At 8.30 am, the 24-carat rate stood at Dh623 per gram, down from Dh626.75 on Monday morning, while the 22-cara»»»

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BNE 11m

Indonesia is open for business - at least on the surface

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

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BNE 11m

Indonesia is open for business - at least on the surface

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

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BNE 11m

Indonesia is open for business - at least on the surface

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

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BNE 11m

Taiwan urges drivers to shift to electric vehicles

Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment has called on motorists to move away from petrol and diesel vehicles, as more than 120,000 fossil fuel vehicles have already been swapped for electric alternatives under a scheme launched in 2022, Taipei Times reports. The initiative helped cut more than 520,000 ton»»»

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BNE 11m

Indonesia is open for business - at least on the surface

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

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BNE 11m

Brazil and India sign critical minerals pact as poultry deal stalls

Brazil and India signed a series of agreements during President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's three-day state visit to New Delhi covering critical minerals and pharmaceutical technology, but the trip fell short of one of its most commercially significant objectives after negotiations to open the Indi»»»

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BNE 11m

Indonesia is open for business - at least on the surface

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

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BNE 11m

Indonesia is open for business - at least on the surface

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

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BNE 11m

A Russian tanker is heading to Cuba. Will Trump let it through?

A tanker widely believed to be carrying Russian fuel is heading towards Cuba, potentially setting the stage for a fresh confrontation between Moscow and Washington as the island struggles under a de facto US fuel embargo that has crippled power generation, transport and basic services. »»»

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BNE 11m

Mexico hit by widespread unrest after cartel leader killed in army operation

For over a decade, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho", was the most wanted man in Mexico, a former police officer who built the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) into one of the country's most formidable criminal organisations. On February 22, a military operation in the quiet highland»»»

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BNE 11m

A Russian tanker is heading to Cuba. Will Trump let it through?

A tanker widely believed to be carrying Russian fuel is heading towards Cuba, potentially setting the stage for a fresh confrontation between Moscow and Washington as the island struggles under a de facto US fuel embargo that has crippled power generation, transport and basic services. »»»

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BNE 11m

Brazil stands to gain most from Trump's revised tariffs

Brazil is poised to be the biggest beneficiary of the new global tariff regime announced by US President Donald Trump in response to a landmark Supreme Court ruling which voided his blanket levies unveiled last year on "Liberation Day." But relief among Brazilian businesses remains guarded as »»»

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BNE 11m

Kuwait summons Iraq envoy as Gulf states rally over UN maritime map dispute

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

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BNE 11m

Brazil and India sign critical minerals pact as poultry deal stalls

Brazil and India signed a series of agreements during President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's three-day state visit to New Delhi covering critical minerals and pharmaceutical technology, but the trip fell short of one of its most commercially significant objectives after negotiations to open the Indi»»»

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BNE 11m

Kuwait summons Iraq envoy as Gulf states rally over UN maritime map dispute

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

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BNE 11m

Kuwait summons Iraq envoy as Gulf states rally over UN maritime map dispute

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

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BNE 11m

Indonesia is open for business - at least on the surface

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

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BNE 11m

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan pledge sizeable but unspecified financial backing for Trump’s Board of Peace

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has pledged to channel sizeable financial backing through the World Bank’s Gaza Reconstruction and Development Fund in a show of support for US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP). »»»

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BNE 11m

Kuwait summons Iraq envoy as Gulf states rally over UN maritime map dispute

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

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BNE 11m

Kuwait summons Iraq envoy as Gulf states rally over UN maritime map dispute

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

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BNE 11m

Kuwait summons Iraq envoy as Gulf states rally over UN maritime map dispute

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

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BNE 11m

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan pledge sizeable but unspecified financial backing for Trump’s Board of Peace

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has pledged to channel sizeable financial backing through the World Bank’s Gaza Reconstruction and Development Fund in a show of support for US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP). »»»

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BNE 11m

Kuwait summons Iraq envoy as Gulf states rally over UN maritime map dispute

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

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BNE 11m

Iran pharmaceutical company launches Ozempic copycat

Iranian pharmaceutical giant Cobel Darou has introduced the weight-loss and diabetes drug semaglutide to the Iranian market under the brand name “Velorita”, it claimed on February 23. Semaglutide, originally developed by D»»»

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BNE 11m

Polymarket traders put chance of US strike on Iran in 24 hours

Prediction markets are pricing only a 2% probability of a US military strike on Iran on February 23, rising to 13% by February 27, according to data from Polymarket, the decentralised prediction platform, with total trading volume on the contract exceeding $372mn. »»»

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BNE 11m

Kuwait summons Iraq envoy as Gulf states rally over UN maritime map dispute

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

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BNE 11m

Indonesia is open for business - at least on the surface

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

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BNE 11m

Kuwait summons Iraq envoy as Gulf states rally over UN maritime map dispute

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

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BNE 12m

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan pledge sizeable but unspecified financial backing for Trump’s Board of Peace

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has pledged to channel sizeable financial backing through the World Bank’s Gaza Reconstruction and Development Fund in a show of support for US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP). »»»

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BNE 12m

CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Role in attack on Iran or some golf course chitchat? Speculation in overdrive on Turkmen leader’s trip to US

Base permissions in Turkmenistan for US Air Force planes that could be involved in an attack on Iran? A US role in building a Caspian Sea pipeline that could enable exports of Turkmen gas to flow to Europe? Meetings with American experts who will build golf courses in the Central Asian country? »»»

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BNE 12m

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan pledge sizeable but unspecified financial backing for Trump’s Board of Peace

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has pledged to channel sizeable financial backing through the World Bank’s Gaza Reconstruction and Development Fund in a show of support for US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP). »»»

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BNE 12m

Fitch Solutions forecasts 2.5% GDP growth for Azerbaijan in 2026, expects cautious monetary and fiscal stance

Azerbaijan’s economy is projected to expand by 2.5% in 2026, accelerating from an estimated 1.4% growth in 2025, according to a new forecast by Fitch Solutions. The firm expects growth to be driven primarily by domestic de»»»

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BNE 12m

Slovak PM Fico threatens to cut emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine over Druzhba disruption

Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to ask the Slovak Electricity Transmission System company (SEPS) to cut emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine unless the oil flow via Russian Druzhba pipeline is renewed. »»»

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BNE 12m

Azerbaijani president's security detail clashes with protesters in Washington

Members of President Ilham Aliyev’s security detail clashed with Azerbaijani protesters in Washington on February 19, as the president attended the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace according to Washington Post. »»»

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BNE 12m

​Hungary to block €90bn EU loan for Ukraine until oil transit via Druzhba pipeline resumes

Hungary will block the €90bn European Union loan package for Ukraine until its neighbour resumes crude oil deliveries via the Druzhba pipeline, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said following a meeting of the Energy Security Council on February 22 »»»

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BNE 12m

Slovak PM Fico threatens to cut emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine over Druzhba disruption

Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to ask the Slovak Electricity Transmission System company (SEPS) to cut emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine unless the oil flow via Russian Druzhba pipeline is renewed. »»»

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BNE 12m

​Hungary to block €90bn EU loan for Ukraine until oil transit via Druzhba pipeline resumes

Hungary will block the €90bn European Union loan package for Ukraine until its neighbour resumes crude oil deliveries via the Druzhba pipeline, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said following a meeting of the Energy Security Council on February 22 »»»

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BNE 12m

Croatia unveils €1.68bn climate social plan targeting vulnerable households

Croatia’s government on February 20 presented a €1.68bn Social Plan for Climate Policy for 2026-2032 aimed primarily at vulnerable households, energy-poor citizens and small businesses facing higher costs from the green transition. »»»

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BNE 12m

Moldova’s industrial output up 5.5% in 2025, remains below 2021 level

Moldova’s industrial output (chart) increased by 5.5% year-on-year in 2025, but remained 4.5% below the average level recorded in 2021 — before the war in Ukraine and the surge in energy prices, according to data published by the National Bureau of Statistics (BNS). »»»

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BNE 12m

Romania’s Single Digital Gateway launch deferred to March

The launch of Romania’s Single Digital Gateway (SDG), a €23mn centralised platform designed to provide a single point of access to digital public services at national and European level, has been postponed to March, the Authority for the Digitalisation of Romania (ADR) told HotNews. »»»

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BNE 12m

Slovak PM Fico threatens to cut emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine over Druzhba disruption

Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to ask the Slovak Electricity Transmission System company (SEPS) to cut emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine unless the oil flow via Russian Druzhba pipeline is renewed. »»»

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BNE 12m

​Hungary to block €90bn EU loan for Ukraine until oil transit via Druzhba pipeline resumes

Hungary will block the €90bn European Union loan package for Ukraine until its neighbour resumes crude oil deliveries via the Druzhba pipeline, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said following a meeting of the Energy Security Council on February 22 »»»

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BNE 12m

20th Russian sanctions package flounders on internal divisions

The EU’s twentieth Russian sanctions package has become bogged down in infighting as top diplomats meet in Brussels on February 23 to try and break the deadlock on measures designed to halt Russian exports of oil and gas to the EU completely. »»»

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BNE 12m

​Hungary to block €90bn EU loan for Ukraine until oil transit via Druzhba pipeline resumes

Hungary will block the €90bn European Union loan package for Ukraine until its neighbour resumes crude oil deliveries via the Druzhba pipeline, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said following a meeting of the Energy Security Council on February 22 »»»

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BNE 12m

20th Russian sanctions package flounders on internal divisions

The EU’s twentieth Russian sanctions package has become bogged down in infighting as top diplomats meet in Brussels on February 23 to try and break the deadlock on measures designed to halt Russian exports of oil and gas to the EU completely. »»»

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