Interview

Franco-Gulf investment holds firm despite Iran war, French official says

French investors are reallocating capital toward strategic sectors such as artificial intelligence and technology rather than pulling out of the region altogether.

Axel Baroux

France’s trade and investment commissioner for the UAE and Middle East

Newsletter: Gulf

Gulf defense giants head to Europe

As Gulf states recalibrate after months of conflict with Iran, defense priorities are shifting from emergency procurement to long-term industrial partnerships.

By Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Explainer

Oil’s slide wavers as Trump warns US-Iran deal ‘not final’

Brent crude prices briefly jumped back above $80 per barrel on Wednesday as traders digested conflicting signals about efforts to end the war and reopen Hormuz.

Iran

Newsletter: Daily Briefing

Iran says US deal requires Israeli forces to leave Lebanon

Tehran says the US-Iran agreement must include Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon, while Gulf states cautiously back the framework to end months of war and disruption.

By Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Gulf cautiously welcomes US-Iran deal as Hezbollah congratulates Tehran

Arab and regional countries welcomed the deal to end the war between Iran and the United States.

Iran

Newsletter: Daily Briefing

Region welcomes US-Iran deal

Gulf states, Turkey and Lebanon cautiously praise the framework while urging full implementation and protection of maritime trade routes.

By Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Analysis

Gulf aluminum pursues global deals as Hormuz crisis accelerates shift

Gulf aluminum exporters are targeting global deals amid fallout from the US-Israel-Iran war, which has pushed prices to multiyear highs in early June.

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Newsletter: Daily Briefing

Iran says no final decision yet on deal

Tehran says a deal is not yet finalized as Washington drops a major case against Turkey and Riyadh restores trade ties with Lebanon.

By Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Newsletter: FutureVerse

Gulf logistics startups ride Hormuz trade shift

As cargo flows are rerouted across the Arabian Peninsula, overland freight networks are suddenly becoming critical infrastructure.

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Analysis

Turkey pushes Iraq, Syria trade routes as Hormuz crisis disrupts Gulf shipping

Turkey is using the Hormuz crisis to promote Iraq- and Syria-based Gulf-Europe corridors, but experts say the routes remain too costly, underbuilt and politically fragile to rival maritime shipping.

By Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Analysis

UAE's Sky News Arabia split from Sky raises issue of media, power in Gulf

UK-based Sky News recently announced that it would relinquish its stake in the 24-hour Arabic-language channel launched with Emirati partner International Media Investments.

By Jack Dutton

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Newsletter: City Pulse Dubai

Palestinian folklore, memory and resistance in Dubai

Also this week: Spanish tapas, Gulf painters and Cannes ambitions

By Rebecca Anne Proctor

In Dubai, reporting on culture