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OPEC losing grip on oil market as members exit and rivals rise
Ziggy Ojiegbe The steady thinning of membership within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is raising a harder question for global energy markets: how much longer can a smaller, less cohesive bloc act as an effective regulator of oil…
UAE walks away from OPEC+ amid supply turmoil, price surge
Ziggy Ojiegbe The United Arab Emirates will leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allied group OPEC+ effective May 1, marking one of the most consequential breaks in the alliance’s recent history and raising fresh questions about…
UAE hits back at Iran with targeted economic measures
Ziggy Ojiegbe The United Arab Emirates has launched a quiet but decisive economic response to repeated Iranian attacks on its industrial infrastructure, banning most Iranians from entering the country or transiting its airports while cracking down on networks linked to…
UAE, Qatar tourism departments cater for 30,000 stranded passengers
Tourism departments require hotels to extend stay Sopuruchi Onwuka Over 30,000 tourists and transit passengers trapped in the Middle East following ongoing missile fireworks arising from America’s strikes on Iran would be catered for by the tourism departments of Qatar…
Regime decapitation: Iran balances retaliation with survival options
Sopuruchi Onwuka The latest wave of violence linked to the US and Israeli strikes on Iran aimed at crippling Iran’s nuclear ambitions now threatens the entire the Middle East with a new wave of diversified attacks that are rapidly evolving…
UAE unveils $1 bn AI push in Africa at G20 summit
The United Arab Emirates has announced a billion-dollar investment to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure and AI-enabled services across Africa, marking one of the largest commitments to digital development on the continent. The plan was revealed at the G20 leaders’ summit…
