KSA
BUSINESS
AfDB Turns to Gulf as Western Funders Step Back
The African Development Bank has installed a president with ingrained Gulf experience as Washington pulls back hundreds of millions
BUSINESS
The Gulf Rift Over Yemen: Shared Interest in Managed Partition
Saudi air strikes on Emirati cargo imply a total breakdown between the powers, but theatre hides a cold logic where both states gain from a segmented Yemen.
WORLD
Dichotomy Shattered: Civilisational Alliance in a Multipolar World
The world governments gathering in Riyadh proved that the days of binary opposition are fading as a confident Gulf leads the charge toward a multipolar era.
BUSINESS
STC Take Hadhramaut: Fragmentation Leaves No Winners
Clashes in Hadramout expose Yemen’s deep fractures as tribes, the STC, and oil interests battle over autonomy, power, and survival.
EUROPE
The European Weapons Fuelling Sudan’s RSF
From Europe's factories to Sudan’s front lines, arms bypass a 30-year embargo, landing in the hands of the RSF without sufficient reporting.
Popular
Young Voters Could Decide France’s Next President
Hate-speech allegations bruise Bardella and energise Mélenchon, but household finances and young-voter turnout will determine who wins France's presidency.
Sánchez Rents His Fate to Housing Anger
Sánchez is betting housing anger can save his government, but voters may blame him for the crisis.
Renault Goes Leaner: Drones and Electric Cars
Renault's falling petrol sales are paying for electric access, but real ownership is still missing for French households.
France: The Budget Strain Behind Raging School Protests
France's school protests began with overcrowded classes and missing teachers, but street violence and a budget fight now threaten to bury the grievances behind them.
Saudi Arabia Pays Cultural Businesses to Adopt AI
Riyadh's grants for AI in museums, fashion and film show a strategy aimed at spreading the technology beyond data centres and into everyday business.
