Oman
BUSINESS
Oman: Rentier State No More
Oman breaks Gulf tradition with first-ever income tax on top earners, marking a bold step toward post-oil economic transformation.
BUSINESS
Renewables: The Best Coolant?
Gulf states outpace Europe on climate action, using oil wealth to build effective renewables while EU governments struggle under heat and debt.
BUSINESS
Fighting Over Thin Air: Europe’s Green Energy Myth
Wind isn’t infinite—Belgium’s turbines cut Dutch output by 3%, exposing how poor planning makes renewable energy rivals, not allies.
EUROPE
Hydrogen Boom: Europe’s Energy Transition Via Oman
As Oman, Netherlands, and Germany join forces to create history's first liquid hydrogen superhighway, global energy flows reinvent themselves.
BUSINESS
UAE-EU CEPA: 27 Deals for the Price of One
UAE and EU launch CEPA talks, deepening trade ties as global power shifts east and multipolar networks reshape world commerce.
Popular
Hollywood Takes Homer and Greece Pushes Back
Christopher Nolan had every right to reinvent Homer, but Greek frustration reveals what is lost when a living cultural inheritance becomes Hollywood spectacle.
Iran and Ukraine’s Wars Are Converging
Caspian strike on Iranian ship and warnings to Europe suggest two wars merge into one conflagration.
The US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Normalises Enrichment in the Gulf
The US-Saudi nuclear agreement may be civilian in name, but its enrichment provisions could persuade other Middle Eastern states that nuclear latency is becoming the region's new measure of power.
Greece Keeps Betting on Golden Visa Capital
Greece is preserving its golden visa programme because foreign capital remains valuable to its recovery, even as property investment worsens pressure on housing.
Andy Burnham Plans to Retax British Homes
Burnham weighs a property tax overhaul that could redirect who pays for Britain's homes.
