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Baidu signs deal with Uber to deploy Apollo Go robotaxis in Asia, Middle East
Chinese search engine and AI giant Baidu and global taxi-hailing firm Uber Technologies have agreed to work together to deploy thousands of Baidu Apollo Go robotaxis in markets outside the US and mainland China, a move that comes as Tesla seeks to...

Israel’s Eilat port faces shutdown amid tax dispute and war-driven collapse
The port of Eilat,Israel’s only maritime gateway on the Red Sea, is set to shut down operations this Sunday after the Eilat municipality seized its bank accounts over unpaid municipal taxes, according to Globes, a leading Israeli business journal....

4 Oil Market Myths That Just Won’t Die
They've been debunked. Repeatedly. But like zombies in a horror movie, these oil market myths just won’t stay dead. From campaign slogans to cocktail party arguments, here's what the data really says. 1) The U.S. is Energy Independent Energy...

Controversy over presidential decrees in Syria’s transitional phase
By Norman al-Abbas DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Recent presidential decrees issued by Syria’s Transitional President, Ahmad al-Sharaa, have sparked significant legal and constitutional debate, raising questions about their alignment with the...

Saudi Arabia Leads Middle East Venture Capital Investments
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Competition (GAC) received 340 complaints last year, most of them related to the wholesale and retail sector, and referred 35 firms for criminal proceedings over anti-competitive practices, according to a new...

Israel speeds up long-range interceptor resupply with large-scale order
The Defense Ministry says it has signed a “large-scale” order of Arrow air defense system interceptors, with production of the key armaments set to ramp up, APA reports citing Times of Israel. Under the deal, Israel Aerospace Industries will...

Israel and Jabotinsky’s Iron Wall
Vladimir (Ze’ev) Jabotinsky (1880-1940) was a key figure in the development of the Zionist movement, which led to the founding of Israel in 1948. After breaking from mainline Zionism, Jabotinsky, born in Odessa (Ukraine), established Revisionist...
Egypt: FRA approves establishment of five new firms for investment fund management, SME financing
Egypt - The Committee for the Establishment and Licensing of Companies, operating under the supervision of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), has approved the establishment of five new companies. These include Saqr Real Estate Investment...

Middle East Startups Double Fundraising to Defy Broad Slowdown
(Bloomberg) -- Startups in the Middle East nearly doubled their fundraising in the first half of the year, defying a slowdown in venture capital investment in emerging markets brought on by economic uncertainty and investor caution. About $1.35...

Business News | India's High Frequency Economic Indicators Highlight Slowdown: Report
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): High-frequency indicators of the Indian economy has indicated signs of slowdown, as highlighted in a report by Nuvama. Despite the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) efforts to support growth through rate cuts and...

Turki Alalshikh: Boxing PPV Is Over
Turki Alalshikh has revealed that PPV will come to an end for Riyadh Season & The Ring Card events on DAZN. Turki Alalshikh confirmed the news following a meeting with DAZN CEO Shay Segev. The policy will begin on November 22nd, which is headlined...

Business News | Jimmy Kalyana (@jimmyartifex): India's Master of Freehand Flow and Soulful Ink
India PR Distribution Pushkar (Rajasthan) [India], July 17: In a world overflowing with templates, repetition, and digital flash sheets, one artist dares to keep it raw, personal, and profoundly human. Jimmy Kalyana, known to his growing...

Krispy Kreme picks Magnitude Creative for Middle East strategy, creative
Krispy Kreme has appointed Magnitude Creative as its strategy and creative agency of record across the Middle East. The Abu Dhabi-based digital marketing and creative agency will now oversee brand communications for Krispy Kreme in the UAE, Saudi...

Laura Ben-David, beloved photographer, writer and Israel advocate, dies at 56
Laura Ben-David, acclaimed photographer, writer, and tireless advocate for Jewish peoplehood and the State of Israel, passed away on Thursday, surrounded by her family. She was 56. A passionate storyteller with an eye for beauty and a heart open...

Market sentiment weighs on Bursa earnings
PETALING JAYA: A lower average daily value (ADV) of trading activity is expected to weigh on stock exchange operator Bursa Malaysia Bhd’s net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025 (2Q25). Kenanga Research, which has maintained a...

Israel: Parties scramble for positions after ultra-Orthodox leave coalition
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition is undergoing a major crisis after the withdrawal of the Orthodox parties Shas and United Torah Judaism from the government this week. These parties left the coalition in protest against the...

Egypt: PALM raises 7-figure funding led by 4DX Ventures to revolutionize savings
Cairo – PALM, a fintech startup offering incentivized goal-based saving in Egypt, has closed its pre-seed seven-figure funding round, according to a press release. The investment round was led by 4DX Ventures with participation from Plus VC and...

Turkish minimum wage covers just a quarter of basic living costs
A new report from a public sector labor union reveals that Turkey’s minimum wage remains significantly below both the hunger and poverty thresholds, highlighting the growing financial strain on workers and their families amid rising costs....
Oil steadies as mixed US economic and tariff news offset new Russia sanctions
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Crude oil futures were little changed on Friday on mixed U.S. economic and tariff news and worries about oil supplies following the European Union's latest sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine....
Egypt: GAFI chief highlights tax incentives, licensing reforms to boost mining investment
Egypt - Hossam Heiba, CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), affirmed that Egypt’s strategy to raise the mining sector’s contribution to 5% of GDP focuses on deepening industrial capacity, establishing value-added...