The free tier has quietly become the default entry point of the digital economy. What started as a marketing gimmick for a handful of software start-ups now shapes how Americans watch television, play games, skim the morning headlines, and move their money around. The logic holds across categories that otherwise share nothing: Strip out the…
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 22. Turkmenistan and Tajikistan discussed expanding trade and economic ties, as well as transport connectivity and sustainable development, at a conference held in Dushanbe today. The information was announced by the press service of the Turkmen government following an international scientific and practical conference dedicated to new prospects for Turkmen-Tajik cooperation. According…
Dr. Salem AlKetbi is a UAE political analyst and former Federal National Council candidate After nearly six months of war, Washington seems ready to move its fight with Iran into a new arena that could hurt more than bombs. Military damage can be fixed or softened over time. Long war drains something no state can…
For decades, Gulf trade has revolved around a handful of major ports. Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, Dammam in Saudi Arabia, Hamad Port in Qatar, and Salalah in Oman. But the US-Israel-Iran war around the Strait of Hormuz is now forcing a rethink. Amid this, Oman’s Sohar Port has suddenly…
Yet while the smoke was still clearing over target sites inside Iran, a different operational alert emerged from Washington. On September 14, 2026, the United States Treasury Department sanctioned Russia’s financial giant VTB, explicitly targeting its role in helping sanctioned Iranian banks maintain international correspondent-banking relationships. Meanwhile, official analysis from the U.S.-China Economic and Security…
Editor’s note: Zaur Nurmamedov is a journalist and a graduate of the Faculty of Political Science at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1993–1999). He previously served as first deputy editor-in-chief of the Vesti.Az news portal (2009–2023). The views expressed in this article are his own and do…
RIYADH, Sept 21 (Agencies): Iran and the United States exchanged new threats on Sunday, with President Donald Trump warning Iran would fail economically or face its leadership being wiped out if it didn’t make a deal, and the Iranian military saying it would retaliate harshly to any fresh attack. The conflict has looked stalemated for…
Shiite clerics carrying rifles march during the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade at Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. Vahid Salemi/AP Photo/Vahid Salemi Palestinian men cross a closed gate after the Israeli army imposed a closure of the entrance to the West Bank village of Haris, Monday, Sept. 21,…
El Al Israel Airlines (TASE:ELAL) has drawn fresh attention after recent share moves, with the stock roughly flat over the past month but showing a gain over the past 3 months. For context, El El Israel Airlines shares have a 90 day share price return of 16.95%, while the year to date share price return…
Yisrael Gantz, head of an Israeli settlements council in the occupied West Bank, has called on the Israeli government to launch a large-scale military operation against the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its security forces following a fatal shooting near the settlement of Neve Tzuf, northwest of Ramallah. Gantz called on the government to “dismantle the…
