Robert Kraft is not simply another billionaire who owns a major professional sports franchise. Over decades, the New England Patriots owner has built a network that stretches across American sports, business, philanthropy and politics, giving him influence well beyond the football field. At 85, Kraft is worth an estimated $15.2 billion, according to Forbes. His…
Whilst tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are mounting, China’s diplomatic return to Cairo and Amman heralds a new Middle Eastern alliance, but also reveals a vulnerability. Beijing depends on energy from the Gulf, the Suez Canal and the continuity of shipping routes between Asia and Europe, but continues to…
OpenAI is opening its ChatGPT advertising business to Israeli companies, adding Israel to the list of countries where businesses can use the company’s Ads Manager to create, launch and manage advertising campaigns inside the chatbot. The move does not mean that Israeli ChatGPT users will immediately start seeing advertisements. OpenAI has not announced when ads…
On the eve of next week’s summit in Washington between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, China urged the US and Iran to resume the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The call was made by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in Beijing with Iranian Foreign…
Israel is considering additional measures against the Netherlands after a court in The Hague rejected a request to suspend a ban on trade in Israeli products from the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. A diplomatic source told The Jerusalem Post this. According to the publication, the ban is set to take effect…
Addressing the 73rd session of the UNCTAD Trade and Development Board in Geneva on September 14, Ambassador Ali Bahreini said the consequences of disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz should be assessed alongside their underlying causes. He also highlighted Iran and Oman’s efforts to restore traffic through the strategic waterway and called for greater resilience…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC), an umbrella organisation representing five million British workers, voted for the first time in its history to back the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. During the TUC’s annual congress on Wednesday, delegates voted to back a motion proposed by Artists’ Union England (AUE) and seconded by Unison, Britain’s…
China has urged the US and Iran to return to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, as Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet his US counterpart, Donald Trump, next week in Washington. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the call during his meeting with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, who is on a one-day trip…
Israel is considering additional steps against the Netherlands over its decision to ban trade in Israeli products from the West Bank, east Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights after a court in The Hague rejected a legal attempt to stop the measure, a diplomatic source said on Wednesday. According to the source, Israel’s policy on the…
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 16. Tajikistan considers transport and communications among the strategic areas of cooperation with the Republic of Korea. According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, President Emomali Rahmon made the statement on September 16 at the first Korea – Central Asia Business Summit in Seoul. “Today, the Government of the…
