Supervisor of Banks Daniel Hahiashvili took office in June 2023, four months before the October 7 disaster, and has not had a quiet moment since. Even before then, the banking system was in his sights, and even more so after the war. The main criticism was directed at huge profits, and it was no coincidence that…
Sep 27, 2026 Strengthening regional integration and links in energy, commerce, transportation and the digital sector is an essential route toward sustaining economic expansion, according to Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency. Addressing a symposium called Regional Convergence for Energy, Trade, and Connectivity, jointly staged by the GCC…
Sunday 27th September, 2026 01:11 PM| By The Guardian An image showing a section of Gaza city destroyed during war. PHOTO/@OwenGregorian/X. Aid workers in Gaza are facing a huge and dangerous task as they clear an estimated 61 million tonnes of rubble left by the war. In Tel al-Hawa, Gaza City,…
The Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 74,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. While a ceasefire that took effect last Oct. 10 has halted the heaviest fighting, Israeli strikes have continued in what the military has said are responses to threats or attacks. Here is a look at the latest…
A top US Treasury Department official, Jonathan Burke, visited countries across the Middle East, warning them that continuing trade with Iran would completely shut them out of trading with the US, according to a Friday Wall Street Journal report. “You either trade with Washington, or with Iran,” he told Iran’s trade partners across the Middle…
Ahmet Salih Alacaci 27 September 2026•Update: 27 September 2026 The international order is undergoing “a rupture, not a transition,” Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said on Saturday, as major powers retreat from economic cooperation and increasingly challenge national sovereignty. “The tide has turned in the global order,” Anand told the 81st UN General Assembly, warning…
New York: The US-India trade deal is close to completion and could take bilateral relations to a new level, a senior US State Department official has said. The two countries were “90 per cent-plus there”, with only a few final issues being worked out, the official said. “I hope you’re going to see something very…
Jews have been victimized more than any other people in history, yet have remained optimistic, idealistic, and dedicated to helping build a better world. The Jews’ contribution to the world is staggering – and up to 1948, all without political power, a country, or a shared language of everyday speech. When the State of Israel…
Elena Teslova 26 September 2026•Update: 26 September 2026 Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak met with Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev in Baku on Saturday. The two officials discussed the state of bilateral relations and prospects for further cooperation during Novak’s working visit to Azerbaijan, the press service of the Russian government said in…
When diplomats walked out as Benjamin Netanyahu began speaking at the United Nations, most people saw political theater. I saw an economic signal. The real question is not who left the room, but which countries may eventually turn political distance from Israel into restrictions on trade, investment, procurement, research, and finance. In my research on…
