UAE ports stand to benefit The deal is also expected to support the UAE’s trade and logistics sector by making shipping routes in the Gulf safer and more reliable. Hiba Alemadi, CEO and Founder of Queen Gulf Capital, said safer routes should help lower shipping costs and increase the amount of cargo moving through UAE…
Synopsis: Discussions focus on promoting bilateral trade, diversifying traded products, encouraging investment and strengthening links between the private sectors of both countries Cambodia and Israel are seeking to deepen economic ties and unlock new opportunities for trade and investment cooperation, with both countries expressing interest in expanding collaboration across a range of sectors, including agriculture,…
China”s systematic approach to energy development and massive infrastructure investment has provided a compelling example of strategic foresight for the international community amid growing global uncertainties, a senior Russian executive said. Over the past few decades, the world primarily viewed energy as a matter of resources, technology and markets. However, recent events have demonstrated that…
NEW DELHI, June 23: Resumed shipping flows through the Strait of Hormuz would ease energy and fertiliser supply bottlenecks, India’s security chief said during a BRICS security meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. The current state of the crucial waterway for oil and gas transport is uncertain — it reopened last week, after Iran and…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his comittment to phase out American military assistance to Israel during a meeting with reservists at a combat officers’ course in Gush Etzion last Thursday, the Government Press Office (GPO) announced on Tuesday. “Right now, we are standing against Iran and its proxies. We have dealt them blows. It is…
As the Asian economy suffered significant energy shocks with the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz halting energy supply, the hunt for alternative trade routes is featuring more in deliberations of major Asian energy importers like India. Thus, the Eastern Maritime Corridor, an Indo-Pacific seaborne trade route between southern India and Russia’s Far East connecting…
Georgia is now identified as one of the top five U.S. states for Israeli company activity, alongside traditional tech centers such as California and New York, according to a new industry analysis by 5W, examining three decades of economic ties and startup expansion patterns. The report highlights how Israeli tech presence in the United States has…
Israel’s challenges on campus, in regional diplomacy, and on the road meet efforts to build stronger education ties, faith-based support, and future-facing mobility technology This edition of Facing the Middle East with Felice Friedson looks at Israel through three different lenses: education, faith-based diplomacy, and technological innovation. I open the program with Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Israel’s…
France is once again at the center of a sensitive international debate after a group of French lawmakers announced plans to introduce legislation that would prohibit the sale of products originating from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and the occupied Golan Heights. The proposal reflects growing pressure within parts of Europe to align…
Three prominent French MPs on Tuesday unveiled a draft law to stop trading with illegal Israeli settlements, as settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank becomes increasingly controversial in Europe. The three members hope the bill will be adopted this year. France was among several western states that recently recognised Palestinian statehood. But Israel’s…
