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Saudi, UAE pipelines may cushion oil shock, decide outcome of Iran war

The strait is a choke point for about 20 million barrels a day of crude and refined products - equal to a fifth of global consumption

Asia's ultra-rich having second thoughts on Dubai as Iran war rages

Dubai's ascent as a burgeoning finance and wealth hub faces a test as the US-Israeli war with Iran hits close to home

China raises nuclear capacity target despite missing earlier goals

The government last week set a goal of 110 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by 2030 in its latest five-year plan draft, a 76 per cent jump from the end of last year

Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran's new supreme leader faces US, Israel, anger at home

Mojtaba Khamenei embodies everything that the many thousands of people who have protested against the Islamic Republic in recent years oppose

Tata's in-house feud is going public. What's stopping its equity?

Trust dominance and a history of family feuds test Tata's ownership structure as pressure grows to list the holding company as regulatory and governance pressures mount

Aluminium hits near four-year high as Iran war fuels supply fears

Aluminum rose as much has 1.6 per cent to $3,499.50 a ton, the highest since April 2022, on the London Metal Exchange, following a gain of almost 10 per cent last week

China's 'smart economy' strategy spurs hunt for new stock winners

The latest signals from Beijing's political gathering have reinforced the view that tech self-reliance and industrial upgrading will anchor economic growth in the years to come

US weighs idea of special operation to seize Iran's near-bomb-grade uranium

Uncertainty over Iran's highly enriched uranium has intensified because it's almost nine months since United Nations atomic inspectors last verified its location

Gold slides to near $5k as oil surge stokes fears of higher interest rates

Bullion fell as much as 2.5 per cent to below $5,050 an ounce in early trading, after its first weekly decline in more than a month

West Asia crisis: Oil market chaos to deepen as more Gulf giants cut output

For oil analysts, executives and traders, that has meant ever-louder warnings that the war is bringing crude to a tipping point, and closer to the psychological $100-a-barrel threshold

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia discuss joint measures to counter Iranian attacks

Munir and Saudi's defence minister discussed the gravity of the security situation accruing from Iranian drone and missile attacks on the Kingdom and joint measures needed to halt them

US offers $20 bn reinsurance plan to revive shipping in Strait of Hormuz

The strait carries about a fifth of global oil flows, as well as gas, fertilizer and other products

Iran continues strikes on Arab states, global oil supply shock deepens

Iran's strikes continued even after its President Masoud Pezeshkian said he had instructed the military not to attack any nation that isn't striking the Islamic Republic

Bank of England may be wary of looking past another energy price shock

Markets are all but ruling out a rate cut this month that had looked like a done deal prior to the war on Iran, and traders now put the chance of any easing at all this year at around 50-50

Explosion at US embassy in Oslo causes minor damage, no injuries reported

The police said there is a huge deployment of its officers at the site and investigators are in contact with the embassy

OpenAI's head of robotics resigns over company's deal with Pentagon

Kalinowski joined OpenAI in November 2024 as a member of the company's technical staff in robotics after leading development of augmented reality glasses for Meta

6 arrested after explosive devices tossed near NYC Mayor Mamdani's house

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said two of the individuals arrested were accused of handling and igniting improvised explosives

Kuwait cuts oil, refinery output as Strait of Hormuz remains blocked

The country, like its Gulf neighbors, has been heavily targeted by Iranian missiles and drones in an expanding war in the region

Pakistan, Saudi discuss security measures after Iran strikes in Gulf

Field Marshal Asim Munir met Khalid bin Salman in Saudi Arabia, according to a statement from the Pakistan military's press wing on Saturday

US FDA vaccines chief Vinay Prasad set to leave his post next month

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary thanked Prasad for his service in a post on X late Friday, noting his division hit a record number of approvals in December