James Mitchell

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Business and Economy Editor

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China-GCC Relations 2026: Energy, Investment, and the New Gulf Power Dynamic

China has emerged as the most consequential new power in the Gulf over the past decade, and by 2026 the China-GCC economic relationship is...

GCC Business Leaders 2026: The Executives Shaping the Gulf Economy

The Gulf Cooperation Council has produced a generation of business leaders who rank among the most consequential corporate figures in the emerging world. As...

How Careem Became the Arab World’s First Major Tech Unicorn: The $3.1 Billion Story

When Uber acquired Dubai-based ride-hailing app Careem for $3.1 billion in January 2020, it marked the largest tech exit in Arab world history —...

Golf in the Gulf 2026: LIV Golf, UAE Tournaments and Saudi Arabia’s Sport Strategy

Golf has become one of the Gulf's most consequential sports investments — and the battleground where the world's two competing professional golf tours were...

US-GCC Relations 2026: Trade, Security, and the Gulf’s Strategic Balancing Act

The relationship between the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council states represents one of the most consequential and complex bilateral arrangements in global...

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du Ventures Launches $50 Million Fund to Back UAE Fintech, AI and Cybersecurity Startups

UAE telecommunications company du has announced the launch of...

Dubai’s Al Khaleej Street Tunnel Hits 80% Completion — 1,650m Project Will Cut Commute from 104 to 16 Minutes

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has confirmed that...

UAE Withdraws from OPEC and OPEC+: What It Means for Gulf Energy Policy

The United Arab Emirates announced its decision to withdraw...

UAE Petrol Prices June 2026: Super 98 at Dh3.66 — What Drivers and Businesses Need to Know

The UAE Fuel Price Committee has set petrol prices...
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