Saudi Arabia Bets Big on Syria: New Airline and $1 Billion Telecom Deal Unveiled On February 7, 2026, Syria and Saudi Arabia signed a series of major economic agreements designed to catalyse reconstruction in war-torn Syria and deepen bilateral cooperation across strategic sectors including aviation, telecommunications and infrastructure. The accords come as Damascus seeks to…
India will face no difficulty in purchasing goods worth $500 billion from the United States over the next five years, with Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal calling the number “very conservative” given the scale of demand expected from the country’s expanding economy.Speaking to PTI Videos in an interview on Sunday, Goyal said India’s import…
Foreign investors returned to Indian stock markets in the first week of February, investing over Rs 8,100 crore after three months of heavy selling. This is after they sold nearly Rs 62,000 crore worth of shares in the last three months. Improved investor sentiment amid a new trade deal with the US, helped bring them…
Dubai’s Luxury Property Market Is Crowded: Here’s How Smart Buyers Are Still Winning Big Dubai’s ultra-luxury property segment, including homes priced above Dh20 million, remains one of the hottest real estate markets globally, drawing affluent local and international investors alike. However, while listing volumes are high, identifying the right inventory with real market value and…
NEW DELHI: Despite the Centre’s focus on augmenting urban infrastructure and planned urbanisation, the housing and urban affairs ministry is set to end up with non-utilisation of around 40% of the Rs 96,777 crore the budget had allocated for the current financial year, which ends in March. The total expenditure for FY 25-26 is estimated…
Dubai Off-Plan Property Guide: Your Step-by-Step Investment Strategy Buying an off-plan property in Dubai, a home or investment purchased before it is built, continues to be one of the most popular and strategic ways to enter the emirate’s thriving real estate market. With flexible payment plans and the potential for price appreciation, off-plan units appeal…
UAE Redundancy: Can You Skip Your Notice Period? Understanding UAE Labour Law When an employee is let go due to redundancy (business restructuring or cost-cutting) in the UAE, a common question arises: Can the employee skip the notice period and leave immediately? The short answer is no, not without consequences. UAE labour law clearly sets…
NEW DELHI: Public procurement platform GeM is upgrading its portal to handle higher data load and roll out a future-ready platform this year, its CEO Mihir Kumar said.With the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) platform completing nine years, GeM is replatforming itself which will be a “data lake” for frictionless buyer-seller interface, Kumar told PTI.“We are discussing…
Lower duties may add speed to Harley, Jeep & Tesla‘s India rideNEW DELHI: US giants Harley Davidson, Jeep and Tesla are the likely big winners of the trade deal with govt offering concessions, without upsetting domestic industry.For Harley Davidson, Donald Trump has won concessions which his predecessors couldn’t get: Zero duty access for 800-1,600cc bikes….
Will Lewis, publisher and CEO of The Washington Post (AP file photo) The Washington Post’s publisher and CEO Will Lewis resigned on Saturday, just days after laying off 300 journalists. His sudden departure comes amid strong criticism from staff over his handling of the newspaper’s financial troubles and recent mass layoffs. Jeff D’Onofrio, the company’s…