August 1 now set as new date for sweeping trade penalties unless concessions made
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Abraham Accords
EXCLUSIVE: Piers Morgan says only Trump’s ‘financial and military muscle’ can end Gaza conflict
“What they’re doing now is unjustified, unacceptable, probably illegal – and it needs to stop,” says Morgan in an exclusive interview with Arabian Business
Abraham Accords
Piers Morgan on Gaza, Israel and Trump: ‘Unacceptable’ war must end as global opinion shifts
When truth becomes currency, who decides its value? Piers Morgan challenges silence, spin and the cost of bearing witness
Donald Trump
Trump ‘very happy’ with China trade deal, says framework ‘done’
Though subject to final approval, the deal involves China supplying rare earths and magnets to U.S. companies while the United States would abandon threats to revoke visas for Chinese students
Bilateral trade
Analysis: UAE trade model offers lessons as Trump tariffs disrupt global commerce
Middle East’s exemption from Trump tariffs demonstrates how strategic economic relationships create diplomatic leverage as global trade faces disruption
BRICS
Navigating corporate geopolitics in a world between orders
The global economy continues to navigate a complex landscape marked by shifting geoeconomic power, a multiplication of localised proxy conflicts, disrupted supply chains, and heightened technological polarisation
Donald Trump
World leaders condemn Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs as diplomatic row deepens
Governments worldwide pledged retaliatory measures against President Trump’s new tariffs, setting the stage for what could become the largest global trade conflict since the aftermath of WWII
Donald Trump
EXPLAINER: How Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs work and what they mean for global trade
Trump argues that decades of “unfair” trade practices have hollowed out American manufacturing, undermined critical supply chains, and rendered U.S. defence industries dependent on foreign adversaries
Donald Trump
Trump imposes sweeping tariffs in major escalation of global trade war
‘It’s our declaration of economic independence,’ says Trump
geopolitics
Saudi Arabia hosts Russia-US talks on Ukraine peace plan
Zelenskyy cancels planned Saudi visit as Ukraine demands security pledges, European leaders seek guarantees
business leaders
Syrian business leaders call for innovation, collaboration, growth on sidelines of World Governments Summit
The meeting was headlined by Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, the Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
Abraham Accords
Analysis: Early days of Trump 2.0 signal major Middle East policy shift to transactional diplomacy
Experts weigh prospects for Trump’s deal-making approach as allies grapple with controversial Gaza plans and Iran stance
Donald Trump
The implications of the US election for businesses in the Middle East
The implications of the recent US election for businesses in the Middle East are complex and layered
Europe
Analysis: Europe’s right-wing shift unlikely to disrupt Gulf trade ties – experts
Europe’s rightward political shift, driven by self-interest, is unlikely to disrupt trade with the Gulf region amid rising nationalism and anti-EU sentiment, experts say
Canada
America First 2.0: Trump’s new trade doctrine could target allies first, experts say
Experts say viewing Trump solely as anti-China misses the broader global trade transformation underway
China
Analysis: Gulf nations poised as ‘safe zones’ amid Trump 2.0 trade reset, but gains may be limited – experts
Gulf nations’ strategic importance is likely to grow as global trade patterns shift, experts say
Canada
G7 in Italy: Ministers back Middle East ceasefire plan, pledge $50bn for Ukraine – All you need to know
The meeting brought together foreign ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the U.S. and the High Representative of the EU