Dated world events with a Gulf reading — trade, energy prices, diplomacy.
Qatar's 2022 World Cup carried an estimated cost above $220 billion while FIFA projects $10 to $11 billion in direct revenue for 2026, and host governments sign the guarantees.
Three agencies — the Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse — keep offices in most countries and supply the majority of international news printed by the world’s newspapers. The trade began with Havas in Paris in 1835.
A handful of straits and canals decide how much the world pays for oil, groceries and gadgets.
Announced in Berlin on September 10, 2026, the UAE's 40-billion-euro investment pledge centres on data centres and AI, on top of 34 billion euros already invested, with 30 deals sealed.
At its September 6, 2026 meeting, the group kept October production quotas unchanged, confirming the pause that followed the final tranche of the 2023 cut restoration.
The rescheduled LEAP 2026 ran August 31 to September 3 at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Centre, closing with nearly $15 billion in announced AI and technology investments.