Sobha Realty’s $750M green sukuk oversubscribed nearly 3x, marking a milestone in sustainable real estate financing and global investor interest

Bahrain's Arcapita buys a majority stake in C&K Paving, boosting its U.S. business services portfolio

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces plans to seek sanctions and a partial trade suspension against Israel over the ongoing Gaza conflict

Moscow condemns Israeli airstrike in Qatar, calling it a “gross violation” of Qatar’s sovereignty that risks escalating regional instability

Oil edges higher as Israeli strike in Qatar raises supply fears and Trump urges EU tariffs on Russian oil buyers, though market softness caps gains

Shipping activity severs Red Sea underwater cables, triggering internet slowdowns across Asia and the Middle East, exposing infrastructure vulnerabilities

Over 1,800 actors pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions, citing their complicity in human rights abuses amid the Gaza crisis

Israel’s evacuation order for Gaza City, warning of a ‘mighty hurricane’ offensive, triggers widespread panic amid dire lack of safe zones

Ethiopia inaugurates GERD, Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, raising hopes for power and sparking fears over Nile water security in Egypt and Sudan

UAE plans rollout of driverless delivery vehicles within a year, expanding trials from Masdar City to Dubai and beyond to boost logistics

Syria condemns Israel for airstrikes on military sites in Homs and Latakia, calling them a breach of sovereignty and urging swift UN intervention

Arab foreign ministers unite to condemn Israel’s displacement threat, demand ceasefire, accountability, and renewed push for Palestinian statehood