NEW & EXCLUSIVE: Senior national security officials from the #UAE and #Iran held a face-to-face meeting for the first time since the start of the US-Israeli war against Tehran bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Senior national security officials from the #UAE and #Iran held a face-to-face meeting for the first time since the start of the #US-Israeli war against Tehran, sources say. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
My latest with @samdagher
🚩🚩Bloomberg: The UAE attacked Iran not once but twice: both before and after the April 8 ceasefire between the US, Israel and Tehran, including an Israeli-coordinated response to an Iranian strike on the UAE's Borouge petrochemicals facility.
News that the UAE has carried out military strikes on Iran was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
@samdagher Fiona McDonald
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What happens next in #Iran war?
The initial spike in intensity of the war is likely to die down in the next week or two. Then, ceasefire vs low intensity war - we examine likelihood and impact with @ZiadMDaoud via @TheTerminalblinks.bloomberg.com/news/st…
Per Defense Ministry, Iran has launched 186 missiles and 812 drones at the UAE(!)
To put it in context, in the ENTIRE 12 day Iran/ Israel war, Iran fired 550 missiles and ~1,000 drones at Israel - the Islamic Republic's 'sworn enemy'
#Dubai’s answer to gridlock around its booming finance hub involves Elon Musk, underground tunnels, and a bet that moving cars below the city might be faster than adding more roads above it.
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The 2029 Asian Winter Games may not happen in Saudi Arabia after all. China and South Korea have been approached about potentially hosting the tournament. Saudi officials could still scale back the project to meet deadlines, or push their hosting to 2033.
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Even as conflict escalates in the Middle East, billions of dollars are flowing in and out of the region, influencing global industries from tech and sports to retail bloomberg.com/news/features/…
💸 Wall Street-style compensation arrives in #AbuDhabi
🤖 MGX considers raising billions for an #AI fund
📈 #Saudi stock market reforms
🏪One of the region’s largest #IPOs
Today’s #MideastMoney newsletter has something for everyone!
Read it here: lnkd.in/dPrQbdyw
From gorilla trekking to vineyard stays, capital is pouring into Africa from billionaires, tech moguls and Middle Eastern investors who want a share of the continent’s luxury travel market. Great piece by @PrineshaNaidoobloomberg.com/news/features/…
This week's #MideastMoney newsletter is a #Saudi special:
-- The divergence between Saudi Arabia and UAE
-- Saudis review Neom’s Line project
-- xAI eyes data center capacity in Saudi
-- And amid all Saudi-UAE competition, a bit of collaboration
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Dubai real estate’s 122% rally is at a crossroad, Jane Street eyes Abu Dhabi and Saudi FDI inflows signal momentum. Read the Mideast Money newsletter bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
The Iran-Israel confrontation, which involved the US, poses one of the most stringent tests yet to the UAE’s neutral and open-for-business stance bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
In a world where few outsiders hold sway, one New York lawyer has been advising Abu Dhabi’s ruling elite — and shaping the UAE’s transformation from a petrostate to business hub bloomberg.com/news/features/…