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UAE quits OPEC: What that means for the Gulf, energy markets and beyond

After decades of membership, the United Arab Emirates has decided to quit the oil producers’ group, OPEC, in order to focus on “national interests” and forge its own path, it has said. The move is seen as a major blow to the Vienna-based oil cartel – but will not...

Otter’s new feature lets users search across their enterprise tools

AI meeting notetaker apps have realized that transcribing meetings and providing summaries alone is not enough to justify their business models and valuations. They now want to act as a full workspace where users bring in data from different sources, search across all...

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Could the Iran war pose lasting risks to global food security?

The United Nations warns that the impact could last well beyond the conflict.The US-Israel war on Iran has created risks to food security from higher energy costs and shipping restrictions.The world’s fertiliser production has been badly hit due to attacks on Gulf...

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History of flotilla campaigns to end Israel’s siege of Gaza

International activists are preparing on Sunday to set sail from northeastern Spain to the Gaza Strip in a massive 70-boat flotilla, aiming to break Israel’s devastating naval blockade and deliver much-needed humanitarian aid.Dubbed the “Global Resilience Flotilla,”...

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“The initiative is in the hands of Tehran, not Washington”

QuotableFormer Pakistani senator and defence analyst Mushahid Hussain Syed says the US-Iran conflict cannot be resolved through military force, stressing that “the Iranians feel they have the upper hand”. He adds Washington’s strategy of bombast and bluster will not...

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