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Chinese companies deepen Middle East footprint Zoe Energy Storage to build Saudi battery plant On June 1, Chinese energy company Zoe Energy Storage signed a joint venture agreement with a Saudi partner to build a battery energy storage system manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia. The project will be developed in two phases. The first phase

The US has insisted the ceasefire is ‘not over’ despite clashes in the Strait of Hormuz...

Soccer Olisa Ndah for the Super Eagles Super Eagles defender Olisa Ndah could be heading to the Middle East following the expiration of his contract...

Tuesday 17 March 2026 - 06:55am JOHANNESBURG - Oil remains in focus as Iran continues to threaten shipping that wants to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The price of the black stuff hit $106 per barrel on Monday. It has since pulled back on news of several vessels passing through the Strait, some said to

From fuel costs to borrowing pressure, Australian small businesses are being squeezed on every front. Oliver Hume Chief Economist Matt Bell unpacks the numbers behind the pain. What’s happening: Australia’s February Consumer Price Index came in slightly softer than markets expected, but economists are already looking past it. Underlying inflation held steady at 3.3% and

Luyu Zhang moved from China to the US last year and can barely speak English. He’s not trying to improve right now, either. That will come later. “I’m too busy with work right now to improve my English,” he tells Forbes through a translator, sitting in a temporary office in Menlo Park. “That requires time

The news cycle continues to rapidly evolve amid a wider escalation in the Middle East, following the US and Israeli attacks on Iran and Iran's retaliatory strikes on several Gulf nations, including major travel hubs like Dubai. But how are audiences responding to the influx of imagery and stories of conflict and atrocity, and what

Business travel spending across the Middle East has surged by nearly 20 per cent in 2025, underscoring strong momentum as the region heads into 2026 and reinforcing its growing role as a hub for global corporate engagement. According to corporate travel data and booking trends from musafir.com, the increase is being driven by a sharp