For anyone wondering whether Wall Street would still fly to Riyadh in wartime, Saudi Arabia’s flagship investment conference has published its RSVPs. Ray Dalio, Jamie Dimon, Larry Fink, and Stephen Schwarzman lead the speaker list for October’s Future Investment Initiative, released nearly two months out, earlier than the conference typically ...
Saudi’s $8.1B beauty market dominates GulfSaudi’s $8.1B beauty market dominates Gulf
Saudi Arabia’s $8.1 billion beauty market is forecast to grow 8.7% annually through 2030, almost double the global average. It’s already the Gulf’s largest, accounting for more than half of regional sales, according to Euromonitor data cited by Business of Fashion. The boom is being driven by Saudi women’s rising ...
Uber’s Nigeria exit furthers retreat from AfricaUber’s Nigeria exit furthers retreat from Africa
The News Uber ended operations in Nigeria and Uganda this week, extending a year-long retreat from Africa. But its exit from the continent’s most populous country has prompted fresh scrutiny of the conditions facing global companies as Nigeria undertakes an economic revamp. The California-based firm introduced its pioneering ride hailing ...
‘Many of us in Israel live in a state of shock at the savagery’: veteran director Amos Gitai returns to Gaza‘Many of us in Israel live in a state of shock at the savagery’: veteran director Amos Gitai returns to Gaza
The writer-director once called Israel’s ‘one-man New Wave’ is in Venice with The Road to Jericho, a new and poetic attempt to highlight the plight of those in the occupied West Bank The Palestinian village of Khan al-Ahmar sits off dust-blown Highway-1, between Jerusalem and Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West ...
Iranian town mourns after deadly strike on weddingIranian town mourns after deadly strike on wedding
Mourning turns to anger as residents of Kuhestak say Baloch communities are being placed in path of conflict People in Kuhestak, a predominantly Baloch city in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, are mourning after a strike on a wedding killed at least four people, including a child, and injured more than ...
Chris Mason: ‘This is not what Farage wanted today to look like’Chris Mason: ‘This is not what Farage wanted today to look like’
Chris Mason speaks from the Reform UK conference as two of its senior officials step down following a Channel 4 investigation. ...
‘Why not try to be the best in the world, just for the fun of it?’ Art Garfunkel on a rich, restless life – and reconciling with Paul Simon‘Why not try to be the best in the world, just for the fun of it?’ Art Garfunkel on a rich, restless life – and reconciling with Paul Simon
He taught maths and walked across Europe, trying to leave his demons behind. As he goes back on tour aged 83, the folk-pop legend explains how he came back to singing As Art Garfunkel is keen to point out, “I am a singer – there, use that as the title ...
Experience: I didn’t know I was pregnant until I gave birthExperience: I didn’t know I was pregnant until I gave birth
There’d been no morning sickness, cravings or tiredness. My mum didn’t believe I’d had a baby – even after seeing her on FaceTime When I was 19, I went to college in Texas, where I met my boyfriend Preston. It was 2023 and I had big plans. After finishing my degree in ...
‘Layer upon layer of miracles’: How Nepal flood survivors were rescued from tunnel‘Layer upon layer of miracles’: How Nepal flood survivors were rescued from tunnel
From searching for a buried tunnel entrance to blowing up rocks the size of cars, rescuers had to surmount multiple challenges to reach survivors. ...
Argentine leader threatens to sanction oil firms and reiterates Falklands claimArgentine leader threatens to sanction oil firms and reiterates Falklands claim
Javier Milei reiterates his country’s claim on the British overseas territory, saying the “winds of change” favour it. ...