Semafor • Dec 16, 2025
Private credit a lifeline for Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030
One of the world’s fastest-growing asset classes is gaining steam among Gulf sovereign wealth funds and family offices.
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Semafor • Dec 16, 2025
Abu Dhabi top financial hub in the Gulf, new ranking finds
A new index of competitiveness from NYU Abu Dhabi’s Stern School of Business placed Abu Dhabi in 12th place, ahead of Dubai, Riyadh, and Doha.
Semafor • Dec 16, 2025
Expat hiring boom sees Saudi remittances surge
As the kingdom’s foreign workforce has swelled, outbound remittances have risen to the highest levels on record, government figures show.
Semafor • Dec 16, 2025
Spate of violent attacks sparks fears of Islamic State revival
The Islamic State group is a shadow of its mid-2010s heyday but remains a threat, The Telegraph reported.
Semafor • Dec 16, 2025
US, European officials offer Ukraine NATO-like security guarantees
The issue of security guarantees had been a major hurdle blocking the path to a Ukraine-Russia peace deal.
Semafor • Dec 16, 2025
Venezuela conflict looms as US strikes more boats in Pacific
The latest strikes represent an escalation in the White House’s campaign on what it alleges are boats operated by drug traffickers.
Zeteo • Dec 16, 2025
The Great Betrayal: FIFA’s Outlandish World Cup Ticket Prices
With the cheapest ticket to the final more than $4,000, average soccer fans are being priced out – ensuring World Cup 2026 won’t be the global tournament it labels itself as.
Scheer Post • Dec 15, 2025
US Relied on Illegal Sanctions to Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker
By Marjorie Cohn This article was originally published by Truthout US armed forces’ seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter. “We have just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela — a large tanker, very large, the largest one ever seized actually,” Donald Trump told reporters […]
Semafor • Dec 15, 2025
New UK spy chief warns of Russia's 'acute threat'
“The new frontline is everywhere,” the UK’s MI6 chief said in her first speech atop the agency.
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