Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Saudi’s Riyadh Season festival goes global
The monthslong festival, running until early 2026, blends sports, music, and spectacle.
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Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Saudi, Omani firms invest to boost Iraq's private sector
Gulf states are increasingly looking to use investment deals to cement trade ties and counter Iranian influence in countries like Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Saudi crown prince moves to cool Riyadh’s property market
Mohammed bin Salman launched Tawazon, a platform for Saudis who are married or over the age of 25 to apply for residential land.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Africa to receive billions in new World Bank loan
Around 70% of a new $100 billion World Bank financing package will be sent to Africa, the bank announced.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
African Union proposes mining coalition
The move is an attempt to shore up regional alliances at a time when countries across the world are trying to capitalize on the continent’s natural resources.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Surge in borrowing costs hurting some African economies, Moody’s reports
The credit rating agency put the rise down to policy weaknesses, market constraints, and inflation.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Abraham Accords shakier than ever on fifth anniversary
Trump’s signature foreign policy breakthrough is now in damage-control mode as Gulf leaders balance ties with Israel and public fury over Gaza.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Bitterness lingers inside Trump's economic team
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte both traveled with the president to New York last week, per pool reports.
Mother Jones • Sep 15, 2025
Welcome to the New Era of Covid Vaccine Tourism
In 2021, as the first wave of Covid vaccines became more available to the general population in the US, international travelers from Latin America and elsewhere came to the country to get the lifesaving shot. At the time, an array of federal subsidies and guarantees made it possible for almost anyone to immunize themselves against […]
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The Pro-MAGA Press Can’t Agree on How to Cover Trump’s War on Iran
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CVS Threatens Tennessee Over Antitrust Crackdown
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Trump Eradicates Critical Oversight as he Fires More Inspectors General than All Other US Presidents Combined
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While Spending Billions on Iran War, Trump Quietly Moves to Boot Millions More Off Food Aid
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Jeffrey Sachs: WE ARE NOW IN WORLD WAR III & Trump Won’t Survive Iran Fallout
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Are We Sure Iran Didn’t Bomb Themselves?”: NBC Host Echoes a War Narrative Already Debunked by Her Own Network
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Shield of the Americas: Trump’s New Tool for Hemispheric Military Coordination
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Middle East airspace closures hurt African airlines
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Coalition of Antiwar Groups Launches National Campaign Calling for Jeffries and Schumer to Step Aside from Leadership
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