Semafor • Oct 20, 2025
Madagascar put on credit watch following coup
Ratings agency S&P Global placed Madagascar on ‘CreditWatch’ with negative implications.
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Semafor • Oct 20, 2025
BNP Paribas ordered to pay $20.5M damages over Sudan genocide
A US jury found France’s largest bank helped Sudan’s former government commit genocide by providing its leaders with banking services.
Semafor • Oct 20, 2025
Trump urges Ukraine to cede territory to Russia
The US president had seemed willing to provide long-range missiles to Kyiv, but pivoted after speaking with Putin.
Semafor • Oct 20, 2025
Bollywood, Hollywood, and gaming collide in Saudi
Shaquille O’Neal, Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, and YouTuber MrBeast were among the guests at the Joy Forum in Riyadh.
Semafor • Oct 20, 2025
Gulf construction awards slump in third quarter
Contract awards fell to the second-lowest level in ten quarters, an analysis found.
Semafor • Oct 20, 2025
Saudi eyes permanent spot on top tennis tour
The kingdom’s Six Kings Slam, complete with a gold racket trophy and $6 million in prize money, is reigniting talk of a Masters 1000 as Saudi Arabia pushes deeper into global sport.
Semafor • Oct 20, 2025
Oman spaceport seeks to lure launchers from Europe, Asia
Etlaq Spaceport says it offers 45-day approvals, one of the world’s fastest processing times, to spur activity at the new facility.
Semafor • Oct 20, 2025
US chipmaker and key Abu Dhabi AI partner plots UAE expansion
Cerebras Systems is looking to hire and install chips in the UAE capital as construction progresses at the UAE-US AI Campus.
Semafor • Oct 20, 2025
Qatar nurtures startups going for ‘bottom-of-the-pyramid fortunes’
Startups at Qatar Science & Technology Park don’t have to be the biggest — they just have to make an impact on people and the planet.
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