Hedge fund Verition joins rush to Dubai financial hub
By Hadeel Al Sayegh DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S.-based Verition Fund Management is opening an office in Dubai, joining a raft…
Middle East
EMFX will hold gains into 2024 provided central banks hold rates: Reuters poll
By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Emerging market currencies will hold on to gains into next year provided their respective…
Abraham Accord Arab states seen sticking with Israel despite Jenin violence
By Michael Georgy, Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) -Public fury is growing in the Arab world over one of Israel’s biggest…
US crude oil gains on supply cuts, focus shifts to holiday demand
By Shariq Khan BENGALURU (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil gained about 3% on Wednesday, narrowing the price gap with global…
ChatGPT’s explosive growth shows first decline in traffic since launch
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) -ChatGPT, the wildly popular AI chatbot launched in November, saw monthly traffic to its website and…
Swedish PM says Vilnius summit natural time for NATO bid finale
(Reuters) – Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday after meeting U.S. President Joe Biden that the two leaders…
UAE attracts record $23 billion in foreign investment in 2022 – UN report
DUBAI (Reuters) – Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into the United Arab Emirates rose 10% in 2022 from the previous…
Turkey’s Erdogan says Sweden’s NATO steps undermined by protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Sweden has taken steps in the right direction for its NATO bid…
Palestinians defiant and angry after Israel’s Jenin raid
By Ali Sawafta JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian militant fighters paraded in Jenin on Wednesday and angry crowds confronted…
Tunisia removes hundreds of migrants to desert border region -rights group, lawmaker
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia has removed hundreds of sub-Saharan African migrants to a desolate area along the…