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A UAE-backed entity emerges as a major shareholder behind World Liberty Financial's planned crypto bank, Emirati entrepreneur Rihab Al Gurg builds Mina Creamery, and Dubai Airports avoids layoffs despite a sharp drop in passenger traffic.

Engineer Mahra Al Salami, Lead – Project Development, Capital at BEEAH joins us on the show to discuss career opportunities for Emirati women in the field environment and sustainability. Whilst discussing her role, Mahra also shares some words of inspiration for young Emirati women on the occasion of Emirati Women's Day. Listen to #Pulse95Radio in the UAE by tuning in on your radio (95.00 FM) or online on our website: www.pulse95radio.com ************************ Follow us on Social. www.facebook.com/pulse95radio www.twitter.com/pulse95radio www.instagram.com/pulse95radio

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Muntaha Al Marzooqi, PR Manager of Sheraa joins us on the show to celebrate Emirati Women's Day. We discuss the significance of the occasion, opportunities for Emirati women to pursue their dreams and the second edition of the Sharjah Women Impact Fellowship. Listen to #Pulse95Radio in the UAE by tuning in on your radio (95.00 FM) or online on our website: www.pulse95radio.com ************************ Follow us on Social. www.facebook.com/pulse95radio www.twitter.com/pulse95radio www.instagram.com/pulse95radio

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   In this episode, Justin interviews Cari Stinebower about sanctions as an enterprise risk management issue. They discuss the holistic view of the maritime space and enterprise risk. They cover aspects of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) and how insurance companies, brokers, and reinsurers work with the U.S. Government to mitigate terrorism risk.   Listen for advice on keeping your organization compliant with respect to sanctions and terrorism risk.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMS and RIMScast. [:16] About this episode of RIMScast. We will discuss geopolitical risk, sanctions, and TRIA with Cari Stinebower, a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Steptoe. But first… [:42] RIMS-CRMP Virtual Workshops. RIMS will partner with PARIMA for the RIMS-CRMP on September 1st and 2nd for a two-day virtual workshop. Registration links are in this episode's show notes. [:55] Also on the webinars page, you will see a two-part series hosted by the RIMS Membership Department. The "Classroom to Career" webinar series highlights how RIMS equips students with the knowledge, skills, and connections needed to thrive in risk management careers. [1:10] Participants will gain insights into industry trends, career pathways, and practical tools that help them confidently step into the evolving world of risk management after graduation. These sessions will be hosted on September 1st and 9th. [1:24] These sessions are member exclusives and are complimentary for RIMS members, of course. So, if you are interested in becoming a member, this would be the time. Visit RIMS.org/membership. [1:34] Webinars: On September 17th, AXA XL returns to present the session, "Beyond the Loss Count: What Property Claims Reveal About Frequency, Severity, and Resilience." [1:46] On October 1st, Brown and Brown will make their RIMS Webinar debut with "The Future of Captives: What Risk Managers Should Think About Now." Visit RIMS.org/Webinars to register. [1:59] RIMS is back on YouTube. Our handle is @RIMSOfficialChannel. We've got plenty of videos there, including RIMScast, RIMScast Canada video podcasts, and other informative and entertaining content from RIMS. Subscribe to the channel today! [2:17] On with the Show! Our guest today is Cari Stinebower. She is a partner at Steptoe in Washington, D.C., and a former U.S. Department of the Treasury and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Attorney-Adviser. [2:32] Cari focuses her practice on regulatory risk where U.S. National Security and Foreign Policy objectives intersect with cross-border business. [2:39] We will talk about fraud, money laundering detection, and cybersecurity, and how this can be connected to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA). [2:50] We'll also talk about how international sanctions can impact any organization, and why risk managers should be strategizing now, if they haven't already. There is so much to discuss!  Let's get to it! [3:04] Interview! Cari Stinebower, welcome to RIMScast! [3:24] Cari says she was at OFAC at an interesting time. She came in after a Hill job doing the campaign finance cleanup for the Democrats for three years, from 1996 to 1999. [3:38] Cari says that OFAC sank their teeth into anti-money laundering and the detection of fraud and corruption. When Cari joined Treasury as an analyst within OFAC, they slotted her into a position focused on counter-narcotics work, and also on the Milošević tribunal. [4:03] Cari says there was lots of work to do and not enough staff to do it. Everyone ot OFAC had then, and still has, multiple portfolios. Cari was splitting between Milošević and counter-narcotics work. [4:20] Cari says she spent a lot of time in Colombia working with banks and the Colombian government on anti-money laundering, focused on the cartels. The drug dealers were very sophisticated and were spectacular at establishing front companies and money laundering. [4:54] Cari says it was a very good lesson for what was to come through the counter-terrorism work. The Colombian narcotics traffickers and their front companies were light-years ahead on money laundering techniques and sanctions evasion. [5:44] Cari says in Colombia, at that time, the narcotics traffickers were excellent businessmen. It was such a lucrative career that they had to find ways to wash the cash. They were buying agricultural businesses, tourism businesses, pharmacies; anything they could to launder cash. [6:18] Cari says they could have been fabulous businessmen if they had gone legitimate. She says some of them tried. [6:32] Cari says 9/11 happened, so the world changed overnight. Cari switched from a counter-narcotics focus to a counter-terrorism focus. [6:44] They started chasing the money. Who was the source of the funds? Where was it going? Which financial institutions were involved? Were they doing it knowingly? Were they being used by governments? Were they being used by "charities"? How is it flowing? [7:03] Cari says that became her focus at OFAC for the next five years after 0/11, before she hopped into the private sector. [7:39] Justin asks about sanctions against nations. Cari says the old way Treasury used to do sanctions was by jurisdiction. A jurisdiction would be identified as prohibited, off-limits for U.S persons, meaning individuals and entities. [8:01] Any funds, transactions, or contracts that came into the possession or control of the U.S. person or entity would, by operation of law, be blocked or frozen; the title remained with the sanctioned party, but the U.S. person or entity had to freeze it and report it to the Treasury. [6:26] The original sanctions on Iran were jurisdictional, based on the government, based on persons located within the jurisdiction of Iran. The Department of the Treasury was aggressive in pursuing enforcement actions. [8:44] Financial institutions were sanctioned with multi-million-dollar penalties. The world started to voluntarily comply. It was U.S. driven initially, but European financial institutions and some of the Emirati financial institutions got on board and complied with the sanctions. [9:20] The Departments of the Treasury and Justice used a clause within the underlying statute for the Iran sanctions that allowed penalties to be imposed on non-U.S. financial institutions that were causing a U.S. bank to process transactions on behalf of the sanctioned party. [9:43] That was the line of the European banking cases that came out. Cari says banks were penalized from 2005 through 2015, which pretty much swept in everyone. [9:56] That was the modern buildout of the compliance program where the U.S. established it was applying its sanctions requirements not only to U.S. persons but to non-US. persons where they could also identify a nexus. [10:12] The favorite nexus was the use of U.S. dollars through the clearing system. Sanctions exploded. It was identifying ways to reach non-U.S. parties through the use of dollars, servers located in the U.S., call centers, approvals, or whatever they could, as a hook to get U.S. nexus. [10:51] Justin asks about sanctions against Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Cari says North Korea has sort of fallen off. There's a big focus on North Korea's use of forced labor. They've also been active in cyberspace and ransomware. [11:20] Cari says we don't see North Korea as often as we see Iran, Russia, and, to a certain degree, Cuba. It depends on the administration. For a while, Venezuela was really hot, from an anti-corruption, anti-money-laundering perspective, rather than a sanctioned invasion. [11:46] Justin speaks of the latest AML bill, passed in 2023. Cari says the big overhaul was under the Patriot Act, which updated and modernized the Bank Secrecy Act. It also updated and modernized the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), OPEC's big statute. [12:09] Cari says there have been updates since. When you hear M&A partners or private equity guys talking, they often refer back to the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act becomes this overarching term for updates to the AML laws and regulations. [12:48] Cari says there has been a growing evolution of the anti-corruption, anti-bribery statutes, the anti-money-laundering statutes, the sanctions world, and the adjacents like the whistleblower protections and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. [13:09] Cari says all of these components are part of this growing collective focus on upgrading U.S. Government abilities to protect against threats to national security and the economy. [13:32] Justin says risk managers are accustomed to thinking about operational and financial risks, but sanctions can feel like a legal issue. Part of the problem is you may have a legal officer who is not a risk manager or a risk manager who is not a legal officer. [13:48] Justin asks, When should sanctions become an Enterprise Risk Management issue? Cari says, looking at OFAC's enforcement actions, sanctions should always be an Enterprise Risk Management focus. [14:04] It's very easy for the bad guys to take advantage of a business if it's siloed. The easiest way to detect a problem, whether it's financial sanctions evasion or exposure to corruption, is if the enterprise is looking holistically at its business, its counterparties, and its transactions. [14:26] Cari says, when we're working with clients on building a global compliance policy or procedure, we keep telling them that it's better to have a holistic view of the business, customers, and geography. [14:43] Not only geographic risk, customer risk, or service risk, but also across the regulatory schemes. If you have sanctions exposure somewhere in your enterprise, you're also likely going to have an anti-money-laundering issue, a corruption issue, and/or an export controls issue.  [15:06] Cari says when you're building out compliance, you want to have a 1,000-foot view of the business units, your customers, your geographies, and the regulatory components, so that you can take advantage of what you may be seeing in one area. It's silos that cause the problems. [15:26] A Quick Break! Many fantastic RIMS events are coming up in 2026. The 11th Annual Chicagoland Risk Forum will return to the Old Post Office on Thursday, September 24th, 2026. 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[16:50] RIMS members can exclusively register by September 4th for the best rate. And get first access to the hotel block. Hotel reservations open on October 28th, ahead of public registration. Sitting this out is the real risk! The link to registration is in this episode's show notes. [17:10] Let's Return to Our Interview with Cari Stinebower! [17:26] Cari says an example of sanctions risk is Iranian oil or Venezuelan oil. Typically, the pattern is you have a Greek shipment manager under charter to deliver oil and gas to China.  The Bill of Lading says the cargo is of Omani origin or Malaysian blend. [18:08] It looks clean. They have all the sanctions exclusions language in the Charter Agreement; the insurers, the reinsurers, and the P&I quotes have all established that the vessel cannot carry Iranian cargo. The documents say it's Omani or Malaysian, and off you go. [18:28] Then you get a call from the U.S. State Department or the Treasury Department saying you've got Iranian cargo on board. The U.S. Government typically knows that because they're using satellite tracking software. They know that the cargo was loaded by ship-to-ship transfer. [18:58] If you go back through the satellite imagery, you can see that it's happened probably two or three times, and when the vessel called on the Omani port that was supposed to be the source of the cargo, it came in at the same draft as it left. Calling on the port was clearly a ruse. [19:34] When you get to the financial payments, that's where you have the money laundering side, and you can see that the Omani seller of the cargo is just a front company with a brand new website, secretly run by the Revolutionary Guard. [19:56] Cari says that when we start talking about the compliance policies and procedures, it's not good enough just to rely on the Bill of Lading. The expectation is that you're going to be doing something a little deeper. [20:11] In 2019, the Department of Justice started to pursue a lot of ship owners and ship managers for carrying Iranian cargo. Sometimes it was Iranian cargo going to Venezuela or going to China. [20:32] In a decent batch of those cases, the ship owners or ship managers would be contacted by the U.S. Government and agree that the Government was right and ask what they could do not to get sanctioned. [20:51] Cari says there were a series of cases where the ships were brought to the U.S. and the cargo was sold by the U.S. Government, with the proceeds going to the Victims of Terrorism Fund, for parties who registered with the Special Master and were entitled to a pro rata share. [21:20] That was the U.S. Government's solution to what to do with all this cargo that they can seize, and they had been seizing, under the Foreign Terrorist Organization Statute. We're now seeing the same focus on the narcotics trafficking cartels in Mexico, Brazil, and Venezuela. [21:46] Cari says, You see the evolution of the U.S. Government's thinking over the years, how the Iranian oil cases are now relevant to countering narcotics trafficking caused by the cartels in South America. [22:00] Justin asks about supply chain risk and sanctions-related risks companies may overlook when they evaluate suppliers. Cari says the supply chain, particularly when you're dealing with raw materials or manufacturers coming out of China, has been an issue for a long time. [22:29] Cari says it's not difficult for a U.S. importer who's bringing in parts and components for widgets to know that their manufacturer or warehouse in China is who they say they are. That's easy enough. [22:48] Where we see issues is when the Chinese manufacturer subcontracts to second or third parties, who ostensibly are also compliant, but it becomes difficult in a more opaque jurisdiction like China to do the tracing down to the actual mine or source of the raw materials. [23:14] That leads up to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which has forced companies to look at supply chains where there's a Chinese component, for several years. [23:31] Where are the raw materials coming from? Do you know where all of the raw materials are coming from, or do you just know where some are? Under the UFLPA, companies were particularly focused on identifying those risks in China. [23:50] Cari says, under the first Trump Administration, and under the Biden Administration, you started to see a lot of companies moving away from sole-sourcing goods from China, specifically because of that risk. [24:02] The National Drug Control Strategy Report that came out in May 2026 is digging deep into supply chain issues. [24:13] It says two things: first, that the U.S. Government needs to act as a whole. The Departments of Justice, Treasury, and Homeland Security need to work together on tackling supply chain issues and addressing where the gaps are. [24:35] Supply chains are being exploited, not only by narcotics traffickers, but across the board. [24:41] The report is also telling businesses that it's not enough to have an OFAC sanctions compliance program where you screen your counterparties against the SDN list. [24:54] There's an expectation for businesses to go deeper, using analytics and AI, looking at their records, and knowing who the suppliers of their suppliers are. [25:17] The expectation is for businesses to step up their game, but also for the U.S. Government to partner with businesses to figure out how to do that. [25:35] Cari says we've also been telling other jurisdictions, like those in the Caribbean and South America, that this is a really good opportunity. [26:44] The first Trump Administration, the Biden Administration, and the second Trump Administration have said to stop sole-sourcing in China. Let's near-shore and friend-shore, and let's bring business and infrastructure back to the Western Hemisphere. [26:00] Cari says we're starting to see jurisdictions offer tax incentives for setting up manufacturing spaces, or finding ways to invest in the United States to bring back manufacturing. [26:14] Cari says the big issue of late has been how to bring shipbuilding back to the United States. Is there a way to do it in Latin America without relying on China as the major shipyard? [26:29] Those issues are interesting because they trigger a series of other questions: cost of labor, sourcing raw materials, and more. It's a longer-term problem. If you're building out your supply chain nose-to-tail, it's going to require a more transparent jurisdiction than China. [26:52] One more Quick Break! RIMS, The Foundation for Risk ManagementTM, is dedicated to shaping the future of the profession. By making a contribution, you are strengthening the global risk management community and investing in the future of the industry. [27:11] The Foundation also supports the Spencer Educational Foundation but has a different mission. The Foundation focuses on providing opportunities for those professionals who have already decided to enter risk management and are just getting started. [27:26] You can learn more about the Foundation by visiting www.RIMS.org/FRM.  While you're there, be sure to check out information about the Susan Meltzer Scholarship Fund, which was established to honor Ms. Meltzer, who was RIMS President in 1999 and 2000. [27:44] Susan Meltzer was a cherished RIMS President and contributed so much to RIMS and the greater risk community. Learn more at RIMS.org/FRM. [27:53] Let's return to our interview with Cari Stinebower! [28:14] Justin asks if other countries sanction the United States or U.S. companies. Cari says it has become a new trend. The jurisdictions doing it are China, with the National Security Law; Russia, identifying Hostile Jurisdictions that have imposed sanctions against Russia. [29:12] Cari says it's a quid pro quo. Ukraine has a sanctions program against entities that do business with Russia. Canada and Europe are well-known for their Blocking Statutes. [29:48] They have Antidote Sanctions that prohibit their nationals from complying with the U.S.'s Cuba Sanctions. Those jurisdictions see the U.S. sanctions on Cuba as territorial. There is a quid pro quo. [30:08] Sometimes it triggers conflict-of-law issues, and companies have to decide how and when they're going to comply with which set of sanctions. [30:46] Cari says, if you don't have a holistic view of which jurisdictions you're operating in, and where your U.S. nationals are located, there's no way to build out a robust, comprehensive sanctions program. [31:01] If you have a U.S. person located in or in a business position in Canada, you wouldn't want them dealing with the Canadian company's Cuba business. You need to know where they are located in advance so you can protect the U.S. person. [31:27] Justin notes that RIMS is a global society. Canada is the second-largest RIMS membership base. [31:40] Justin says there's so much due diligence to be done. You have to vet the company you're going to be doing business with and do your second- and third-tier supply chain risk management deep dive to make sure that everything is above board. [32:02] Cari says there are many examples where the Canadian Government has aggressively stepped up its sanctions components. The Canadian sanctions on Russian targets may be more aggressive than the U.S. or EU sanctions on Russia. [32:19] If you have a financial institution or insurance company based in Canada, but operating in the U.S. and the EU, because they're complying with the Canadian sanctions, they're blocking transactions that a U.S. party wouldn't have to block. [32:44] You want to know what the entire web of sanctions regulations is before you figure out who your business parties are and how you're going to navigate something. [32:55] Justin surmises that a small company without a dedicated risk professional would need to reach out to a company like Steptoe. Cari agrees; a lot of people will use a law firm and a consultant to build out their compliance programs or to do the risk analysis. [33:13] Cari says, then they will either find someone in-house or outsource it to a consultant or a specialist to keep costs down. [33:23]  Cari says, we also see this pop up in Mergers & Acquisitions. One of the things that is often difficult is that they will see the compliance function either as redundant or as a cost center, and not as a profit center. [33:47] The guidance is always: Don't save costs by getting rid of your Compliance function, because it will cost you money in the long run. But often, that is what you will see. [34:00] Justin brings up the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), a legislative priority for RIMS. RIMS sends an External Affairs Team to Capitol Hill every year to talk about TRIA with their Representatives in Congress. [34:19] Justin says RIMS helped lead the charge, over 20 years ago, to get TRIA passed into law. [34:30] The nature of terrorism risk has evolved since TRIA's enactment. Justin asks how risk managers should be thinking about terrorism exposure today, compared to when the program was established. [34:44] Cari says terrorism, like the narcotics traffickers, evolves. It's cash-intensive. There's more you can do now through technology, AI, cybersecurity, and cryptocurrency. [35:01] You can sit completely offshore and wreak havoc on the electrical grid or a utilities provider, or a financial institution, through cyberattacks or cybercrimes. It can be crippling if terrorists go after the grid. [35:28] Cari says we have seen an overlap between what could be a terrorist attack and what is more likely a ransomware grab, when they're going after smaller utilities located somewhere in the Midwest. That seems to be a trend. [35:45] They're not always sophisticated. You don't always know who the counterparties are. Going back to the Drug Control Strategy report, the Government is saying that there has to be a holistic approach to ransomware and cyberattacks. [36:03] A couple of years ago, the FBI and Homeland Security set up a task force to work with the utilities or other U.S. businesses that see themselves faced with a ransomware attack that is either just for the money or is something more nefarious. [36:24] Cari says, if the question is, is it terrorism or is it something else, but the way you would attack it would be the same if you're the utilities manager; it doesn't matter if it's terrorism or cybercrime. [36:48] You've got to work with law enforcement to protect your infrastructure, to figure out whether you're going to pay the ransom or not, so that you can protect your customers' data. [37:02] It's up to the Government to figure out who the illicit party was. Is it a hacker group sitting in Russia? Is it a terrorist group? Why were they doing it, and how do you stop it from happening in the future? [37:18] If you're the Business Manager or the Compliance Officer, you need to build in your risks, your risk mitigation strategies, redundancies, and backup servers that are not connected. The problem for you isn't: Is this a hacker or a terrorist doing this to me? [37:53] Cari says there are many insurance working groups. We've worked with clients, some of these groups, and the U.S. Government to come up with language that makes sense. We see it in the context of Iran or Russia, or with respect to language for War Risk in the Strait of Hormuz. [38:32] Cari says, The partnership between the insurers, reinsurers, brokers, and Government is pretty deep. [38:41] These working groups have been around for a long time because insurers, brokers, and reinsurers need buy-in from the Government to get assurances that the language they're putting out there is enough to get them out of trouble if they're acting in good faith. [39:00] Generally, everyone is, but you want that nod from the Government that what you've done is sufficient from the Government's perspective. [39:37] Cari's advice to risk professionals in August 2026: The most important thing is that the risk professionals and the business units know and trust each other. [39:47] Cari continues: A risk professional isn't going to be able to build out a compliance program that works unless they know what the business units are up to and what the business priorities are, and they have the trust of the business professionals. [40:05] Some critics warn that you don't want the compliance person to become a captive of the business units, driven by profit rather than compliance. Cari says the business compliance person needs the business unit and the compliance unit to work hand in glove. She explains it. [40:46] Cari says we've seen this a lot with all of these businesses jumping into the Venezuela market. There's a lot of business upside but also a lot of risk. It may not be that there's a sanctions risk, but the longer-term risks are the money-laundering and corruption risks. [41:26] Cari asks what happens ten years from now? If you're a compliance officer, you need to understand the upside to the business, which is lots of profit, but when you're drafting contracts and working with the business unit, how are you mitigating the risk that's five or 10 years out? [41:44] Cari says the only way you do that is if the compliance and business units have a certain amount of trust and respect for each other. [41:57] Cari says the Compliance Officer is not always the Risk Manager. Some businesses will have it siloed; some will have someone embedded. In some cases, there's no compliance person. They throw it onto a legal officer, and the legal officer can be spread fairly thin. [42:13] Cari says you can work through trade associations to understand industry risk. You can hire consultants. You can hire law firms. The benchmarking is incredibly important to understand not only the opportunity but also the appropriate risk. [42:49] Justin says this has been one of the most informative RIMScasts we've had in a while. I'm so glad we got a chance to tackle this topic. Cari, thank you so much for joining us here on RIMScast! [42:45] Special thanks again to Cari Stinebower of Steptoe for joining us here on RIMScast! A link to her LinkedIn profile is in this episode's show notes. [42:58] I have links on this episode's show notes to other RIMS coverage on sanctions, geopolitical tensions, and related supply chain risk. Also visit RMMagazine.com. [43:08] Plug Time! Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. [43:26] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. 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//The Wire//2300Z August 19, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCES HALT TO DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS WITH IRAN. DUBAI CONFIRMS YESTERDAY'S MISSILE ATTACK ORIGINATED FROM IRAN. ISRAELIS STRIKE AIRBASE IN SYRIA. TAJIK NATIONAL FLEES MURDER CONVICTION IN UNITED STATES AFTER VIRGINIA ALLOWS HIM TO OBTAIN PASSPORT.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE------International Events-Persian Gulf: Following yesterday's missile warnings in Dubai, the culprit of the missile attack was revealed to be not the Houthis, but Iran. Two ballistic missiles were launched from within Iran, with one impacting in the Gulf, and the other landing somewhere outside the UAE. Emirati officials have stated that the missiles were not intended for them, and that the missiles were attempting to target merchant vessels within the Strait of Hormuz. Nevertheless, the UAE has allegedly halted trade and financial transactions with Iran, until further notice.Analyst Comment: Prior to the war, Dubai was Tehran's gateway to the west, and served as a major hub for trade, but especially for banking. If the Emirs have indeed shut down Iran's access to financial markets, this will probably have more significant impact than it seems at first.Syria: Last night Israeli forces conducted airstrikes at Al Duhur Airbase, targeting the runway and several maintenance facilities at the airfield.Analyst Comment: This is a message to Turkey. Turkish forces have been at this airfield for a few months, trying to fix the airstrip enough for it to open once again, which would in turn allow for the recreation of the Syrian Air Force, but also another place for Turkish forces to run operations out of. The Israelis striking this runway is probably an effort to put the Syrians back in their box, and also inflame tensions with the Turks even more, to prevent their expansion into Israel's back yard.-HomeFront-USA: Around the nation, the energy crisis continues to worsen as gas prices climb steadily higher. This morning, the national average for diesel rose to over $5.50, as reflected by the current global diesel shortage. This afternoon bond yields dropped after the Treasury Department announced that the US will be doubling the repurchases of debt.Washington D.C. - Yesterday President Trump stated that no diplomatic efforts with Iran are taking place, sharply reversing the months of prior rhetoric that the White House has become legendary for. Up until this statement, the official stance has been that indirect talks are occurring, and that Iran frequently calls the White House "wanting to make a deal". Yesterday's statement by President Trump is a very sharp reversal regarding the diplomatic efforts in the region.Virginia: Yesterday local authorities revealed that a Tajik man fled the United States last month following his detention in a mental facility. In 2019, Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda stabbed his landlord to death, but was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2022. He was sentenced to detention in a mental facility, before being deemed to be a candidate for early release last year. While serving his sentence, he was allowed by the prosecution to visit the Tajik Embassy in Washington D.C. where he was allowed to obtain a passport for his home country of Tajikistan. He was also allowed to have prison vacation time, when he could have two-day vacations outside the detention facility. During one of these vacation slots on July 6th, Toshpulodzoda used his passport to flee the United States.-----END TEARLINE-----Analyst Comments: In Utah, overnight more details have come to light regarding Monday's funeral shooting. The lead suspect at the moment is Afuhia Masiu Manatau, who pulled out a gun and attempted to kill an unidentified person at the funeral. At some point during the shootout, his son Tusi took his father's gun and continued to shoot at members of the Angilau family.Concerning the alleged victims, a correction to yesterday's report is needed as the fatality in this case is not the same person who was previously convicted of murder. The victim was Vilisoni Angilau (aged 18), and Vilisoni Angilau (aged 33) was previously convicted of crimes related to gang affiliation. Same exact name, same exact area, same exact family, same exact affiliation with the Ward, but different people. Turns out, the 18-year-old who was killed yesterday is also affiliated with the Tongan Crips, as evidenced by confirmed gang members and shotcallers mourning his death on Facebook. Local Tongans are claiming the victim is not affiliated with the gang, but social media posts indicate this is not true.The reason for why this matters is due to the elevated potential for a gang war to kick off, if it hasn't done so already. Clearly local police thought the same at the time, as they rolled way harder than they needed to in order to protect the hospital. Gang violence is very likely to continue to escalate within Utah over the next few weeks, and this is going to affect more people than just those in the gang. When the only Level 1 Trauma Center for hundreds of miles is locked down because hordes of Tongan Crips are trying to break down the doors after a gang shooting, this becomes more of a substantial concern than just some random gang war. Even in the legendary gang epicenters around the country, local hospitals don't have to worry about literally being overrun as if they were a forward-deployed military base in a foreign land. But in Salt Lake City, this is now a genuine concern that is all brought about by a demographic that comprises less than one percent of the population.Analyst: S2A1 Research: https://publish.obsidian.md/s2underground NomadNet: 5fa68c88be727a0e1a250a75e5e79269 Disclaimer: No LLMs were used in the writing of this report. //END REPORT//

Jamila Sultan bin Hadda, Economic Researcher and Member of the Youth Council at the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department, discusses the growing role of Emirati youth in Sharjah's real estate sector, with investments reaching AED 4.3 billion across 7,052 properties traded by 5,314 young investors. She highlights what these figures reveal about youth investment awareness, confidence in Sharjah's market, and the growing culture of building sustainable wealth. Listen to #Pulse95Radio in the UAE by tuning in on your radio (95.00 FM) or online on our website: www.pulse95radio.com ************************ Follow us on Social. www.facebook.com/pulse95radio www.twitter.com/pulse95radio www.instagram.com/pulse95radio

Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membershipDonate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here:http://btml.us/thinkingmuslimMurtaza Hussain joins The Thinking Muslim to examine the deepening relationship between the UAE and Israel and what it means for the wider Muslim world.From leaked documents revealing military cooperation and the role of Jeffrey Epstein in cultivating ties between Emirati and Israeli elites, to the UAE's influence in Sudan, Yemen, Syria and Somaliland, we explore how this alliance is reshaping power across the Middle East and beyond.You can find Murtaza Hussain here:X: https://x.com/MazMHussain?s=20IG: https://www.instagram.com/mazmhussain/Substack: https://substack.com/@mazmhussain Become a member here:https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membershipOr give your one-off donation here:https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/donateListen to the audio version of the podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vXiAjVFnhNI3T9Gkw636aApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-thinking-muslim/id1471798762Purchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merchFind us on:WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDYCfV5PO199ImLqZ34X: https://x.com/thinking_muslimLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-thinking-muslim/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Thinking-Muslim-Podcast-105790781361490Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkingmuslimpodcast/Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslimBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingmuslim.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.com/@thinkingmuslimpodcastFind Muhammad Jalal here:X: https://twitter.com/jalalaynInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jalalayns/Sign up to Muhammad Jalal's newsletter: https://jalalayn.substack.comWebsite Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.comDisclaimer:The views expressed in this video are those of the individual speaker(s) and do not represent the views of the host, producers, platform, or any affiliated organisation. This content is provided for lawful, informational, and analytical purposes only, and should not be taken as professional advice. Viewer discretion is advised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marking a landmark 10-year journey of reviving Emirati craft heritage and empowering artisans, Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council (Irthi) is announcing the launch of Irthi Museum – the region's first museum dedicated to contemporary craft. The new museum marks a significant milestone in Irthi's impactful and evolving role as a platform for contemporary craft, design, and research.

The US is losing leverage in Somalia — and may be about to repeat the mistake in Mali. Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss, a Long War Journal editor and a senior analyst at the Bridgeway Foundation, break down why Washington's frustration with Mogadishu is putting critical African Union support at risk, what that means for Al Shabaab's grip on southern Somalia, and whether Puntland and Emirati-backed forces can hold the line without it.They also discuss Mali, where renewed US airstrikes against JNIM raise a familiar question: what do strikes accomplish without a ground strategy or political reform? Bill and Caleb trace the pattern across the Sahel before tackling the bigger debate over whether Al Qaeda is dead or everywhere, and why our visibility into the network may be at an all-time low.

“Jared Kushner is one of the most powerful American diplomats of the twenty-first century — and he has no skill set to speak of that I can see.” — Casey Michel Four years ago, the muckraking journalist Casey Michel came on this show to discuss how the United States has built the greatest money-laundering scheme in history. That pre-Trump 2.0 America, he says, looks quaint. His new book, United States of Oligarchy: How America's Wealthiest Ally with Dictators, Weaken the U.S., and Destroy Democracy, describes an American casino where the Trump family has become the dealer with a perennially stacked deck. The word “oligarchy” comes with 2,500 years of baggage. Aristotle, not averse to aristocracy, nonetheless warned of the rule of the few. Teddy Roosevelt preferred “plutocracy” as a way of describing the baronial rule of the late 19th century American capitalists. And, of course, it took a Roosevelt — the sickly scion of upper-crust New York — to dilute his own oligarchic caste with anti-trust law and inheritance & progressive income taxes. Exhibit A in this American oligarchy is Jared Kushner, who has leveraged his father-in-law's rotten casino to ally with dictators and destroy democracy both in America and around the world. Michel says Kushner has “no skill set to speak of” — apart, of course, from an insatiable greed for wealth and power. The banality of the deal. So what to do? Michel is waiting for a 21st century Teddy Roosevelt — he names Talarico and Ossoff — who will tax and perhaps even prosecute Kushner and his fellow oligarchs. But I fear he is waiting for Godot. Teddy isn't coming back. Nor is FDR. Don't expect the banality of the current highly lucrative deal to end anytime soon. Five Takeaways •       Child's Play. The anonymous shell companies and mystery donations of American Kleptocracy — dire enough in 2022 — now read as quaint. The scale has exploded (crypto, prediction markets, AI as accelerant), and so has the shamelessness: a Qatari luxury airliner gifted to a sitting president, and a $1.8 billion slush fund that will compensate January 6 rioters while granting Trump's family, inner circle, and “associates” carte blanche from tax audits, past and future. America has had corrupt administrations — Grant, Harding, Nixon — but nothing, Michel argues, on this magnitude. Trump himself is symptom rather than cause: the culmination of trends decades in the making. “Shameless does not begin to describe it. I have to laugh — otherwise, I'm sure I'd just be crying.”•       From Aristotle to the Trillionaire. Aristotle popularized oligarchy: rule of the few — who must also be the wealthiest. Teddy Roosevelt preferred “plutocracy,” and the Founders fought over “aristocracy”; Michel meets the 2020s where they are. The through line he found in the research: America's anti-oligarchic champions come from inside the elite — above all TR, the sickly, bloodlet, electroshocked child of upper-crust New York who grew into the singular force against concentrated wealth: inheritance tax, progressive income tax, and a bully pulpit used without apology. Today's benchmark: Gilded Age fortunes — Rockefeller's $30 billion in modern terms — are pocket change beside centibillionaires and America's first, briefly minted trillionaire.•       Exhibit A: Jared Kushner. One of the most powerful American diplomats of the twenty-first century — Israel and Gaza, Russia and Ukraine, the Gulf — with, in Michel's judgment, no skill set to speak of: a string of failures from 666 Fifth Avenue to the New York Observer, redeemed by the single best thing he ever did, marrying Ivanka Trump. MBS bragged Kushner was “in his pocket”; James Comer told an intermediary to tell him to fuck off — making Kushner, Michel suggests, a genuinely bipartisan target for future investigations. Andrew pushed back — the network of autocrats is real, the Harvard degree is real — and the conversation settled on Arendt: not evil, but indifferent to good and evil. What Kushner cares about: Ivanka and her father, his bottom line, and carrying water for Benjamin Netanyahu.•       The Incentive Machine. Michel's deeper argument indicts structures, not sinners: virtually none of this is illegal, which is precisely the problem. Corporate secrecy, campaign finance, and offshore taxation build an architecture in which allying with dictators is the rational move — if your competitor will meet MBS or Xi, you must too. Hence the corporate class's standing ovation for Xi Jinping in San Francisco; Google's Project Dragonfly censorship engine; Musk's Tesla leverage in Beijing (and DOGE actions conspicuously in Chinese interest); the NBA's progressive branding beside its Rwandan and Emirati partnerships; and Ireland, the thriving democracy at the bottom of the tax-haven barrel. Michel is happy to call the CCP one of history's most monstrous regimes — and to note that no ideology, only rank financial interest, lays American CEOs at its feet.•       Waiting for Teddy. Does oligarchy actually weaken America? Michel points to the Iran war's aftermath — collapsed interceptor stocks, an intact Tehran regime, Gulf monarchs getting their dirty business done at American expense — plus Greenland threats, wobbling alliances, and the nuclear proliferation he expects among abandoned allies. Andrew pressed the counter-case three times: Wall Street at record highs, half of America holding retirement accounts. Michel's answer: inequality beyond anything in the national experience — and a political moment, left and right, hungry for anti-oligarchic leadership. The GOP just moved to kill the shell-company database; the remedy is a twenty-first-century TR — a Talarico, an Ossoff — willing to be denounced as a communist agitator. “If Teddy Roosevelt can be, I suppose anyone can.” About the Guest Casey Michel is an author, investigative journalist, and director of the Combating Kleptocracy Program at the Human Rights Foundation. He is the author of American Kleptocracy — named by The Economist one of the best books for understanding financial crime — and Foreign Agents, and his writing on offshoring, foreign lobbying, and illicit wealth appears in The New York Times, Financial Times, The Atlantic, and Foreign Affairs, among others. He has testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on illicit financial networks and national security, holds a master's from Columbia's Harriman Institute, and is currently sanctioned by the Russian regime for his work. United States of Oligarchy (St. Martin's Press, August 4, 2026) is his third book. References: •       United States of Oligarchy by Casey Michel (St. Martin's Press, Augu...

The Department of Health and Human Services has a vacancy in its top IT post. Clark Minor is no longer listed as the agency's chief information officer, per a webpage with the health department's IT leadership. Instead, David Hong, the principal deputy CIO, is now identified as the department's acting IT chief. It is unclear when the change to the webpage was made. HHS spokespeople did not immediately respond to FedScoop's requests for comment on the timing of Minor's departure as CIO. Per an agency source granted anonymity to speak more candidly, Minor gave notice to the secretary and is staying on as an advisor to help with the transition. Minor began at HHS as its chief technology officer in the early days of the second Trump administration, and was eventually tapped to replace Jennifer Wendel as CIO upon her departure. He has often been affiliated with the now-defunct Department of Government Efficiency organization. Before joining the department, Minor was global head of cloud at Palantir Technologies for over a decade, per his financial disclosure published by ProPublica. The United States and United Arab Emirates are setting up a new bilateral military crew that will hustle to integrate their forces' artificial intelligence capabilities, and deploy joint assets to monitor and enhance regional security. Task Force Talon Synapse is slated to soon be fully operational, U.S. Central Command announced Tuesday. Approximately 20 American and Emirati personnel with expertise in AI, data, cybersecurity and related technology areas will serve on the Abu Dhabi-based team. Centcom spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins told DefenseScoop: “We're working to sign the agreement in the weeks ahead.” The UAE shares maritime borders with Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iran. It's considered one of America's key strategic and geopolitical partners in the Middle East. The two nations' increasingly close cooperation over recent decades has been largely anchored by combined defense operations, major arms sales and the technological interoperability of their militaries. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

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Rassegna stampa economico-finanziaria del 25 Luglio 2026, strutturata per macro-temi e basata sulle principali testate giornalistiche nazionali.Energia, petrolio, gas e impatto sull'economia italianaTestate: Corriere della Sera / Repubblica / La Stampa / Il Sole 24 Ore / Libero / Domani / Il FoglioIl rincaro dell'energia torna a rappresentare il principale rischio congiunturale per l'economia italiana. L'aumento del petrolio e del gas, alimentato dall'escalation in Medio Oriente e dalle tensioni sulle rotte marittime, si trasferisce rapidamente sui carburanti, sulle bollette, sui trasporti e sui margini delle imprese.L'inflazione italiana risale al 3,4%, rispetto al 2,3% del mese precedente, mentre l'indice armonizzato si colloca intorno al 3,7%. La componente energetica torna quindi a comprimere il potere d'acquisto delle famiglie e a rallentare consumi, investimenti e crescita.Il Brent raggiunge circa 96,38 dollari al barile, mentre il gas europeo si attesta intorno a 62,90 euro per MWh. Il contemporaneo rafforzamento del dollaro amplifica l'impatto sull'Eurozona, poiché una parte rilevante delle forniture energetiche viene regolata in valuta statunitense.Sulla rete ordinaria la benzina raggiunge circa 1,968 euro al litro, mentre il gasolio sale a 2,161 euro. In autostrada i prezzi arrivano rispettivamente a circa 2,059 e 2,228 euro, con un aggravio stimato fino a 13,95 euro per un pieno di diesel.Accise, sostegni e tutela del potere d'acquistoTestate: Il Sole 24 Ore / Repubblica / La StampaLa cosiddetta “stangata estiva” viene quantificata in circa 700 milioni di euro, considerando i maggiori costi sostenuti dalle famiglie per carburanti e spostamenti. A questo impatto diretto si aggiungono gli effetti indiretti sui beni trasportati su gomma.Il Governo valuta il ritorno delle accise mobili, un meccanismo che consentirebbe di utilizzare parte dell'extragettito IVA prodotto dal rincaro petrolifero per ridurre temporaneamente il prezzo alla pompa.L'intervento ipotizzato potrebbe comportare un taglio di circa 6-7 centesimi al litro, ma richiede coperture compatibili con i conti pubblici. Una riduzione generalizzata e permanente avrebbe infatti un costo molto elevato per lo Stato.La soluzione più efficace potrebbe essere una combinazione di accise mobili, sostegni mirati alle famiglie vulnerabili e crediti d'imposta temporanei per i settori energivori, evitando un sussidio indistinto anche ai consumatori con maggiore capacità di spesa.Piano energetico, rinnovabili e ritorno del nucleareTestate: Corriere della Sera / Italia Oggi / Il FoglioIl Tesoro prepara un piano da circa 14 miliardi di euro per sostenere energia pulita, reti, capacità rinnovabile, sistemi di accumulo, efficienza energetica e infrastrutture industriali.Una parte delle risorse potrebbe essere mobilitata attraverso garanzie pubbliche e strumenti finanziari capaci di coinvolgere investitori istituzionali, limitando l'impatto diretto sul deficit.La crisi del Golfo riapre contemporaneamente il dibattito sul nucleare. Arabia Saudita, Emirati, Egitto e Turchia valutano nuovi programmi atomici per ridurre il consumo interno di idrocarburi e liberare maggiori quantità di petrolio e gas destinate all'esportazione.Anche senza la costruzione immediata di nuove centrali in Italia, il rilancio internazionale del nucleare può creare opportunità per imprese italiane attive nell'ingegneria, nella componentistica, nella cybersecurity e nei sistemi di controllo.Iran, Stretto di Hormuz e sicurezza delle filiere globaliTestate: Corriere della Sera / La Stampa / Repubblica / Domani / Il FoglioLo Stretto di Hormuz torna al centro dello scenario economico mondiale. Nell'area non transitano soltanto petrolio e gas naturale liquefatto, ma anche merci e materie prime indispensabili per l'agricoltura e l'industria.Un blocco anche parziale determinerebbe un aumento dei noli, dei premi assicurativi e dei tempi di consegna. Le rotte alternative e gli oleodotti terrestri potrebbero compensare soltanto una parte dei volumi normalmente trasportati attraverso lo Stretto.Il rischio riguarda anche fertilizzanti come ammoniaca e urea. Un'interruzione prolungata delle forniture potrebbe tradursi, con alcuni mesi di ritardo, in un aumento dei costi agricoli e dei prezzi alimentari.Cina e India sono particolarmente esposte per la forte dipendenza dalle forniture del Golfo, ma anche l'Europa subirebbe l'aumento delle quotazioni internazionali e la competizione per i carichi disponibili.Dazi, commercio internazionale ed export italianoTestate: Corriere della Sera / Repubblica / Domani / Il FoglioLa politica commerciale statunitense torna a essere una delle principali fonti di volatilità. Washington valuta nuove misure contro l'Unione europea in risposta alle sanzioni e alle regole comunitarie applicate alle grandi piattaforme digitali.I settori italiani potenzialmente più esposti sono automotive, farmaceutica, vino, agroalimentare, moda, arredamento, macchinari e beni di lusso.Il farmaceutico potrebbe dimostrare una maggiore capacità di tenuta grazie al peso dei prodotti brevettati e alla difficoltà di sostituire rapidamente alcune forniture. Moda, vino e arredamento sono invece più vulnerabili alla riduzione della domanda determinata dall'aumento dei prezzi.Le imprese esportatrici dovranno gestire il rischio attraverso anticipazione delle spedizioni, revisione dei contratti, coperture valutarie, diversificazione geografica e maggiore presenza produttiva negli Stati Uniti.Intelligenza Artificiale, produttività e concentrazione finanziariaTestate: Il Sole 24 Ore / Milano FinanzaL'Intelligenza Artificiale viene indicata come una tecnologia capace di produrre effetti moltiplicativi sulla produttività, non limitandosi all'automazione delle attività esistenti ma trasformando processi, prodotti e modelli organizzativi.Il principale limite italiano non è la disponibilità degli strumenti, ma la loro diffusione. Le grandi imprese possono investire in competenze e modelli avanzati, mentre le PMI rischiano di rimanere indietro per carenza di dati, capitale e capacità organizzativa.La corsa all'AI ha inoltre aumentato la concentrazione degli indici azionari statunitensi. Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia e Tesla rappresentano circa il 32,5% della capitalizzazione dell'S&P 500.Gli investimenti miliardari in chip, data center e infrastrutture possono sostenere la crescita futura, ma ridurre temporaneamente il flusso di cassa disponibile. Per gli investitori diventa quindi essenziale distinguere tra narrativa tecnologica e reale capacità di generare ricavi, margini e cassa.Investimenti, crescita europea e competitività bancariaTestate: Il Sole 24 Ore / Il Foglio / Milano FinanzaGli investimenti sono la variabile centrale dell'autonomia strategica europea. L'Unione dispone di un'elevata quantità di risparmio privato, ma investe meno degli Stati Uniti in innovazione, energia, difesa, infrastrutture e tecnologie avanzate.Il modello europeo resta troppo dipendente dal credito bancario. Le imprese innovative e ad alta crescita necessitano invece di mercati azionari più profondi, capitale di rischio, private equity e venture capital.La Commissione europea riconosce inoltre la scarsa competitività del sistema bancario continentale, ancora frammentato lungo i confini nazionali e caratterizzato da barriere alle aggregazioni transfrontaliere.Una maggiore integrazione bancaria e finanziaria potrebbe ridurre i costi, aumentare gli investimenti tecnologici e trasformare una quota maggiore del risparmio europeo in capitale produttivo.Difesa, aerospazio e LeonardoTestate: Repubblica / Milano Finanza / Italia OggiL'aumento della spesa militare europea sostiene le prospettive della filiera industriale italiana. Leonardo accelera su elicotteri, droni, satelliti, elettronica, sistemi di difesa integrata e sul programma del nuovo caccia GCAP con Regno Unito e Giappone.Il gruppo ha acquisito nuovi contratti per circa 1 miliardo di euro, tra cui accordi con Arabia Saudita e Indonesia per elicotteri e aerei da combattimento.Il titolo Leonardo si colloca intorno a 52 euro, con una performance cumulata molto rilevante dall'inizio della guerra in Ucraina. La crescita della domanda apre opportunità, ma evidenzia anche limiti di capacità produttiva.La filiera deve affrontare carenza di personale qualificato, tempi di approvvigionamento e disponibilità di componenti. L'aumento degli ordini dovrà quindi tradursi in investimenti produttivi, formazione e occupazione specializzata.PNRR, partenariato pubblico-privato e infrastruttureTestate: Milano Finanza / Il Sole 24 OreLa conclusione del PNRR apre il problema della continuità degli investimenti. Imprese, strutture operative e progetti avviati grazie alle risorse europee rischiano di rimanere senza finanziamenti dopo la fine del Piano.Il partenariato pubblico-privato assume quindi un ruolo crescente. I contratti censiti raggiungono circa 28 miliardi di euro, coinvolgendo amministrazioni, banche, fondi infrastrutturali e operatori industriali.

Il caso di Mario Roggero, il gioielliere di Grinzane Cavour condannato in via definitiva a 14 anni e 9 mesi, ha diviso l'Italia. Ma cosa sarebbe successo se avesse sparato in Francia, in Spagna o in Germania? Le risposte sono molto diverse tra loro, e raccontano tre modi opposti di intendere la legittima difesa. Poi guardiamo alla classifica dei passaporti più potenti del mondo: Singapore in testa, gli Emirati in ascesa vertiginosa, gli Stati Uniti scivolati al decimo posto. E chiudiamo in Danimarca, dove dopo due secoli sono tornati i lupi e le autorità distribuiscono ai turisti un vademecum su come comportarsi in caso di incontro ravvicinato Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How much of what feels like forgetfulness is actually an overloaded brain, and can learning new skills help build resilience as we age? Plus, new pathways for Emirati orchestral musicians, and how playing in a band can build confidence in children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode of The Smashi Business Show, Abdul Majid Awan breaks down the biggest stories shaping the UAE and the region. Abu Dhabi's oil production hits a record 4.1 million barrels per day following its OPEC exit, while telecom giant e& sends its shares soaring after offloading its $5.95 billion Vodafone stake. The US eases export restrictions, unlocking access to advanced AI chips for Emirati firms, cementing the UAE's AI ambitions. Plus, Dubai billionaire Khalaf Al Habtoor rewards Egypt's national football team with Mitsubishi cars after their historic World Cup run. Business, tech, energy, and sport — all in one show.

HEADLINES:UAE President Mohamed Bin Zayed Has Been Winning Hearts With His Humility After A Viral VideoA UAE Billionaire Has Gifted Egypt's World Cup Team Brand New CarsThe UAE Welcomed The Viral 'A' Grade Dance Star Emarat

"We're the supermarket of data. If you want a biscuit, you buy the milk - you don't need to be an expert in cows." That's how Franck Mouriaux frames one of the most visual ideas in this conversation, recorded live amid the noise of Eurosatory in Paris, where Torsten Kriening steps into the UAE Pavilion to sit down with the acting CEO of FADA, an EDGE company.Mouriaux is a space engineer whose CV reads like a tour of modern spaceflight - Sentinel-1, Galileo, EarthCARE, OneWeb, and Rocket Lab - before EDGE and the UAE offered him a new challenge: building a sovereign, industrial-scale space company from a near-standing start. In barely two years, FADA has set out to move the UAE from buying components to designing its own systems, and from government-funded activity to a genuine, commercially viable business. As Mouriaux explains, sovereignty doesn't mean doing everything yourself - it means knowing what's critical enough to keep in your own hands, and leveraging a surprisingly rich Emirati ecosystem for the rest.At the heart of the discussion is the SIRB constellation, and FADA's deliberate bet on synthetic aperture radar over the optical everyone else is chasing. Mouriaux makes a compelling case: radar sees day and night, through cloud, anywhere on the globe - and during the difficult months earlier this year, when clouds rendered most optical imagery useless, it was radar the armed forces relied on. He talks candidly about the dual-use civilian and defence applications, the transfer-of-knowledge model behind the first three satellites, partnerships with MetaSensing and ST Engineering, and a first launch targeted for early 2028.But the most forward-looking thread is Zenith - FADA's multi-constellation orchestration system, already live and optimising tasking across some 300 commercial satellites from eight to ten providers, with FADA's own satellites to come. It's the "supermarket" made real: one unified format, whoever the data comes from. Mouriaux closes on the thing you can't buy - people - and FADA's work embedding UAE nationals and running the Space Academy to build the brains long before the hardware.Visionary, pragmatic, and full of momentum. Press play.Space Café Radio brings you talks, interviews, and reports from the team of SpaceWatchers while out on the road. Each episode has a specific topic, unique content, and a personal touch. Enjoy the show, and let us know your thoughts at radio@spacewatch.globalWe love to hear from you. Send us your thought, comments, suggestions, love lettersSupport the showYou can find us on: Spotify and Apple Podcast!Please visit us at SpaceWatch.Global, subscribe to our newsletters. Follow us on LinkedIn and X!

In today's episode of Trending Middle East, the UAE enters a new era of transport as Etihad Rail launches the country's first national passenger service. The inaugural journey between Fujairah and Abu Dhabi marks a historic milestone for the UAE and the wider Gulf region, with more stations to open in the coming months. We also examine conflicting statements over the next phase of US-Iran diplomacy. US President Donald Trump says talks are to take place in Doha, while Tehran insists its delegation is travelling only to oversee the implementation of the interim agreement. Negotiations on a permanent peace deal have not yet begun, it added. At the UN, Israel urges the international community to ensure last week's agreement with Lebanon is fully implemented, describing it as an opportunity to curb Hezbollah and Iranian influence. France proposes an international mission with Oman to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. But Iran rejects the idea, insisting only Tehran has the authority to oversee operations in the waterway. And the UAE lifts its travel ban on Lebanon, allowing Emirati citizens to visit once again under new registration requirements. The move is welcomed by Beirut as another sign of improving ties between the countries. Trending Middle East is AI-assisted, using original reporting published in The National and curated and edited by humans.

In this latest installment of the “Weekly Wolfson” series on No Way, Jose!, host Jose Galison sits down with journalist Matt Wolfson to unpack his new Al Mayadeen piece, “Under Western media cover, the UAE and Israel divide and conquer MENA.” The conversation centers on the deepening strategic partnership between Abu Dhabi and Jerusalem, tracing how their alignment creates a distinct dialectic shaped by their respective relationships with Washington, Riyadh, and other regional and global actors. Wolfson and Galison examine how this axis operates beneath the surface of mainstream narratives, influencing everything from Gulf security arrangements to the broader balance of power across the Middle East and North Africa.The discussion also contrasts the personal and ideological formation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with that of the UAE's ruling elite, highlighting an unexpected secularizing current that emerges from their interaction. They explore how Netanyahu's upbringing and commitment to a particular vision of Jewish identity intersect with the pragmatic, post-Islamist orientation of Emirati leadership, and what this tension reveals about shifting identities, power projection, and long-term regional trajectories. Read Matt's Work:Piece covered in podcast:https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/analysis/under-western-media-cover--the-uae-and--israel--divide-and-c Additional Reading:https://oppo-research.com/news/the-united-arab-emirates-america-and-israels-frankenstein-monsterhttps://oppo-research.com/news/the-united-arab-emirates-is-creating-this-centurys-heart-of-darknessPlease consider supporting my work-Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/nowayjose2020Only costs $2/month and will get you access to episodes earlier than the publicNo Way, Jose! Rumble Channel- https://rumble.com/c/c-3379274No Way, Jose! YouTube Channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCzyrpy3eo37eiRTq0cXff0gMy Podcast Host- https://redcircle.com/shows/no-way-joseApple podcasts- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-way-jose/id1546040443Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/0xUIH4pZ0tM1UxARxPe6ThStitcher- https://www.stitcher.com/show/no-way-jose-2Amazon Music- https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/41237e28-c365-491c-9a31-2c6ef874d89d/No-Way-JoseGoogle Podcasts- https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ZkM2JkYTE3LTg2OTEtNDc5Ny05Mzc2LTc1M2ExZTE4NGQ5Yw%3D%3DRadioPublic- https://radiopublic.com/no-way-jose-6p1BAOVurbl- https://vurbl.com/station/4qHi6pyWP9B/Feel free to contact me at thelibertymovementglobal@gmail.com#NoWayJose #WeeklyWolfson #UAEIsraelDialectic #NWJ856 #UAEIsrael #IsraelUAE #AbrahamAccords #DivideAndConquerMENA #MENAGeopolitics #Netanyahu #BibiAndTheEmirates #JewishIdentity #SecularizingIslam #UAELeadership #Geopolitics #Ethnopolitics #USMiddleEastPolicy #GlobalPowerDialectic #AlMayadeen #MiddleEastPolitics

For years, the Trump family organization cultivated lucrative relationships with Persian Gulf allies, but according to recent reporting, his decision to wage war on Iran and his unpredictable leadership have severely damaged his standing in the region. Now, major business figures and government officials, once friendly with Trump, are feeling betrayed. .Analysts say regional leaders that actively tried to prevent the war are angry over Trump's decision-making. That includes Emirati business leaders and government officials that say Trump's war reversed years of strategic cooperation. We'll examine the growing rift between Trump and his once-loyal Gulf supporters. Corey Brettschneider is a political science professor at Brown University. He will join us to talk politics. Former federal prosecutor, now defense attorney, David Katz will stop by the show to look at big cases and recent court rulings.

In 1981, a young Emirati woman convinced her father to let her travel to America to study. On her very first exam in a class of 75 Americans, she came first. That woman is now Vice Chancellor of the University of Sharjah.  Dr. Amina Al Marzouqi's story is one of the most inspiring journeys Spencer has covered on this show. After graduating in the US, she came home and was made deputy director of the UAE's entire primary healthcare system. She did her master's degree and went on to help build 106 primary healthcare centres that earned WHO recognition. Twenty four years in education later, she leads one of the UAE's most respected universities.  This conversation is full of wisdom. Dr. Amina talks about what university is really for, why a great teacher matters more than a famous institution, and why she believes students need less lecturing and more genuine interaction. She shares what it was like chairing her university's Covid response committee and supporting thousands of students through lockdown. She reflects on running a campus during the missile attacks, why students felt safer on university grounds than anywhere else, and the quiet strength the UAE revealed when it mattered most.    Timestamps:  0:00 How hard is it to be a student today with AI, mental health pressure and a region in conflict  1:30 Chairing the Covid response committee and what students needed most during lockdown  8:02 What university is really for: independence, critical thinking and self discipline  12:22 The teacher makes the subject: why a great lecturer matters more than a great university  18:13 Arriving in America in 1981, defying her father, and her first mixed classroom  22:24 The professor who saw her potential and the exam that changed everything  27:40 No management training, one year to get a master's, and building the UAE's healthcare system from scratch  31:48 AI as a tool not a threat and the careers students are not talking about yet  37:47 How the missile crisis made students more thoughtful and more mature  48:58 From mandatory cousin marriages to confronting a queue jumper: how UAE culture has shifted  51:31 The UAE's defence strength that nobody knew existed until it mattered  58:52 Defining success as impact and why she hates exams and textbooks  1:04:26 Quickfire Questions    Follow Spencer Lodge on Social Media  https://www.instagram.com/madeindubaipodcast/?hl=en  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586194260076  https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en  https://www.tiktok.com/@spencer.lodge  https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/  https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV  https://www.facebook.com/spencerlodgeofficial/    Follow Dr. Amina Al Marzouqi on Social Media  https://www.linkedin.com/in/amina-al-marzouqi-7b286b151/  https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-sharjah/ 

Di seguito la Rassegna Stampa Economica e Finanziaria del 22 giugno 2026, costruita accorpando le notizie ricorrenti e privilegiando gli impatti economici, industriali e finanziari. Basata sul dossier allegato.  MERCATI, GEOPOLITICA ED ENERGIATestate: Corriere della Sera / Repubblica / La Stampa / Il Giornale / Domani / Il Fatto Quotidiano• Hormuz resta aperto, ma il traffico è fortemente ridotto* Lo Stretto di Hormuz continua a funzionare solo parzialmente.* Le navi bloccate o in attesa risultano circa 500.* Nelle ultime 24 ore sono transitati 67 cargo, contro una media pre-crisi di 135.* Il volume di idrocarburi trasportati è sceso a 3,1 milioni di tonnellate, rispetto a una media ordinaria di 10,3 milioni, pari a circa il 30,1% dei livelli normali.* Prosegue la ricerca di rotte alternative via Arabia Saudita, Emirati e Turchia, ma nessuna infrastruttura appare in grado di sostituire integralmente Hormuz.  • Imprese europee in stato di allerta* Diverse testate evidenziano come industria, logistica e commercio internazionale stiano predisponendo piani di emergenza.* La principale preoccupazione riguarda energia, fertilizzanti, chimica di base e materie prime critiche.* L'eventuale blocco completo dello Stretto avrebbe effetti immediati su inflazione e costi industriali.  • Crimea sotto pressione* Gli attacchi ucraini alle infrastrutture energetiche hanno provocato carenze di carburante e razionamenti.* Secondo analisi citate dal Corriere, i raid alle raffinerie russe avrebbero compromesso circa un terzo della capacità di raffinazione del Paese.* La Crimea conta circa 2,5 milioni di abitanti e rappresenta un nodo logistico strategico per Mosca.  Indicazione positiva* La mancata chiusura totale di Hormuz evita, almeno per ora, uno shock energetico paragonabile a quelli del 1973 o del 2022.* Le imprese stanno accelerando la diversificazione delle catene di approvvigionamento, riducendo il rischio strutturale futuro.INTELLIGENZA ARTIFICIALE, DATA CENTER E INNOVAZIONETestate: Corriere Economia / Repubblica Affari & Finanza• L'IA entra nella governance aziendale* L'intelligenza artificiale non è più soltanto uno strumento operativo.* I board aziendali sono chiamati a gestire temi di:    * strategia;    * rischio;    * compliance;    * cultura aziendale.* Cresce la richiesta di competenze specifiche nei consigli di amministrazione.  • Lombardia leader nei Data Center* La Lombardia si conferma il principale polo italiano per i data center.* L'Italia viene descritta come ancora in grado di recuperare terreno rispetto ai grandi hub europei.* Il tema è strategico perché collega infrastrutture digitali, cloud, cybersecurity e IA generativa.  • IA e lavoro: settimana lavorativa più corta* L'automazione potrebbe ridurre il tempo dedicato alle attività ripetitive.* Emergono nuovi modelli organizzativi basati su produttività e competenze.* La sfida riguarda soprattutto PMI e formazione continua.  • Tremonti: servono regole globali* L'ex ministro richiama il rischio di concentrazione del potere tecnologico.* Viene evidenziata la necessità di una governance internazionale dell'IA, analoga a quella sviluppata per i mercati finanziari dopo il 2008.  Indicazione positiva* L'Italia può beneficiare del ciclo di investimenti in data center e infrastrutture digitali.* Per PMI e professionisti si apre una fase di forte aumento della produttività potenziale.INDUSTRIA, COMMERCIO INTERNAZIONALE E MADE IN ITALYTestate: Corriere Economia / Repubblica Affari & Finanza• I “giganti” del Made in Italy valgono 326 miliardi* Il valore aggregato delle grandi aziende del Made in Italy raggiunge 326 miliardi di euro.* Rimane però limitata la presenza di gruppi high-tech e digitali.* La crescita continua a essere trainata da lusso, manifattura avanzata, alimentare e meccanica.  • Nuove rotte commerciali* Le tensioni geopolitiche stanno accelerando la ridefinizione delle catene globali del valore.* Cresce l'importanza di India, Medio Oriente e Sud-Est asiatico come mercati alternativi.• Europa-Cina: aumenta la pressione commerciale* Bruxelles valuta misure di protezione nei confronti dei produttori cinesi.* Settori maggiormente coinvolti:    * automotive;    * batterie;    * tecnologia;    * energia verde.* Resta il rischio di ritorsioni commerciali da parte di Pechino.  Indicazione positiva* La frammentazione geopolitica favorisce le imprese italiane ad alto valore aggiunto, soprattutto nei comparti industriali specializzati.PNRR, MEZZOGIORNO E SVILUPPO TERRITORIALETestate: Il Sole 24 Ore / Italia Oggi• PNRR: effetti visibili sull'economia reale* Le misure del PNRR continuano a sostenere investimenti e occupazione.* Tuttavia il recupero dei divari strutturali del Mezzogiorno resta complesso.* Le infrastrutture, la produttività e il capitale umano continuano a rappresentare i principali colli di bottiglia.  • Giovani in fuga dal Sud* Dal 2019 i giovani residenti nel Mezzogiorno risultano diminuiti del 7,6%.* Il fenomeno continua a pesare sulla crescita potenziale delle regioni meridionali.  • Manager verso il Centro-Nord* Un manager su quattro lascia il Sud per lavorare in imprese del Centro-Nord.* Il tema della disponibilità di competenze resta centrale.  Indicazione positiva* Per la prima volta da molti anni il Mezzogiorno beneficia contemporaneamente di PNRR, incentivi industriali e investimenti infrastrutturali.* Gli effetti potrebbero diventare più visibili tra il 2027 e il 2030.FISCO, CASA E WELFARETestate: Il Sole 24 Ore / La Stampa• Bonus casa 2025* Le agevolazioni fiscali consentono ancora la detrazione al 50% in circa 7 casi su 10.* Restano determinanti le date di avvio dei lavori e la tipologia dell'immobile.  • Welfare aziendale in crescita* I fringe benefit rappresentano ormai il 55% dell'intero welfare aziendale.* Le imprese utilizzano sempre più strumenti non monetari per attrarre e fidelizzare i dipendenti.  • Piano casa* Dibattito sul programma da 160.000 alloggi tra housing sociale ed edilizia pubblica.* Il tema riguarda accessibilità abitativa e sostenibilità finanziaria degli interventi.  LAVORO, PMI E TESSUTO PRODUTTIVOTestate: Il Sole 24 Ore / Corriere Economia• Negozi di vicinato in difficoltà* Negli ultimi dieci anni ha chiuso circa l'11% dei negozi di prossimità.* Il fenomeno colpisce in misura maggiore il Centro-Nord.* Pesano e-commerce, costi energetici e mutamento delle abitudini di consumo.  • Caporalato digitale sotto osservazione* Rafforzati controlli e strumenti investigativi nel settore agricolo.* Cresce l'attenzione verso le piattaforme digitali e le nuove forme di intermediazione del lavoro.  • PMI e trasformazione digitale* Le piccole imprese stanno affrontando la sfida dell'adozione dell'IA.* Le differenze di competenze e investimenti restano ampie, ma il processo di modernizzazione appare ormai irreversibile.  

There will be United Arab Emirates representatives at the World Cup and that will be the officials.Omar Al Ali and his team will be there and we discuss which game they will cover this World Cup . 
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On today's episode, we celebrate Father's Day in the UAE as President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, and Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan share moving tributes to their fathers. Plus, a critical road safety update from Dubai Police following 41 red-light accidents this year, and a powerful call to action from Emirati businessman Khalaf Al Habtoor urging global media not to let Gaza disappear from the headlines. UAE Leaders Honor Father's Day- Dubai Police Issue Red-Light Warning- Khalaf Al Habtoor's Urgent Gaza Appeal

Where do you put your money in the Gulf right now? Loulou sits down with one of the UAE's most experienced investors to read the region as it actually is in June 2026: the regional war still the dominant story, the World Cup just under way and more. HE Faisal Belhoul is a veteran Emirati investor and entrepreneur, former Vice Chair of Dubai Chambers, and chairman of UAE second-division football club Fursan Hispania (co-built with Real Madrid legend Michel Salgado). He has been one of the most consistent backers of operators building global businesses out of Dubai for two decades. For students, fresh graduates and aspiring founders, Belhoul closes with the single quality he backs in founders, the apprentice model he believes in, and the line he was given by a founder he is mentoring: "I eat 'no' for breakfast." Chapters: 01:57 - The Three Big Stories of the Week 03:15 - Football as a Family Affair: 22 Years Waiting for Arsenal 5:28 - Mohamed Salah and Football's Soft Power 16:38 - Why Sport Survives the AI Era 20:52 - Dubai Chambers and the Private Sector's Role 26:29 - How Moove Grew From $10M to $400M Revenue 36:43 - Can Expats Still Build a Life Here at 60? 38:10 - Golden Visas and What Comes Next 43:01 - INJAZ and the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs 44:44 - The One Founder Trait Belhoul Backs: Perseverance Follow Loulou Khazen Instagram: /louloukhazen LinkedIn: /louloukhazen X (Twitter): /louloukhazen Follow the guests HE Faisal Belhoul Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faisalbelhoul/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/faisalbelhoulofficial/ Also available on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/3Stm32D Spotify https://bit.ly/3H1vzHO Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ahmad Ali, the man behind the food blog Emirati Food Geeks, gives is recommendations for the best Emirati food in the UAE. Supper Club myths, debunked by Chef Fizah and Chef Tala. What's On Miles tells us the latest around town, from food to movies. Thrift your way to refreshed wardrobe with stylist Gaynor Turner. This weekend, check your child's screen time - Dr. Arif Khan says our kids are spending way too much time on the screen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rassegna stampa economico-finanziaria del 12 Giugno 2026, strutturata per macro-temi e basata sulle principali testate giornalistiche nazionali.BCE: TASSI SU DELLO 0,25%(Corriere / Repubblica / Stampa / Sole 24 Ore / Fatto / Messaggero)• Prima stretta dal settembre 2023, decisione unanime: depositi al 2,25%, rifinanziamento al 2,40%, prestiti marginali al 2,65% dal 17 giugno.• Inflazione attesa: 3% nel 2026 nello scenario base (era 2,6%), fino al 4% nel 2026 e 5,3% nel 2027 nello scenario grave (petrolio a 122 $). Crescita eurozona rivista allo 0,8%; FMI taglia a +0,9%.• Mercati invariati: secondo rialzo già prezzato a settembre (forse luglio). Critici Giorgetti («speriamo non ce ne siano altri»), Tajani e Orsini; per Trichet invece «la BCE doveva dare un segnale».CREDITO E RISPARMIO: RINCARI CONTENUTI, MERCATO SOLIDO(Corriere / Repubblica / Messaggero)• Mutui variabili: +59-70 €/mese ogni 100 mila € di debito (FABI); su mutuo standard da 126 mila € la rata sale di circa 16 €, da 590 a 606 €. Euribor 3M al 2,40%, Eurirs 20Y al 3,3%.• Il credito tiene: prestiti al privato +2,8% (Bankitalia), TAEG nuovi mutui al 3,91%, mercato italiano (oltre 400 mld €) tra i più competitivi UE. Domanda in rotazione verso il tasso fisso.• Lato risparmio: BTP brevi al 2,66-2,91%, quinquennale al 3,21%, conti deposito sopra il 3,6% lordo. Inflazione Italia al 3,2% a maggio.RISIKO BANCARIO: ASSE INTESA-UNIPOL SU MPS(Repubblica / Stampa / Italia Oggi / MF / Espresso)• Cimbri in Parlamento: Opas Intesa da 30,6 mld € «non improvvisata»; a Unipol 635 filiali + marchio MPS, da fondere in Bper. Chiusura attesa entro fine anno (circa 6 mesi di iter BCE).• Generali «resta un concorrente»: il 13,1% del Leone passerà a Intesa senza cambiare i rapporti.• Banco Bpm studia la controfferta: servono 32-33 mld €. Titolo MPS già a sconto del 3,4% sull'offerta: il mercato scommette su un rilancio. Possibile ingresso di Crédit Agricole.ENERGIA: PETROLIO SOTTO CONTROLLO NONOSTANTE HORMUZ(Corriere / Stampa / Espresso)• Stretto chiuso da 100 giorni (-20% offerta globale), ma Brent a 90,7 $ contro i 150-200 $ previsti a marzo: 2 miliardi di persone nei Paesi poveri hanno tagliato la domanda di 2,5 milioni di barili/giorno; sauditi ed Emirati recuperano 7 dei 20 milioni di barili via oleodotti.• Ribera (Commissione UE): «l'Italia è troppo dipendente dal gas, le rinnovabili sono una necessità».FISCO: ROTTAMAZIONE, PATRIMONIALE, RISORSE UE(Avvenire / Libero / MF)• Primo sì al decreto accise-ter: rottamazione tributi locali (IMU, TARI, multe) con adesione entro il 31 luglio; conversione entro il 29 giugno. Promemoria: acconto IMU il 16 giugno (circa 22-23 mld € di gettito annuo).• Dibattito patrimoniale nel campo largo, ma le imposte patrimoniali esistenti valgono già circa 40 mld €/anno (Confedilizia).• Superbonus: maxi-frode da 560 mln € sequestrati (60 società cartiere); 7,5 mld di irregolarità intercettate in 6 anni.• Al Consiglio UE del 18-19 giugno prima discussione su bilancio 2028-34: sul tavolo anche tassa sulle cripto e digital tax. Italia al vertice NATO con il 2,8% del PIL in difesa.IMPRESE E INVESTIMENTI: L'ITALIA SOVRAPERFORMA(Sole 24 Ore / Verità / MF / Repubblica / Espresso)• Studio KKR (758 mld $ gestiti): Italia tra i mercati europei che sovraperformano, destinataria di flussi su difesa, energia e reti. Spesa militare globale record: 2.630 mld $.• Parte l'iperammortamento («overboost» per Orsini); Transizione 5.0 da 9,8 mld € fino a settembre 2028 estesa alle imprese culturali (settore da 61 mld di fatturato).• Data center: richieste di rete oltre 84 GW, oltre il 50% dei progetti in Lombardia, che vara una legge ad hoc.• AlmaLaurea: occupazione laureati al top da 15 anni (94,4% a 5 anni dalla magistrale), ma stipendi fino al -60% rispetto all'estero (1.840 € vs 2.941 €).• Euro digitale: voto UE il 23 giugno, test nel 2027-28, circolazione entro metà 2029.

The Gulf has been a key target for Iranian missiles and drones. Iran has struck infrastructure, oil and gas installations, civilian areas, and US military bases. These attacks have struck at the heart of the Gulf's image as a safe and stable environment. While the region deals with Iranian attacks, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been working out how to deal with each other. The Saudi-Emirati rivialry has been rumbling on for a number of years now, and during this conflict, they both have conflicting ideas about how to deal with Iran, who they should be allied with, and how they can protect their economies. This week, how have the Saudi and Emirati economies been impacted by the war? Why did the UAE leave OPEC? And what do these two competing regional powers what in Iran? Joining us to discuss the UAE and how it has been impacted by the war is Giorgio Cafiero (@GiorgioCafiero), CEO of Gulf State Analytics (@GulfStateAnalyt), and adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University (@Georgetown). And to guide us through Saudi Arabia, we speak with Kristian Coates Ulrichsen (@Dr_Ulrichsen), Fellow for the Middle East at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy (@BakerInstitute). This podcast is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). Theme music by Omar al-Fil with additional music from Audio Network. To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts or email podcast@newarab.com

Salem is an Emirati entrepreneur and seasoned contracting expert who built his career by combining over two decades in the construction industry with a deep-rooted commitment to Emirati identity, culture, and national pride. After spending nearly ten years living in the United States and witnessing firsthand the absence of the warmth, generosity, and rooted belonging that define Arab life, he returned home with a renewed conviction in the values that shape the UAE's unique civilizational model. Today, he stands as one of the strongest voices defending the nation during times of crisis, championing its leadership, its open and moderate Islamic identity, and the unmatched coexistence that has made the UAE a refuge for people of every nationality and faith. His decades of expertise in development have also led him to spotlight forward-thinking projects that reflect a deeper philosophy of living, most notably Eywa — the visionary "Tree of Life" and "Way of Water" developments that blend luxury with sustainability, hospital-grade air filtration, natural materials, and on-site organic farming to restore the human soul to its rightful connection with nature. Even amid regional turbulence and the noise of online critics, Salem remains dedicated to honoring the legacy of the UAE's founding fathers, defending its name, and inspiring a new generation to take pride in their heritage while embracing innovation that serves humanity, health, and the planet.#hikmatwehbipodcast #podcast#arabic_podcast #Salem_Khammas#Eywa#wstudiodxbحكمت_وهبي#حكمت_وهبي_بودكاست#

The third hour of The Tara Show on Friday, May 22, 2026, opened with an emergency deep dive into an alarming escalation in the Middle East that threatened to tank international diplomacy.Iran's Strategic Tollbooth ExtortionThe "Toll" Infrastructure: The segment broke down Iran's aggressive announcement establishing a three-tiered transit fee system through its newly minted "Persian Gulf Strait Authority" (PGSA). Tehran claimed the fees—which could reach up to $2 million per vessel—were strictly for "navigational services" and environmental safety. However, U.S. officials blasted the maneuver as a lawless, extortive "toll booth" designed to fund the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).The Strategic Breakdown: Ships from nations lacking a bilateral agreement with Iran faced a staggering $150,000 to $2 million base charge to pass, while enemies faced a continued blockade. Worse yet, Iran claimed total management of the entire waterway, encroaching directly on Omani and Emirati territorial waters.The Peace Deal on Life SupportThe Framework Collapses: The show detailed how this sudden tolling system sent the fragile U.S.–Iran peace deal into a tailspin. While Donald Trump had previously teased a potential breakthrough to lift the U.S. naval blockade in exchange for a free, open Strait of Hormuz, Iran's unexpected insistence on taxing global maritime traffic left negotiations "on life support."The U.S. Countermeasure: The segment analyzed the immediate, fierce response from Washington. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared the tolls completely illegal and publicly warned that the U.S. and its allies needed an immediate "Plan B" if Iran refused to back down. Concurrently, the Treasury Department issued a stern warning to commercial shipping firms: paying the Iranian tolls would violate U.S. sanctions, effectively freezing the critical shipping route.

Chef Nathan Dors is Head Chef at City Social and Chef Daniel Birk from Row on 45 tell Helen how they startd in the kitchen, and what it's like working under Jason Atherton.Plus: Getting to know new food outlets Zoey's Cafe, Bobi Bowl and Dear Dumpling.Japanese cafe Bocasu has a YouTube miniseries - we get to know the team behind it. Emirati founder Mohammed Kazim tells us sandal brand Tamashee is more than a sandal brand and more of a cultural statement.What does it take to become an award-winning chef? World Vegetarian Champion Chef Surabhi Suri tells us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today marks the 18th anniversary of the arrest of Ryan Cornelius, a British businessman stuck in jail on dubious charges over a real estate development project gone awry. And yet… the UK Government is doing nothing substantive to get his release, too scared to pressure a close ally. Does this episode showcase a key aspect of the Enduring Disorder: medium power democracies are too scared to pressure their wealthy allies to abide by the rule of law? Originally sentenced to 10 years for a ‘crime' -- that the first Emirati judge that saw the case declared was unsubstantiated -- he remains still detained after his initially unproved sentence was extended by a further 20 years. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has found his detention to be arbitrary, and his family has spent years campaigning for the UK and UAE authorities to secure his release.  To find out more about this case and what it reveals about international relations, Jason is joined by Chris Pagett, Ryan's brother-in-law. This is the first in our ever-other Thursday Disorder Latest series. Chris and Jason discuss what the UK Government should (and has so far failed to) do, the ways that automatic sanctions could order the disorder, and why cases like this spread in our era of Enduring Disorder and in turn spread yet further Disorder. To join our Mega Orderers Club for ad free listening, early episode releases and exclusive access to live events, visit disordershow.com/club To tell us more about Disorder, visit disordershow.com/survey  Producer: George McDonagh Subscribe to our Substack - https://natoandtheged.substack.com/ Disorder on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DisorderShow Show Notes Links: To join our Mega Orderers Club for ad free listening, early episode releases and exclusive access to live events, visit disordershow.com/club Read: MPs call for sanctions over British man detained in Dubai for 17 years https://www.irishnews.com/news/uk/mps-call-for-sanctions-over-british-man-detained-in-dubai-for-17-years-HSOY7IGZZRJGNEO5TA3KGFZUYA/  Read: Dubai prisoner: Wife pleads for help to get husband home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62162686  Read: Families of UK prisoners detained abroad urge ministers to keep promises of help https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/16/families-of-uk-prisoners-abroad-urge-ministers-to-keep-promises-to-help  Watch Chris in conversation with Iain Duncan Smith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9QXdNGsj_A  A brilliant article from a few years back that tells the story in its entirety: https://www.economist.com/1843/2021/12/15/the-dubai-debt-trap  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vladimir Putin arriva oggi a Pechino per un incontro con Xi Jinping. Secondo una nota del Cremlino, il presidente russo e quello cinese discuteranno di come "rafforzare ulteriormente" il partenariato strategico. Ne parliamo con Antonella Scott del Sole24Ore e con Filippo Fasulo, Co-head dell'Osservatorio Geoeconomia dell'Ispi.Trump ha sospeso un attacco programmato contro l'Iran per le pressioni di Arabia Saudita, Emirati arabi e Qatar. Ne parliamo con Minoo Mirshahvalad, professoressa all'Università di Copenhagen, esperta di Sociologia dell'Islam.

On this week's Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, sponsored by L3Harris, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss Congress and the Trump administration's $1.15 trillion defense budget request, Reconciliation 2.0 as well as a new 3.0 version; lawmaker reaction to Pentagon's claim the Iran war has cost $29 billion; update on talks to end the US-Israel war on Iran as the CIA estimates Tehran has reconstituted much of its capabilities as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed except to shipping Iran allows; news reports that Emirati and Saudi aircraft participated in operations against Iran as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu visited the UAE where Israeli air defenses troops are stationed; Saudi Arabia proposes a nonaggression pact with Iran; in the first of four planned summits, President Trump flatters Xi Jinping but the Chinese leader warns of Taiwan as a flashpoint in the relationship that could lead to conflict as American eagerness for more business for US firms fails to land deals; Vladimir Putin suggests his Ukraine war is coming to an end even as he continues to bombard the country and Kyiv disrupts Moscow's Victory Day commemorations; bipartisan lawmakers force a vote on Ukraine aid as the administration continues to punish Europe for not supporting the Iran war by abruptly canceling a planned nine-month deployment to Poland of 4,000 troops from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division, some of whom had already arrived in the country to help deter Russian aggression; and an update on redistricting and their impact on November's elections.

06 May 2026. The Emirates Growth Fund (EGF) has launched the National Champions Programme to identify, prepare and lend to UAE manufacturers with the potential to become local and international leaders. CEO Khalifa Al Hajeri joins us on what he’s looking for. Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) on a new car assembly facility and Emirati talent programmes at Make it in the Emirates. G42 company Inception has launched InceptionClaw - an agentic AI super assistant built for enterprises and governments, and we speak to the CEO. And Mercer on when to activate remote work, when to restrict travel and how UAE employers should be making those calls right now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ujedinjeni Arapski Emirati objavili su da će od 1. maja napustiti Organizaciju zemalja izvoznica nafte - OPEC, čime naftni kartel ostaje bez svog trećeg najvećeg proizvođača. Analitičari kažu da ova odluka odražava sve veći razdor sa Saudijskom Arabijom, kao i jačanje veza sa Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama. Očekuje se da će izlazak UAE oslabiti uticaj koji ova grupa od 12 proizvođača nafte ima na globalna tržišta, te dodatno povećati neizvjesnost izazvanu ratom u Iranu. Očekuje se da će izlazak UAE oslabiti uticaj koji ova grupa od 12 proizvođača nafte ima na globalna tržišta, te dodatno povećati neizvjesnost izazvanu ratom u Iranu.

Inoltre: disappunto di Giorgia Meloni per la minaccia di Trump di ritirare i militari americani dall'Italia; possibile rialzo dei tassi di interesse in Australia.

Greta Privitera parla del rischio di una nuova escalation bellica per il controllo dello Stretto, dopo gli attacchi iraniani contro Emirati e Oman. Marco Imarisio parla dell'intensificazione dei controlli di sicurezza attorno al presidente russo per i timori (non si sa quanto fondati) di un possibile assassinio o colpo di Stato. Marco Bonet riepiloga le polemiche che hanno accompagnato l'apertura della 61esima edizione della Mostra d'Arte venezianaIl gioco della Cina con il petrolio iranianoCnn: «Putin teme il colpo di Stato di Shoigu, il Cremlino rafforza la sicurezza del presidente»Biennale di Venezia, ultimi ritocchi ai padiglioni: lettera contro il Leone d'oro Sokurov

We speak to the Emirati entrepreneur who set up a business making biodegradable cutlery made from discarded date palm trees, driven by the goal to replace single-use plastics in UAE.Lamis Al Hashimy, co-founder of Palmade, shares how a hobby project became a business producing millions of items, the early failures that nearly stopped it, and the challenges of competing with cheap plastic. How did a failed prototype including a fork that melted in pizza, lead to a growing business?If you'd like to get in touch with the team, our email address is businessdaily@bbc.co.ukPresenter: Sarah Rogers Producers: Bisi Adebayo, Victoriya Holland and Jay BehrouziBusiness Daily is the home of in-depth audio journalism devoted to the world of money and work. From small startup stories to big corporate takeovers, global economic shifts to trends in technology, we look at the key figures, ideas and events shaping business.Each episode is a 17-minute, daily deep dive into a single topic, featuring expert analysis and the people at the heart of the story.Recent episodes explore the weight-loss drug revolution, the growth in AI, the cost of living, the economic impact of the war in the Middle East, and why bond markets are so powerful.We also feature in-depth interviews with company founders and some of the world's most prominent CEOs. These include Google's Sundar Pichai, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and the CEO of Canva, Melanie Perkins.(Picture: Lamis Al Hashimy)

(00:00) Introduzione (03:37) Un cartello a pezzi. L'OPEC perde gli Emirati, cambia lo scenario del petrolio e del Medio Oriente (25:21) Il decreto del Governo sul lavoro, tra sussidio e dirigismo (50:46) Re Carlo tornava dalla guerra (01:02:14) Il Golden Power globale della CIna Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adriana Logroscino racconta gli sviluppi del caso della grazia concessa dal presidente Mattarella all'ex igienista dentale di Silvio Berlusconi. Anna Momigliano spiega perché lo stallo in Medio Oriente ha spinto uno dei Paesi sullo Stretto di Hormuz a uscire dall'Organizzazione dei produttori di petrolio. Stefano Montefiori parla dei violenti scontri che potrebbero portare al controllo dello Stato africano da parte degli integralisti islamiciNicole Minetti: «Io mai indagata in Uruguay, per mio figlio ingiustificata esposizione mediatica». La Procura di Milano: «Verifiche con l'Interpol. Noi diligenti»Tramonta l'Opec: la potenza che 53 anni fa mise in ginocchio l'OccidenteEmirati Arabi fuori dall'Opec e Opec+: petrolio sopra i 110 dollari

Four days before Donald Trump's second inauguration, an Emirati royal known as the “spy sheikh” secretly purchased a stake in Trump's cryptocurrency venture World Liberty Financial for half a billion dollars. In the second of two episodes about World Liberty Financial, WSJ's Rebecca Ballhaus details what the Sheikh received from the Trump Administration following his deal with the Trump family's crypto company. Hosted by Jessica Mendoza. Further Listening: - The Crypto President: Part 1 - Private Equity and Crypto Could Be Coming for Your 401k Sign up for WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

//The Wire//2300Z April 3, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: PERSONNEL SHAKEUPS CONTINUE AT PENTAGON. AMERICAN AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN DEEP BEHIND ENEMY LINES IN IRAN, SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS ONGOING. ANOTHER AMERICAN AIRCRAFT DOWNED IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ, PILOT RECOVERED.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----  -International Events-Middle East: The war continues to grow in scope and severity every day. Last night Iranian forces conducted multiple strikes throughout the region, with the most significant strikes targeting the Mina al-Ahmadi refinery in Kuwait. The UAE also experienced a surge of attacks throughout the day, with a total of 47x drones and 22x missiles being engaged by Emirati air defenses.Iran: This morning a shootdown incident was reported within Khuzestan Province, after an American F-15 was successfully engaged by Iranian air defense systems. Photos of the crash site and one ACES II ejection seat recovered from the scene circulated on social media throughout the day, along with videos of American Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) teams maneuvering into the area to secure the downed pilots. As of this evening, the status of the pilot and weapons officer is not confirmed, and two HH-60W helicopters were damaged by effective ground fire during the rescue operation earlier this morning.Separately, another aircraft was reportedly shot down near the Strait of Hormuz, with locals reporting shooting down an American A-10 this afternoon. Fewer details are present regarding this incident, however mainstream media is reporting that the pilot of this aircraft was recovered successfully.In addition to the two shootdowns, two other aircraft were observed squawking emergencies on their transponders throughout the region. An F-16 along the Iraqi border and a KC-135 departing Tel Aviv both had their transponders switched to 7700 (the universal emergency mode) earlier today, though there aren't any indicators of what caused either emergency.Analyst Comment: Officially, neither shootdown within Iran has not been acknowledged yet, which is expected as rescue operations are ongoing. CENTCOM has stated that all American aircraft are accounted for, which does not address the issue as technically an aircraft that was shot down is indeed "accounted for".Strait of Hormuz: Maritime traffic is beginning to increase for non-Western-aligned vessels, which have been transiting the strait regularly through the Larak tollbooth arrangement.-HomeFront-Washington D.C. - The mass firings at the Pentagon have continued, as several more military commanders were fired last night. So far, the full list of military commanders fired over the past 24 hours is as follows:General Randy George - Chief of Staff of the United States Army General David Hodne - Commanding General, U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command (TRADOC) Major General William Green Jr. - Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army-----END TEARLINE-----Analyst Comments: Concerning the sweeping changes throughout the upper echelons of military leadership within the United States, differing theories are emerging regarding what is going on, all of which carry some weight. At a minimum, it would be very telling for any nation to replace high-level military leaders during a time of war. Among the services themselves, firing military leadership for a variety of reasons is fairly common, so it's not surprising that President Trump fired his Chief of the Army. It is purely the timing of all of this that is interesting.As a result of these rather interesting firings, many have been quick to attribute some sort of motive or scandal to such personnel shifts, which cannot be confirmed at this time. We don't know, what we don't know, but this many personnel shifts at the height of the most high-stakes war the US has fought in 20 years can't be ignored. We canno

Energy prices are on the move after President Trump posted on Truth Social that he ordered the U.S. military to postpone strikes on Iran's power plants and energy infrastructure for five days. Shortly after the post, he spoke directly with Joe Kernen, mentioning “productive talks” with Iranian representatives and regime change. While Iranian media denied any such talks had taken place, the markets moved on each chapter of the news as it unfolded. Allianz chief economic advisor Mohamed El-Erian shares his own economic perspective, and then Richard Goldberg offers his analysis on the military operations still in play in Iran, as the former White House National Security Council Director for Countering Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction. In Dubai, CNBC's Dan Murphy reports on sentiment among the Gulf nations, including from his sources in Emirati leadership.    Mohamed El- Erian - 06:49 Richard Goldberg - 18:28 Dan Murphy - 29:21   In this episode: Dan Murphy, @dan_murphy Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A.M. Edition for Mar. 17. Israel says it killed Iran's security chief, Ali Larijani, in airstrikes last night on Tehran, according to defense minister Israel Katz. Oil and natural gas prices are rising after an overnight drone strike and an attack today on a tanker off the Emirati coast. Plus, Nvidia has unveiled a suite of new hardware geared toward running AI models more quickly and efficiently. And WSJ's Sam Schechner on why OpenAI has been weighing the rollout of a controversial “adult mode” of ChatGPT. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're "keeping it at the resort" this week with a Carriage House Catch-Up. After some talk about the new Wuthering Heights movie and why you never want an Emirati to call the police on you, Ronna (& Bryan) give advice on navigating a rocky relationship between friends, proper houseguest etiquette, and what to do when your coworker keeps bringing their noisy dog to work. Sponsor: See visibly thicker, stronger, faster growing hair with Nutrafol! Go to nutrafol.com and use code BRYAN for $10 off your first month's subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices