👤 Mohammed Sergie

2026-11-04 · Semafor · Politics

Gulf and 'Blue Wave'

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2026-10-10 · Semafor · Politics

Attacks on Riyadh threaten Saudi confidence

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2026-11-03 · Semafor · Politics

Reading the signs of war in the Gulf

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2026-10-27 · Semafor · Politics

Diplomacy push provides brief respite for markets

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2026-10-22 · Semafor · Politics

UAE nominates Lana Nusseibeh to become next UN secretary-general

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2026-10-16 · Semafor · World

Houthi strikes expose Saudi Arabia's vulnerabilities

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2026-09-04 · Semafor

🔮 The seats, which rival many first-class options on domestic routes in Europe and the US, will debut on newly delivered Airbus A350s. assertive

2026-09-15 · Semafor

🔮 As with the Qatari case, the Kuwaiti decision boggles the mind, especially when tankers could be used to ferry valuable crude rather than becoming scrap. mixed

2026-09-15 · Semafor

🔮 Still, several Qatari LNG tankers are heading toward the Gulf, which suggests there are expectations that shipments could resume soon, Bloomberg reported. assertive

2026-09-21 · Semafor

🔮 Rejecting US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s view that it could become a “worthless piece of water” as alternatives emerge, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi noted the route carries far more than oil and that other goods can’t be moved as efficiently by land or air. mixed

2026-09-21 · Semafor

🔮 The sovereign wealth fund moved companies including AI-focused Qai, Qatar Airways, and Qatar National Bank into a new division, Doha Investment, which will hold more than 40 firms and plans to build new businesses in advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and supply chains. assertive

2026-10-08 · Semafor

🔮 The narrative that philanthropic capital will just fill that up is not going to happen. assertive

2026-10-08 · Semafor

🔮 Michelin told her it was “fully aware that due to the current circumstances” some restaurants were closed, and said it would reassess when (if?) they reopen. assertive

2026-10-10 · Semafor

🔮 Since the US-Iran war began on Feb 28, Gulf governments have restricted media coverage and criminalized social media posts, even as everyone living here could see and hear explosions themselves. assertive

2026-10-16 · Semafor

🔮 But the IMF now predicts a deeper contraction than previously expected, with GDP trailing pre-war forecasts even after energy production and trade recover. assertive

2026-10-21 · Semafor

🔮 Global demand for energy from all sources is forecast to rise over the next decade, driven by electrification and AI adoption. assertive

2026-10-22 · Semafor

🔮 If selected, Nusseibeh would become the second Arab to lead the UN, after Egypt’s Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and its first woman. assertive

2026-10-23 · Semafor

🔮 Gulf economies as a whole are expected to shrink 4.8% this year, almost matching the COVID-19 shock, with non-oil output receding in four countries. mixed

2026-11-03 · Semafor

🔮 Separating signal from noise on whether the US-Iran war will escalate has been difficult for months, and now it’s a cacophony. mixed

2026-11-04 · Semafor

🔮 The anticipated blue wave in the US midterm elections turned into a tsunami, and its political ripples will reach the Gulf. mixed