The resilience of Gulf banking systems in the second half of 2026 will depend largely on whether the ceasefire between the United States and Iran evolves into a durable peace agreement, according to a new assessment by Fitch Ratings. The ratings agency said the credit strength of banks across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has …
Abu Dhabi-based investment firm BlueFive Capital has emerged as one of the lead investors in a funding round worth nearly $3 billion for Chinese artificial intelligence startup Kling AI, a company specializing in AI-powered video generation. The latest capital injection places Kling AI’s valuation at approximately $18 billion, underscoring growing investor confidence in the rapidly …
The UAE’s non-oil private sector recorded its slowest pace of expansion in more than five years during June, as lingering geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East, coupled with cautious consumer spending and rising business costs, weighed on economic activity. According to the latest S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), the seasonally adjusted headline reading slipped …
Minnesota’s effort to reexamine potentially wrongful criminal convictions has been put on hold after the state lost federal financial support, with Attorney General Keith Ellison announcing that the Conviction Review Unit will cease operations because of budget limitations. Ellison said the decision followed the federal government’s refusal to extend grant funding that had sustained the …
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s growing reliance on its emergency decision-making process—commonly known as the “shadow docket”—has sparked fresh debate within the court itself, exposing deep divisions over how and when extraordinary judicial powers should be used. The latest flashpoint emerged after the court’s 5-4 ruling that shielded the Federal Reserve from political interference by preventing …
A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration cannot continue holding migrants in immigration detention beyond 90 days without giving them an opportunity to seek release through a bond hearing, marking a significant constitutional setback for the administration’s immigration enforcement policies. In a 2-1 decision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …
A federal appeals court has temporarily allowed the Trump administration to continue removing or altering exhibits on slavery, climate change and other historical subjects at national parks while a legal challenge over the policy moves forward. The decision by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals suspends an earlier ruling that had directed the National …
A divided federal appeals court in the United States has barred the Trump administration from moving ahead with the dismissal of 19 intelligence officers who had been assigned to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEI) programmes, keeping in place a lower court’s order that safeguards their procedural rights. In a 2-1 decision, the Fourth U.S. …
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A California man has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, alleging that conversations with ChatGPT during a severe bipolar manic episode deepened his delusions and ultimately led him to attempt suicide. The complaint, lodged in a San Francisco state court, argues that OpenAI failed to implement sufficient safeguards for users …
A federal judge has refused to temporarily halt a new U.S. Department of Labor regulation that significantly expands the financial disclosure requirements for labor unions, allowing the rule to take effect while a broader legal challenge moves forward. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled on Tuesday that the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest labor federation, failed …
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