Saudi Arabia has cemented its role as the beating heart of the Gulf’s debt markets, with recent multi-billion-dollar issuances underscoring its unmatched appetite for funding and investor confidence. September alone saw a flurry of deals—$5.5 billion in sovereign sukuk tied to Vision 2030, $3 billion raised by Aramco, and another $2 billion from the Public …
The saga of George Santos, once a rising political figure turned convicted fraudster, added another chapter this week—this time starring late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. A federal appeals court in Manhattan tossed out Santos’ claims that Kimmel duped him into recording personalized Cameo videos and then used them for comedic takedowns on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. In …
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A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration crossed legal lines when it pushed through mass terminations of U.S. government employees, striking at the careers of thousands. Yet despite finding the firings unlawful, the court stopped short of returning workers to their posts. The case centered on a sweeping directive issued by the Office …
The legal architects of a $700 million settlement against Google are now asking the court for their reward: an $85 million fee for the work that brought the tech giant to the negotiating table. The two firms—Bartlit Beck and Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer—filed their request with U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco. The …
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The chessboard of Washington’s legal world shifted again as Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP secured a major win for its antitrust bench. The firm announced the arrival of three high-profile partners from A&O Shearman, led by David Higbee, the architect of that firm’s global antitrust practice and a member of its executive committee. …
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For the first time since the Federal Reserve was created in 1913, a sitting president tried to remove a Fed governor. And for the first time, a court had to decide whether that could actually happen. Donald Trump’s bid to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook hit a wall on Monday when the U.S. Court …
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Markets across the Middle East swung between caution and optimism, with investors weighing U.S. interest rate cut hopes against the drag of softer oil prices and geopolitical unease. In Riyadh, the mood stayed heavy. Saudi Arabia’s benchmark slipped 0.4%, brushing against a two-year low as every sector closed in the red. Sulaiman Al Habib tumbled …
Saudi Arabia isn’t just building cities—it’s building an entire new economic future, and it wants the world’s top contractors to come along for the ride. At the Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Investment unveiled its International Contracting Office (ICO)—a central hub designed to welcome foreign contractors into one of …
Saudi Arabia is sharpening its pitch to the world’s biggest contractors, inviting them to set up shop in the Kingdom as cranes swing and mega-projects rise across its desert skylines. At the Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong, officials unveiled the International Contracting Office (ICO) — a new gateway designed to make it easier …
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Lebanon’s cabinet has given Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture, Starlink, the green light to operate in the country—though with strict boundaries. The licence, confirmed by the state news agency, allows Starlink Lebanon to beam internet service across the nation, but only to businesses, not households. Telecommunications Ministry spokesperson Tony Saad revealed that Starlink formally set …
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