UAE & Middle East

Russia Is Feeding Iran Intelligence on American Troop Positions. The War Just Got a Third Player.

Russia is sharing satellite intelligence with Iran on US troop positions. Six Americans are dead. Moscow profits from every barrel Iran can't sell.

Korean Stocks Just Lost 20% in Two Days. Bitcoin Picked Up the Check.

KOSPI crashed 20% in two days. Gold dropped 4%. Bitcoin ripped to $73,000. Korean retail is rotating back to crypto and the correlation just broke.

Iran’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Just Became a War Zone Exit Door

Nobitex outflows surged 700% minutes after US-Israeli strikes on Tehran. Chainalysis tracked $10.3M leaving Iranian exchanges as internet dropped 99%.

Oil Surges Toward $73, Gold Eyes $5,300 as US-Israel Strikes on Iran Upend Weekend Calm

Brent hits $72.87 and gold holds above $5,200 as US-Israel strikes on Iran threaten Hormuz chokepoint. Oil, gold, equities and FX outlook for Monday open.

US and Israel Launch Joint Strikes on Iran as Trump Declares ‘Major Combat Operations’

US and Israel launch Operation Epic Fury on Iran as Trump declares major combat operations. Tehran retaliates across the Gulf. Strait of Hormuz now a war zone.

stc Posts Record SR77.8 Billion Revenue – but the Real Story Is What It’s Building Next

stc group posts record SR77.8B revenue and 12.5% adjusted profit growth as its $13B center3 data center bet targets 1GW capacity by 2030.

US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Opens Door to Uranium Enrichment, Breaking Gulf Precedent

Proposed US-Saudi nuclear deal would grant Riyadh uranium enrichment rights, breaking Gulf gold standard and raising proliferation fears amid Iran talks.

Jordan Opens the Door to Crypto While the Fed Tries to Build the Walls Around It

Jordan admitsJordan admits its first crypto firm to the CBJ sandbox. The Fed proposes treating digital assets as a standalone class for derivatives. Two sides of one shift. first virtual asset firm to regulatory sandbox while US Fed proposes classifying crypto as independent asset class