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March 7, 2025
These are the most popular stories from the Wall Street Journal. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch their accuracy. SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded in the space on Thursday, just minutes after it lifted off from Texas. The FAA halted air traffic in some parts of Florida.
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February 24, 2025
At a Rome bilateral summit, the United Arab Emirates announced that it plans to invest 40 billion dollars in Italy. The two countries did not give a timeframe. Since taking office as Italian Prime Minister in 2022 Giorgia Mello has sought to strengthen ties with Gulf nations…
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December 30, 2024
Karpowership of Turkey, the owner of a fleet of floating power plants, announced on Monday that it is just one of several options being considered for providing electricity in Syria. After rebels supported by Turkey overthrew Bashar al Assad in Syria's neighbouring country this month…
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November 15, 2024
The stock markets of the United Arab Emirates rose Friday. Abu Dhabi's Index outperformed the other two due to a rise in shares by its largest listed company, International Holding Company. Abu Dhabi's benchmark Index settled 0.5% higher thanks…
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November 7, 2024
ADNOC Logistics & Services has signed contracts for $4.4 billion in order to build 23 supertankers that will transport ethane and ammonia, as well as liquefied gas. This was reported by the UAE state news agency on Thursday. ADNOC CEO Abdulkareem Al Masabi stated that the company…
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October 22, 2024
Fincantieri, an Italian company, signed on Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was owned by the Ministry of Defense of Qatar. The MoU is for the development of a joint short-range radar. A source familiar with the deal said that…
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September 9, 2024
QatarEnergy announced on Monday that it had signed a contract with China State Shipbuilding Corporation for the purchase of six ultra-large vessels to transport liquefied gas. This brings its total number of such vessels on order up to 128.