Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Power surge threatens energy exports in Middle East, North Africa
Electricity demand has tripled since 2000, fueled by growing populations and incomes, and is set to rise by another 50% over the next decade.
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Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Riyadh jeweler crafts million-dollar 'Dubai dress'
The look is more ensemble than gown, featuring a crown, earrings, a traditional heyar headpiece, and a necklace.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Trump's new $1B Saudi real estate development project
Trump Plaza Jeddah will be a mixed-use real estate site around a green spine inspired by New York’s Central Park.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Qatar, Saudi pledge $89M to cover Syria government salaries
Gulf countries have promised to invest more than $10 billion in reconstruction projects and aid since the overthrow of the Assad regime in December.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Kuwait's immigration crackdown shrinks expat population
Cutting foreign labor has long been a popular demand in Kuwait, and the country has undergone a regulatory overhaul since the emir dissolved parliament in 2024.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Electric carmaker Lucid to build Saudi EVs next year
The announcement marks a shift from assembling imported kits to selling fully Saudi-made cars
Chapo Trahouse • Sep 29, 2025
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Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
China to build Africa's first insulin production facility
The deal comes amid surging diabetes rates across Africa, including in Nigeria, which relies on insulin imports.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Videogame giant EA eyes mammoth buyout
A $50 billion megadeal to take the company behind The Sims private would be the biggest ever leveraged buyout.
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Tommy Tuberville Didn’t Just “Suggest” Muslims Are the Enemy. He Said It With His Chest.
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