British car rental technology platform Final Rentals has announced a major expansion of its Gulf operations through a strategic partnership with Autorent, one of the region's largest vehicle rental and leasing operators.
ALEC Holdings, a leading diversified engineering and construction group operating in the UAE and KSA, has announced that its subsidiary Target Engineering Construction Company – SP, has secured three major contracts worth a total of over $500 million in the Gulf.
The US government will attempt to redirect Iranian assets to Gulf states for rebuilding and repairs of damage caused by Iran, a source familiar with the matter said, as Tehran followed up a wave of strikes against Kuwait and Bahrain with further drone launches.
The Bahrain Association of Banks (BAB) has announced that Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) has signed up as a member, reinforcing collaboration across the kingdom’s financial sector and further strengthening its position as a growing financial hub connecting Asia and the Gulf.
Around 20,000 seafarers remain trapped and unable to leave in and around the Strait of Hormuz, said International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez.
Warning signs of a regional escalation emerged on Sunday as US President Donald Trump intensified his rhetoric toward Iran, the United Arab Emirates reported a drone strike near its Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, and Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted three drones that entered its airspace from Iraq.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected Iran’s response to a US peace proposal as “totally unacceptable,” dealing a fresh blow to efforts to end the conflict and raising the risk of renewed instability in the Gulf, where shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely disrupted.
Saudi Arabia’s Northern International Highway continues to serve as one of the Kingdom’s most strategically important transport corridors, reinforcing regional trade links and cross-border mobility across the Middle East and beyond.
Fresh diplomatic momentum is building around possible talks between the United States and Iran, with both sides signalling cautious openness even as they stop short of confirming direct engagement.
Oil production across the Gulf, sharply curtailed by the Iran conflict, is expected to stage a strong recovery within months once the Strait of Hormuz fully reopens, according to Goldman Sachs, offering a measure of optimism for regional energy markets.
