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Impact of US-Israeli war on Iran poses serious risks beyond energy sector.The US-Israeli war on Iran is hitting Gulf Arab nations hard – but with a wider impact in today’s interlinked world.As well as global oil and gas supplies, Gulf states play a critical role in many economies.So how are they connected – and what could be at risk?Presenter: James BaysGuests:Nikolay Kozjharnov – Research associate professor in energy security at the Gulf Studies Center at Qatar UniversityCornelia Meyer – Macroeconomist and oil and gas specialistTorbjorn Soltvedt – Associate director at global risk intelligence company Verisk MaplecroftPublished On 27 Mar 202627…

As the United States-Israeli war on Iran enters its fourth week this weekend, pressure on oil and gas markets continues to mount due to severe disruption to shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as well as attacks on and around key energy facilities in the Gulf.In peacetime, 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas is shipped from producers in the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz – the only route to the open ocean – including 20 million barrels of oil per day.To bridge the shortage its closure has caused, countries in the Middle East are exploring alternative…

“A bit” is what United States President Donald Trump thinks about the scale of Russia’s military aid to Iran.Moscow “might be helping them a bit”, he told Fox News on March 13.A day later, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated laconically that Moscow’s military cooperation with Tehran was “good”.His words seemed to confirm earlier media reports that Russia is providing Iran with satellite and intelligence data on the locations of US warships and aircraft.It may not sound like much, given the superiority of Western military satellites and Russia’s battlefield losses and communication problems after Elon Musk’s SpaceX company switched off…

The Central American nation is the latest to sign a ‘third-country’ deportation agreement as part of Trump’s mass-deportation campaign.Published On 26 Mar 202626 Mar 2026Costa Rica has announced it will accept 25 migrants deported from the United States per week as part of an agreement to assist with President Donald Trump’s policy of deporting immigrants to “third countries”.The Central American nation joins a growing number of countries across Africa and the Americas that have signed contentious, often secretive agreements with the US to accept deportees from other countries.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn many cases, critics say migrants…

RPA (robotic process automation) is a practical and proven way to reduce manual work in business processes without AI systems. By using software bots to follow fixed rules, companies can automate repetitive tasks like data entry and invoice processing, and to a certain extent, report generation. Adoption grew quickly in many sectors, especially in finance, operations, and customer support.In recent years the technology has matured. While RPA is still used, business processes can become more complex. Many systems handle unstructured data, like messages and documents. Rule-based automation struggles to handle these inputs, since it depends on predefined steps and structured…

Kremlin spokesperson says talks are part of ‘​necessary dialogue’ with Washington as war in Ukraine continues for a fifth year.Published On 26 Mar 202626 Mar 2026A delegation of Russian officials has arrived in ‌the United States for meetings with their American counterparts.The visit, which began on Thursday, marks the first such trip since ⁠relations strained over Moscow’s war in Ukraine.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, “We hope that these first tentative steps will, of course, make their contribution to the further revival of our bilateral engagement.”He said President Vladimir Putin had set the “main…

AI agents are starting to take on a more direct role in how financial advice is delivered, as large banks move into systems that support client interactions.Bank of America is now deploying an internal AI-powered advisory platform to a subset of financial advisers, rolled out to around 1,000 financial advisers, according to Banking Dive. The move is one of the clearer early examples of how AI is being used in core banking roles, where systems support decision-making in real time.The platform is based on Salesforce’s Agentforce, which enables the creation of AI agents to handle tasks. It is designed to…

Toggle Play‘Despite all of the talk of diplomacy, there is going to be some kind of a military escalation.’NewsFeedRoss Harrison, Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute, says public talk of diplomacy between the US and Iran is hiding hardline positions, warning that despite the messaging, the situation is still likely heading toward military escalation.Published On 26 Mar 202626 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

To gain financial data insights, the majority of family offices now turn to AI, according to new research from Ocorian. The global study reveals 86 percent of these private wealth groups are utilising AI to improve their daily operations and data analysis.Representing a combined wealth of $119.37 billion, these organisations want machine learning to modernise their workflows. The technology offers practical benefits for institutions handling complex portfolios, particularly in detecting anomalies, streamlining reporting, and navigating strict regulatory frameworks.Securing financial data insights via AI and system governanceImplementing these tools requires careful alignment with existing enterprise architectures. Financial institutions frequently rely on…

Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool exit may not be the greatest footballing surprise, but it does leave many questions about the future of one of the Premier League’s greatest – and undoubtedly Africa’s best.The Egypt international has risen to the top of club football with the Merseysiders, a sleeping giant before Salah was the star of two Premier League titles and a UEFA Champions League crown.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe public fallout with Reds’ manager Arne Slot this season meant the end of his time at Anfield was inevitable – even after a PR patch-up and return from a…