Kemi Badenoch wants trade ‘barriers torn down’ at Abu Dhabi summit February 26, 2024 Kemi Badenoch is promoting tariff-free trade at a global summit in Abu Dhabi in a bid to see “more barriers torn down”.
Give councils more tax flexibility amid financial strain, ministers urged February 8, 2024 Councils should be given more free rein to raise local taxes to shore up ailing finances and then “suffer the consequences” at the ballot box, MPs have heard.
Stop Red Sea attacks, foreign secretary tells Houthis after latest UK-US air strikes February 4, 2024 The Foreign Secretary has implored the Houthis to stop their “reckless” attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea following the latest UK-US air strikes.
Houthi strikes: Drone and missile launch sites destroyed, Rishi Sunak tells MPs January 15, 2024 Drone and ballistic missile launch sites were destroyed in “carefully targeted” strikes by Britain and the US in Yemen last week, Rishi Sunak has told MPs.
US politics and fallout from Houthi airstrikes to guide markets next week January 14, 2024 Trump is expected to win in Iowa, but markets will be paying attention to the margin of victory as well as how his closest rivals perform.
Saudis take 49 per cent stake in Rocco Forte’s luxury hotel chain December 4, 2023 Hotel chief Sir Rocco Forte has sold 49 per cent of his eponymous hotel chain to the Saudi Public Investment Fund
Mothercare’s sales slide as headwinds hit Middle East business November 24, 2023 Mothercare sales slid 15 per following tough trading conditions in the Middle East as the group warned of store closures in the region.
Israel-Hamas: Temporary ceasefire takes effect — but ‘war not over yet’ November 24, 2023 A temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect early this morning ahead of a hostage release later today.
Macron proposes widening anti-Islamic State coalition to target Hamas October 24, 2023 Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Macron stressed that France and Israel shared terrorism as their "common enemy".
Israel-Gaza latest: Rishi Sunak in Tel Aviv to show ‘solidarity’ over Hamas attacks October 19, 2023 Rishi Sunak has arrived in Israel to “express solidarity” with the country over Hamas’s attack as part of a two-day trip urging against any escalation of violence in the wider Middle East. The Prime Minister landed at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv on Thursday morning ahead of holding talks with his counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, [...]