UAE
The Gulf’s business and travel hub, built on making it effortless for the world’s money and talent to land somewhere convenient — and it shows in every new deal.
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Jul- 2026 -21 JulyCompass
India’s pilots demand flight ban Europe already imposed on Gulf routes
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency ordered carriers to avoid UAE airspace through July 29 citing missile and drone risks, but India's regulator has not yet matched that directive despite…
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19 JulyPower
Iran’s Hormuz blockade sets a template other straits will copy
By asserting permit control over the 21-mile chokepoint, Tehran is establishing a precedent that could transform shared waterways into revenue instruments—a shift that will raise freight costs across Western supply…
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19 JulyCapital
Maersk locks Red Sea risk into freight rates with 100% premium
A two-tier surcharge effective August 1 charges US$900 per 20-foot container to Gulf ports but US$1,800 to Jeddah and Jordan, signaling carriers expect geopolitical disruption to persist structurally rather than…
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16 JulyCapital
Thailand’s one-month fertilizer supply exposes the real Hormuz cost
With shipping traffic collapsing to 14 vessels and war-risk premiums spiking, Thai manufacturers face a repricing of supply-chain costs that no strategic oil reserve can absorb.
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16 JulyCapital
Iranian drones just rewired Asia’s data centre map
JPMorgan estimates Malaysia's pipeline at 13GW—exceeding Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore combined—as hyperscalers flee Middle Eastern conflict exposure.
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15 JulyPower
Congress blocks defense bill as Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure
Senate Democrats halted the NDAA on July 14, signaling war-powers constraints even as Trump vowed to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges unless negotiations resume.
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15 JulyPower
India summoned Iran’s envoy after a missile killed its sailor
Thirteen Indian seafarers have died in Hormuz attacks since February, prompting New Delhi to abandon quiet diplomacy for real-time crew tracking and formal protests.
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15 JulyPower
India orders real-time monitoring after tanker attacks kill one seafarer
Following missile strikes on two chemical tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on July 14, India's shipping ministry deployed a real-time vessel dashboard and liaison officers, but cannot control the…
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15 JulyCapital
Oil shock unravels the Fed’s inflation victory in six hours
Brent crude surged to $86.18 on July 14 as U.S. naval blockade of Iran and Iranian strikes on tankers collapsed Strait of Hormuz crossings 52%, threatening to reverse the June…
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14 JulyPower
Trump’s strait tariff collides with Indian seafarer deaths
President Trump announced a 20 percent cargo fee on Strait of Hormuz transits hours before Iranian missiles killed one Indian crew member on a UAE tanker, triggering union demands for…
