Author: Steven Sahiounie

French judicial authorities on Sunday extended the detention of the Russian-born founder and chief of Telegram Pavel Durov after his arrest at a Paris airport over alleged offenses related to the popular but controversial messaging app. His arrest at the Le Bourget airport outside Paris late Saturday is the latest extraordinary twist in the career of one of the world’s most influential tech icons. The detention of Durov, 39, was extended beyond Sunday night by the investigating magistrate who is handling the case, according to a source close to the investigation. This initial period of detention for questioning can last up to…

Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space.

Canada, following the lead of the United States, said on Monday it would impose a 100 percent tariff on the import of Chinese electric vehicles and also announced a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and aluminium from China.

Tesla chief Elon Musk, who also owns social media platform X, said on Monday he feels California should pass an AI bill that would require tech companies and AI developers to conduct safety testing on some of their own models.

Pakistan aims to raise up to $4 billion from Middle Eastern commercial banks by the next fiscal year, the country’s central bank chief told Reuters on Tuesday, as the country looks to plug external financing gaps.

President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a video published on Tuesday that fuel subsidies made no sense in Iran, a major oil producer with a struggling economy that has faced protests in the past over price hikes.

Al-Khobar: The Federation of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Chambers is scheduled to organize the second edition of the Gulf-Azerbaijan Economic Forum on September 25, under the theme “Sustainability, Investments, Partnerships,” in Baku.

The value of the allotted Treasury bills amounted to OMR10 million, for a maturity period of 28 days. The average accepted price reached RO 99.635 for every RO 100

Saudi Arabia’s international trade surpassed $130.84bln, with merchandise exports totaling $78.53bln, comprising 60% of the overall trade.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation that he would like to help in the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, the Kremlin’s press office said in a statement on Tuesday. “Narendra Modi briefed [Putin] on his recent visit to Kiev, emphasizing his interest to contribute to a possible political and diplomatic settlement of the situation around Ukraine,” the statement reads. The telephone conversation between the leaders of Russia and India came shortly after Modi paid an official visit to Kiev on August 23, which was the first one for an Indian head of…