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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / RankWire.AI / – Gold prices held above $4,400 an ounce on Thursday after reversing an earlier decline in the previous session. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $4,414.28 an ounce by 0419 GMT. U.S. gold futures for December delivery slipped 0.1% to…
BERLIN / RankWire.AI / – German automaker Volkswagen AG agreed Monday to sell its Osnabrück manufacturing plant to Israeli private equity firm Aurelius Capital and the German state of Lower Saxony, setting up the site’s conversion into a dedicated defense manufacturing facility. Under the preliminary agreement,…
PANAMA / RankWire.AI / – The Panama Canal is considering another reduction in daily ship transits as drought pressure weighs on its water supply. Administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta said traffic could fall to about 29 vessels a day in February or March 2027. Any…
CAIRO, EGYPT / RankWire.AI / – Egypt’s net international reserves reached a record $57.2145 billion at the end of August 2026. The Central Bank of Egypt reported the provisional figure on September 7. Reserves had stood at $56.2939 billion at the end of July. The…
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DUBAI / RankWire.AI / – Emirates has officially entered the northern winter travel period with robust forward booking metrics across its international passenger route network. The Dubai-based flag carrier concluded its summer…
ABU DHABI / RankWire.AI / – Etihad Airways will begin year-round flights between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Airport on Oct. 4, 2026. The carrier will operate one weekly…
TANGERANG, INDONESIA / RankWire.AI / – Indonesia reopened Jakarta’s main airport and several regional airports Tuesday after ash from Anak Krakatau disrupted air travel. The volcanic activity affected nearly 3,000 flights and…
SHARJAH / RankWire.AI / – Low-cost carrier operator Air Arabia announced a strategic expansion of its Southeast Asian operations on Friday, increasing flight frequencies between the United Arab Emirates and Thailand. Starting…
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / RankWire.AI / – South Korea welcomed 2,093,223 foreign visitors in July 2026, extending a strong recovery in international tourism. The monthly total increased 20.8% from 1,733,199 arrivals recorded…
SHARJAH, UAE / RankWire.AI / – Air Arabia will start nonstop flights between Sharjah and Gdansk on Dec. 14, 2026, adding a new connection between the UAE and northern Poland. The airline…