Becky Anderson

A major announcement from the UAE: @yasisland is set to become home to @SphereAbuDhabi — the first Sphere venue outside the US. Abu Dhabi is clearly betting big on tourism and entertainment, so I spoke with @dctabudhabi Chairman Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak about what this project says about the UAE’s ambitions.

Shakira, Madonna and BTS will headline the first-ever @FIFAWorldCup final halftime show. I spoke to @MarcusSpeller about this lineup and more:

Chatted with @BeckyCNN about how AI factors into President Trump’s visit to China @cnni

Great to join @BeckyCNN on @cnni to discuss the Trump-Xi summit. We got into what each leader wants out of this meeting and whether a breakthrough on the Iran crisis is in the cards. @ChinaBeigeBook

I was so moved by @farajabyad's recent performance in Dubai, I had to learn his story. So here it is, two weeks before Athar Orchestra’s concert, “A Song for Peace," in New York:

Trump is in Beijing exactly one year after the very first overseas trip of his second term to Riyadh, Doha and Abu Dhabi, where he proclaimed a “golden age” for this region. I take a closer look at how that’s been changed by his war with Iran:

In his latest piece for @TheAtlantic, @RobertfWorth identifies a “war within the Iranian opposition.” I asked him how significant this rift is and whether it is empowering the regime:

Economist @Bijankk tells me the cost of the Iran war goes far beyond the financial fallout.

The Iran war looms over Trump’s China trip, and Beijing could potentially leverage its relationship with Tehran to change the trajectory of this conflict, but @FT Beijing Bureau Chief Joe Leahy tells me “the question is does China really want to help the U.S.”

President Trump is gearing up for his China visit, where Iran is expected to be a key topic. @DEsfandiary tells me it’s an “interesting time” for Beijing to host the U.S. president. Here’s why:

Despite weeks of regional conflict, Partners Capital says it remains fully committed to the Gulf, opening a new office in Abu Dhabi and describing the UAE as a strategic global hub. (2/2)

1) Geopolitics, 2) AI, 3) private credit: the three forces -- or risks -- shaping the global economy according to CEO of Partners Capital, Arjun Raghavan, whose firm oversees around $75 bn in assets. I spoke to him here in our Abu Dhabi bureau: (1/2)

Syria is a nation in rebirth. My conversation on @cnni with @BeckyCNN . Thank you Becky for this wonderful opportunity and thoughtful conversation. And thanks as well to the great team: @tala_alrajjal @_brookejenner

Oil giant @ARAMCO’s CEO warns that the war with Iran could disrupt oil markets into next year. But @EnergyIntel’s Julien Mathonnière tells me oil prices have been “reluctant” to move higher. Here’s why:

The latest on the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, the diplomatic track and what it all mean for Arab Gulf states w/ @NicRobertsonCNN from Islamabad.

Low-cost drones + high-cost defense systems = a challenging security landscape. Roland Gerges from @Terma_Global tells me while this makes for a “difficult” equation, there are alternatives that could shift the balance in the Gulf.

The economic squeeze on Iran is central to U.S. strategy. But @BrandeisU prof. Nader Habibi tells me it’s important to differentiate between “the resilience of the economy” and “the resilience of the regime.”

While Iran war is causing prices to rise, @UBS’ @PDonovan_econ tells me it's consumers absorbing the rising costs - at least for now.