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Real Damage for Qatar is "just" ~50%

Financial Impact: Ras Laffan strikes. Damage to Pearl GTL & LNG trains hit: • Shell (UK): 100% CAPEX of Pearl GTL; + production loss ~$15M/day. • US (Exxon): ~13% of total daily revenue loss (~$7M). • QatarEnergy: daily total loss ~$30M. 17% "Qatar" output affected

🔴 #Breaking: The Yemeni government has imposed restrictions on air traffic from the two emirates, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

@Stat_Cult 2/2 11 🇲🇽 Mexico ~3.7 12 🇹🇷 Türkiye ~3.6 13 🇰🇷 South Korea ~3.4 14 🇨🇦 Canada ~2.6 15 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia ~2.3 16 🇪🇸 Spain ~2.3 17 🇮🇹 Italy ~2.1 18 🇮🇷 Iran ~1.9 19 🇳🇱 Netherlands ~1.8 20 🇵🇱 Poland ~1.7

@Stat_Cult 1/2 🌍 Top 20 Economies by GDP (PPP) – IMF Projection 2026 (Ranks 11–20) (Trillion Intl. $) 1 🇨🇳 China ~42 2 🇺🇸 USA ~31 3 🇮🇳 India ~26 4 🇷🇺 Russia ~7.7 5 🇯🇵 Japan ~7.4 6 🇩🇪 Germany ~6.4 7 🇮🇩 Indonesia ~5.5 8 🇧🇷 Brazil ~5.3 9 🇬🇧 UK ~4.8 10 🇫🇷 France ~4.7

💰 Largest Economies in the World projected for 2026 📈 1. 🇺🇸 United States - $31.8 trillion 2. 🇨🇳 China - $20.6 trillion 3. 🇩🇪 Germany - $5.3 trillion 4. 🇮🇳 India - $4.5 trillion 5. 🇯🇵 Japan - $4.4 trillion 6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - $4.2 trillion 7. 🇫🇷 France - $3.5 trillion 8. 🇮🇹 Italy - $2.7 trillion 9. 🇷🇺 Russia - $2.5 trillion 10. 🇨🇦 Canada - $2.4 trillion 11. 🇧🇷 Brazil - $2.3 trillion 12. 🇪🇸 Spain - $2.0 trillion 13. 🇲🇽 Mexico - $2.0 trillion 14. 🇦🇺 Australia - $1.9 trillion 15. 🇰🇷 South Korea - $1.9 trillion 16. 🇹🇷 Turkey - $1.5 trillion 17. 🇮🇩 Indonesia - $1.5 trillion 18. 🇳🇱 Netherlands - $1.4 trillion 19. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia - $1.3 trillion 20. 🇵🇱 Poland - $1.1 trillion Source: IMF

@spectatorindex Better use GDP PPP when comparing more than 1 country: 2000 🇮🇷 Iran: $712.6bn (GDP PPP) 🇹🇷 Türkiye: $273.6bn (GDP PPP) 2024 🇮🇷 Iran: $1698.5bn (GDP PPP) 🇹🇷 Türkiye: $3553.2bn (GDP PPP) (IMF)

GDP (current prices) 2000 🇮🇷 Iran: $366 billion 🇹🇷 Turkey: $273 billion 2024 🇮🇷 Iran: $434 billion 🇹🇷 Turkey: $1340 billion (IMF)

@Nassreddin2002 Sachsen-Anhalt is neither attractive for foreign talents nor Germans since its economic output is less than 2% of German GDP (per capita well under German average as well). No important industries or tech clusters. The state mainly consumes German capital since the early 1990s.

In order to become a German citizen, you must know •it is forbidden to call for Israel to no longer exist •Israel was founded based on a UN resolution •why Germany cares so much about Israel And in Sachsen-Anhalt you must also sign a document recognising Israel Embarrassing

#Iraq has increased its refining capacity to 1.3 million barrels per day (mmbl/d), more than the yearly capacity of #France, while it loads 20k tons of LPG in its new Basra gas terminal. The country is moving closer to its target of reaching 1.65 mmbl/d. egyptoil-gas.com/news/iraq-is-c…

Despite regional challenges, the #UAE is on track to attract 9800 new millionaires in 2025. Majority from #UK, #Pakistan, #Iran and #Lebanon. forbesmiddleeast.com/industry/busin…

Shipping giant #Maersk divests from companies linked to Israeli settlements #Israel aje.io/to6wvj

#Haifa Bazan Refinery shuts down after it got attacked from #Iranian Ballistic Missile attack at the weekend. #Iran #Israel

It seems that the #Google algorithm prefers Indian sources when it comes to the short answer option. #IndiaPakistanWar

The loss of Rafales is a ‘deep embarrassment’ for India that was relying on the French jets to face off with rival Pakistan 🔗 trt.world/c9yn

🚨As reports indicate #Pakistan shoot 5 #IndianAirForce jets (3× #DassaultAviation #Rafale, 1× Su-30, 1× MiG21). Lesson: Domestic defense (#JF17) = economic resilience. ✅ Saves $ (Rafale: ~$125M/unit) ✅ Fuels local jobs & tech ✅ Expands export markets #IndiaPakistanWar

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced that artificial intelligence (AI) will become an official subject across public schools in the UAE, from kindergarten to Grade 12, starting in the 2025–2026 academic year. The UAE also becomes one of the first countries to formally integrate AI into its national education system. #UAE #AI #Education

#Trump #SaudiArabia #Qatar #UAE

#Lebanon #USA #UK #Security

#WhiteHouse announced 1400bn USD investment by #UAE in #USA over the next 10 years.

Following the #tiktokban, President #DonaldTrump restored the service in the US hours before his official inauguration.

20-year #StrategicCooperation Agreement between #Russia and #Iran has been signed in Moscow.