Recent Articles from Natasha Turak
Pentagon is scrambling as China ‘sells the hell out of’ armed drones to US allies
CNBC.COM – Washington is pushing policy changes to expand drone sales to Gulf allies in the face of Chinese competition. ABU DHABI As one U.S....
Russian aggression and returning ISIS fighters remain Kosovo’s top challenges, PM says
CNBC.COM – As Kosovo pursues NATO and EU membership and a peace deal with neighbor Serbia, some if its top challenges stem from Russian aggression...
Raytheon International CEO on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia: ‘We don’t make policy’
CNBC.COM – Amid calls by U.S. lawmakers to reduce weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries involved in offensive warfare in the Middle...
Investor Tom Barrack apologizes after arguing America has committed ‘worse’ atrocities than Khashoggi killing
CNBC.COM – Speaking to an audience while at the Milken Institute Summit in Abu Dhabi this week, the Colony Capital founder refuted criticism of the...
Saudi Arabia’s inclusion on European terror finance risk list could threaten Vision 2030 investment
CNBC.COM – The move highlights a new willingness by lawmakers to more intensely scrutinize Saudi compliance with international conventions and withdraw privileges that the kingdom...
Egypt’s Sisi on the verge of term extensions, despite previously pledging no changes to constitution
CNBC.COM – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is likely to win constitutional changes allowing him to dramatically extend his tenure in power just over a...
French minister blasts EU decision to block Alstom-Siemens merger in face of Chinese competition
CNBC.COM – France’s finance minister expressed his disappointment at a recent EU decision to block a major rail merger, calling for competition rules to be...
Iran is turning its ‘people into paupers’ instead of providing food, Saudi prince says
CNBC.COM – Iran is funding militias throughout the Middle East while turning its own people into paupers, Saudi Arabian Prince Turki Al-Faisal told CNBC Tuesday.”I’ve...
UAE energy minister and Siemens CEO agree it’s time for the US to move on from coal
CNBC.COM – Energy industry leaders issued calls for a greater commitment to developing renewable energy sources during the 2019 World Government Summit in Dubai and...
A major port operator is planning to launch its first hyperloop for cargo in India
CNBC.COM – DP World, one of the world’s largest port operators, is launching its first hyperloop project in India, its chairman told CNBC Sunday.Last year,...
Mexico’s former president drops F-bomb in describing Trump’s approach to the world
CNBC.COM – Mexico’s former president shared some choice words for President Donald Trump, describing the American leader as a “machine” with “no compassion” while at...
Lebanon gets a ‘stay of execution’ from investors, but now the real work begins
CNBC.COM – The new government will need to introduce austerity measures to shore up international and bond market confidence, economists say something that will be...