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Salim A. Essaid

Salim A. Essaid

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Salim A. Essaid is the Business Editor at The National, where he directs the publication’s news coverage of global and regional industries, market trends, advanced technology, business lifestyle and more. He is also the host of The National’s Business Extra podcast. For nearly 15 years, Salim broke original news, features, and data-led analysis for outlets including TIME Magazine, CNN, NHK World, Agence France Presse (AFP) and the Associated Press (AP). Until the end of 2020, he was the lead correspondent on Euronews's weekly Inspire Middle East, and later the host of Sci-Tech. He produced more than 120 episodes exploring the latest happenings in the MENA region’s technology, business and sustainability scene. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Arabic and Japanese from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Master’s degree in broadcasting from the Columbia School of Journalism in New York.

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President Ahmad Al Shara, right, arrives for early morning prayers for Eid Al Fitr in Damascus, before revealing Syria's annual budget. Photo: Sana / AFP
Syria approves $10.5bn budget for 2026 in push to accelerate recovery

Amount is nearly triple last year's budget

BusinessMarch 20, 2026
Benjamin Netanyahu said he would 'hold off' attacks on Iranian gasfields at Donald Trump's request, but Israel has launched strikes on Tehran. AFP
Fresh wave of Israeli strikes on Iran threaten to unsettle energy markets

Attacks continue as US tries to calm fears about supply

EnergyMarch 20, 2026
QatarEnergy's operating facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City, 80km north of Doha. EPA
Oil prices remain elevated as Iran crisis rattles global markets and fuels inflation fears

Traders are assessing efforts by Washington and its allies to boost supply and secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz

EnergyMarch 20, 2026
QatarEnergy's operating facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City. AFP
Iran urged to halt its attacks on Gulf states as energy prices soar

UAE official condemns Tehran’s ‘global economic warfare’ after sites in Qatar and Saudi Arabia struck

MENAMarch 19, 2026
QatarEnergy's facilities in Mesaieed Industrial City, south of Doha, Qatar. Getty Images
Iran attacks knocked out 17 per cent of Qatar's LNG capacity, says energy chief

Losses are expected to cost Qatar about $20 billion annually

EnergyMarch 19, 2026
Investors have been shying away from risky asset classes as the US and Israel's war against Iran shows no sign of ending. Bloomberg
Markets fall as Iran war escalates and rising oil and gas prices stoke fears

Tehran's warning of further escalation adds to volatility across asset classes

MarketsMarch 19, 2026
Gas flares at the Dora oil refinery complex in Baghdad. Iraq needs alternatives to Iranian gas imports after Tehran cut its exports. AFP
Iraq suffers major power capacity loss as Iran halts gas flows after South Pars strike

Sudden halt means significant portion of Iraq’s available energy resources has disappeared

EnergyMarch 18, 2026
Ras Al Khair power and desalination plant. Photo: Sky News Arabia
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Business ExtraHow the Iran war is threatening water security in the Gulf

Attention is shifting to the energy-water-food nexus in the Gulf as conflict causes regional disruption

Business ExtraMarch 18, 2026
Leading analysts answer your questions about Iran's attacks on Gulf oil infrastructure
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Q&A replayQ&A: Iran war, oil and escalation

Leading analysts answer your questions about Iran's attacks on Gulf oil infrastructure

MENAMarch 12, 2026
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, July 31, 2012: UAE dirhams. (Silvia Razgova / The National)
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Business ExtraShould you move your savings amid Iran war?

From grocery bills to investment decisions, here is what every Gulf resident needs to know now about financial planning

Business ExtraMarch 11, 2026
A report on the Iran conflict is displayed next to the Korea Composite Stock Price Index in Seoul. Bloomberg
Oil prices surge to nearly $120 in record rise as US war with Iran escalates

It is the first time oil has traded above $100 since 2022

EnergyMarch 09, 2026
Reuters
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Business ExtraHow global energy security is being reshaped amid US-Israel and Iran attacks

Ballistic missiles and drones hitting energy infrastructure raises urgent questions about the future of energy security

Business ExtraMarch 04, 2026
People seek cover in an underground station in Tel Aviv, Israel, after sirens were activated. Getty Images
Spyware masquerades as Israeli emergency alert in SMS spoofing campaign

Hoax updates spreading spyware disguised as Israel’s Red Alert app

TechnologyMarch 03, 2026
Customers in the UAE and Bahrain are experiencing 'elevated error rates and degraded availability' due to the structural damage. Reuters
Drone strikes damage Amazon data centres in UAE and Bahrain, disrupting services

Company's cloud division says recovery will be gradual due to scale of the physical damage

BusinessMarch 03, 2026
The US and Israeli attacks on Iran have reverberated into the digital cyber security world. Getty Images
Missile attacks and cyber hacks: Dual threats of modern warfare

IT disruptions in Gulf as US and Israel attack Iran in seemingly co-ordinated warfare

TechnologyMarch 02, 2026
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