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Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan takes control of sovereign industries amid dynasty war

The national security adviser of the UAE Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
The national security adviser of the UAE Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan. © Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan/Twitter

As foreign defence groups watch on looking for opportunities and amid brewing dynastic tensions, Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan is now at the helm of most of Abu Dhabi's armed groups: the new ADQ, the defence conglomerate EDGE and new entities active in various strategic sectors such as AI specialist Group 42.

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Odessa's port industries seek to navigate between oligarchs and private investors to survive

The chemical factories in the port of Odessa.
The chemical factories in the port of Odessa. © Yevgeni Volokin/Reuters

The rise in gas prices has caught Odessa's heavy industry by surprise, forcing one of its main factories to cease production. While this is a temporary setback, it does highlight the fact that the port area remains plagued by deep-seated problems that have not yet been resolved by privatisation or de-oligarchisation projects.

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