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Builder.ai founder Sachin Duggal in Munich, on 29 September 2024.
Builder.ai founder Sachin Duggal in Munich, on 29 September 2024.© Matthias Balk/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/MaxPPP

Spotlight | Qatar, United Kingdom
Qatar sovereign fund summons corporate spooks for briefing on collapsed tech group

The Qatar Investment Authority was one of a number of high profile backers in Builder.ai, the now bankrupt app-building company. Having staked its reputation on a huge investment in 2023, QIA has now commissioned outside specialists to find out what went wrong.
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Ali al-Thawadi, Qatar’s adviser on strategic affairs at the UN headquarters in New York, on 11 September 2025.
Ali al-Thawadi, Qatar’s adviser on strategic affairs at the UN headquarters in New York, on 11 September 2025. © Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Spymaster | Qatar
After Gaza, Qatari 'dealmaker' Ali Al-Thawadi eyes second win with Iran file

Qatari strategic affairs adviser Ali Al-Thawadi was due to be front and centre this Friday at the signing ceremony for the US-Iran peace deal in Switzerland. The overnight cancellation of those talks poses a challenge to the securocrat, who has played a key role both on Iran mediation and for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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The Sharjah skyline from Dubai Airport, United Arab Emirates.
The Sharjah skyline from Dubai Airport, United Arab Emirates.© Markus Mainka/imageBroker/Newscom/MaxPPP

Spotlight | UAE
US and UK consultants stranded in UAE for months amid money laundering probe

A corruption complaint filed in 2024, relating to events at the now-defunct Abraaj investor group, saw scores of expatriates subject to movement and asset restrictions. Two years later, sources close to the case say authorities in Sharjah have cleared all previously-named suspects, effectively ending the probe.
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