India and China are expected to oppose the move to block private funding for coal-fired power plants. Both claim their citizens still need more energy from fossil fuel sources.

Ports operator DP World, which is owned by the state of Dubai, has been forced to suspend operations at four major ports for several days following a cyber-security drama

Taliban officials have discussed joining China's Belt and Road scheme, plus possible road and rail links and mining deals, but analysts say there are no easy infrastructure options in Afghanistan

Two-day event in Beijing will mark 10th anniversary of infrastructure scheme and may see talks on links to Afghanistan, plus possible mining projects

Analytics firms say Hamas militants received millions in crypto payments prior to the surprise attack on Israel; hundreds of digital wallets connected to the terror group have since been shut down

Analysts have credited the development programme with directing much needed funding to poor countries but say that it has come at a cost

The fund has invested in several listed Adani firms, according to the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)

Seven China equity funds, including hedge funds and mutual funds, with more than $500 billion in combined assets, say they visited the Middle East this year to raise money, three for the first time

Former housing minister Mohamed Muizzu, who has vowed to develop warmer ties with Beijing, will take office as the new president of the Maldives next month

China has 55 nuclear plants in operation, and 24 under construction. It expects to add 6-8 small reactors a year, with a goal of them generating 18% of the country's power by 2060

Afghan regime has consulted with Chinese telecom giant Huawei about potential cooperation on reconfiguring a mass surveillance network initially planned by the West

The sweeping deal aims to link South Asia and the Middle East to help the flow of energy and trade from the Gulf to Europe