Fiat Professional expands range with Titano pickup
Fiat Professional offers one of the most complete utility vehicle lineups on the market. Its models cover needs from small urban vans to large cargo trucks and now include the Titano pickup. This broad portfolio gives Fiat a strong edge in a market shaped by diverse professional demands. The Doblò serves compact segments starting at......
Tesla Cybercab introduces unified door handle after safety concerns
Tesla revealed a redesigned interior door handle for its upcoming Cybercab robotaxi. The single mechanism merges electronic and manual opening functions, addressing years of safety criticism and a federal probe into the company's door designs. Enthusiasts Kim Java and Josh West spotted the feature in pre-production Cybercab videos. The......
Saudi crude tanker rates from Yanbu plummet as ships flock to Red Sea port
Freight rates for tankers carrying Saudi crude from Yanbu on the Red Sea to Asia collapsed this week. They fell from over $450,000 per day in early March to about $200,000 per day. A growing fleet converged on this Saudi export hub after the Strait of Hormuz closure disrupted global oil logistics. The drop marks a shift one month into chaos......
UN reports over 6,000 housing units approved in West Bank settlements
A UN report briefed to the Security Council on March 24 revealed continued high levels of Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Planning authorities advanced or approved more than 6,000 housing units over three and a half months. Eight Council members issued a joint statement demanding an immediate halt......
Danone secures billions in bonds amid war-driven market volatility
Major blue-chip firms rushed to lock in funding during brief market lulls as the US-Iran conflict disrupts global bond markets and drives up borrowing costs. Danone led a wave of European bond issuances Wednesday with a three-tranche deal. It drew over 6.5 billion euros in orders for euro-denominated portions and more than 1.5 billion pounds......
Morocco launches livestock verification for final aid payments
Morocco's national livestock rebuilding program reached a key stage on March 24, 2026. Authorities began verifying breeding ewes and she goats counted from June 26 to August 11, 2025, and fitted with ear tags. This nationwide check will determine eligibility for the second direct aid tranche to herders, completing the royal-backed initiative. The......
Johns Hopkins team releases detailed atlas of human brain development
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers and global collaborators unveiled the most comprehensive cellular atlas of the developing human neocortex. The study integrates data from nearly 200 published works and over 30 million cells. Published in Nature Neuroscience on March 25, 2026, it maps the formation of the brain's outer layers from prenatal......
NASA clears Artemis II for April 1 moon mission launch
Four astronauts stand one week from becoming the first humans to fly toward the moon in over 50 years. NASA targets April 1 for the Artemis 2 launch, a 10-day test flight. The crew will loop around the moon's far side and return aboard the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System rocket. The team includes NASA commander Reid Wiseman,......
Lesieur Cristal appoints Karim Manssour-Dahbi as chief executive
Lesieur Cristal named Karim Manssour-Dahbi as its new director general, effective March 25, 2026. He replaces Peter Tagge, whose term ended on March 24, 2026. A graduate of École Centrale de Paris with an engineering background, Manssour-Dahbi brings over 35 years of experience. He has held leadership roles for 25 years in sectors......
BNP Paribas moves to exit Morocco with BMCI reclassified for sale
BNP Paribas has taken a significant step toward exiting Morocco, reclassifying its subsidiary BMCI and related entities as assets held for sale in its 2025 annual financial report. The move follows the opening of exclusive talks with Moroccan conglomerate Holmarcom over the sale of BNP Paribas's 67% stake in the Banque Marocaine pour le......
Lagarde warns businesses may pass on Iran war energy costs faster than in 2022
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned Wednesday that companies and workers could transmit rising energy costs stemming from the Iran conflict more rapidly than they did during the 2022 inflation surge, because the memory of that episode remains fresh. Speaking at the ECB and Its Watchers conference at Goethe University......
Morocco's dams at decade-high levels as El Niño threat looms over water security
Morocco's dam reservoirs stood at 72.1% capacity as of March 21, 2026, a level not seen in nearly a decade, following what has been the wettest winter since 1981. After seven consecutive years of drought, the exceptional rainfall has provided welcome relief. However, international meteorological agencies are now forecasting a high probability......
Morocco tightens rules on property holding companies to end ghost firm loophole
Morocco is overhauling the legal framework governing real estate civil companies, known locally as SCIs, giving existing structures six months to comply with sweeping new requirements or face administrative blockage. Ministerial Order No. 357.26, signed on February 16, 2026 and published in the Official Gazette on March 16, sets out the operational......
Bitcoin tops $71,000, outperforming gold and stocks since Iran conflict began
Bitcoin has emerged as an unexpected winner amid the turmoil triggered by the United States-Iran conflict, outperforming both gold and the S&P 500 since hostilities began on February 28, according to an analysis by River Financial, a Bitcoin-focused financial services platform. Data show Bitcoin has gained approximately 12% since the conflict......
Second zombie tanker crosses Hormuz as deception tactics spread
A vessel broadcasting the identity of a scrapped liquefied natural gas carrier crossed the Strait of Hormuz on March 20, becoming the first known zombie ship to use such a tactic in the contested waterway since the Middle East war began, Bloomberg first reported. Days later, a second zombie tanker followed, underscoring the lengths operators......