In this week’s episode, Tala Michel Issa is joined by Justin Harper to discuss the UAE’s brief missile alert, the official response and the commercial fallout from disruption around the Strait of Hormuz.

They examine how rerouted shipping, delayed payments and force majeure claims are testing contracts agreed before the conflict, alongside record activity at the DIFC Courts. They also look at Saudi Arabia’s latest business reforms and plans for a UAE luxury train that could launch in 2028.

Later in the episode, they discuss BlackBerry’s return to profitability as a software company, why wealthy investors are reconsidering traditional retirement, the risks attached to Dubai’s $100 million trophy homes and the future of LIV Golf following the end of PIF funding.

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