More than forty organizations express deep concern about the UAE’S human rights situation and call for concrete improvements ahead of COP28. In a joint statement, the human rights groups have called for major improvements to [ More … ]
Egyptian business tycoon Samih Sawiris says Saudi Arabia a more promising place to invest, as his country now has three different exchange rates Egyptian billionaire Samih Sawiris has declared that he is not going to [ More … ]
The former head of the United States’ National Security Agency (SNA) has reportedly received at least $700,000 for consultancy contracts with Saudi Arabia, even after the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Former NSA director [ More … ]
China has resumed construction work on a military base in the United Arab Emirates in defiance of objections by the United States, revealed intelligence documents. Leaked US intelligence documents that Washington Post has obtained show [ More … ]
It’s time to recognize that sanctions against the Assad regime have failed and that a more realistic policy could yield real benefits and reduce escalatory risks, states Responsible Statecraft. “Most Middle East countries are now [ More … ]
As Egypt slides deeper and deeper into economic crisis, Saudi officials have sent a stern message: No more blank checks, states New YorkTimes. “For much of the past decade, Saudi Arabia sent billions of dollars [ More … ]
As China attempts to assert its geopolitical clout with Riyadh, US senators push for addressing human rights concerns in Saudi Arabia A bipartisan pair of US senators introduced a resolution yesterday (Wednesday, 15 March) that [ More … ]
China’s prestigious accomplishment vaults it into a new league diplomatically and outshines anything the US has been able to achieve in the region since Biden came to office, states NYT. “The agreement negotiated in Beijing [ More … ]
The surprise deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic ties offers much for the United States to be intrigued about, an analysis by Reuters states, in comment on restoration of Saudi-Iranian relations. This [ More … ]
The Emirati BNPL platform “Tabby” will suspend its operations in Egypt, citing ‘recent macroeconomic developments’, reported The National. The UAE-based Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform “Tabby” will prioritise core markets after suspending its operations [ More … ]
Sarah Leah Whitson, the executive director of the Khashoggi-founded group DAWN, has called on Congress to pass legislation to prohibit all former senior U.S. officials from working for, or financially benefiting from, a foreign government. [ More … ]
On the eve of Blinken’s Middle East tour, Israel carried out drone strikes on an Iranian factory. The attack comes amid growing tensions over Iran’s nuclear program and its continued supply of weapons to Russia, [ More … ]
The Saudi court documents reveal reasons for Dr. Awad Al-Qarni’s arrest, even though Saudi rulers are major investors in social media platforms The prominent law professor, Dr. Awad Al-Qarni, has been handed a death sentence [ More … ]
Emirati minister and head of ADNOC, Sultan al-Jaber, will oversee climate crisis negotiations in November despite wanting to ramp up oil production, which worries climate activists. Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, chief executive of the Abu Dhabi [ More … ]
Kuwaiti foreign ministry has called on Egypt to investigate an “assault” on a number of Kuwaiti students by security personnel at a mall in Alexandria. Kuwait’s ministry of foreign affairs called on Sunday for the [ More … ]
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