China’s Diplomatic Coup in the Middle East: The Facts Behind the Hype
Symbols sometimes speak louder than facts, even when they shouldn’t. The public diplomacy focused on “development” that followed China’s so-called...
Defence
India rice ban could hit Middle East
India announced a ban on export of non-basmati rice in a bid to control its domestic prices. Analysts, however, said...
One of Europe’s biggest food delivery firms doubles down on Middle East with $300 million Saudi deal
Delivery Hero, the German online food delivery company, said Friday that it is taking full ownership of its Saudi subsidiary...
Who’s Who: Hawazen Al-Hassoun, chief operations officer at PwC Middle East in Saudi Arabia
Hawazen Al-Hassoun has been the chief operations officer at PwC Middle East in Saudi Arabia since July 2022. Al-Hassoun, the...
Erdogan and MBS are squeezing America out of the Middle East
Turkey’s veteran President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Saudi Arabia’s still youthful Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Sultan (MbS) make an odd...
Saudi Arabia summons Swedish chargé d’affairs to protest Quran burning
The Saudi Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned the chargé d'affaires of the Swedish Embassy in the Kingdom, handing him a...
Israel: PM Netanyahu to be fitted with pacemaker overnight
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be fitted with a pacemaker overnight between Saturday and Sunday, he said in a video...
US deploying Marines, additional forces to Middle East following recent Iranian attempted shipping seizures
The US is deploying thousands of Marines and additional forces to the Middle East following recent Iranian attempts to seize...
Eritrea accused of forcibly repatriating civilians caught up in Sudan fighting
When fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in Khartoum in mid-April, Eritrean...
Eritrea, authoritarian regime in the Horn of Africa
A small poor country in the Horn of Africa, Eritrea is one of the most closed and repressive states on...
