UAE suspends billion-dollar arms deal with US over efforts to restrict Chinese technology

UAE suspends billion-dollar deal with US days after it signed a similar deal with France

US aims to control Yemen’s natural resources: Yemeni PM

Recently, the US-backed Saudi-led coalition has been openly looting Yemeni crude oil worth hundreds of millions of dollars

Halliburton becomes third US firm to halt oil operations in Iraq

This comes in light of an Iraqi Federal Court ruling deeming independent oil exports in the autonomous Kurdish region as unconstitutional

Taliban officials to meet with US Treasury Department in Qatar for talks

President Biden’s administration is collaborating with the Taliban to find ways to allow the Afghan government to access its offshore central bank reserves

Chinese, Afghan FMs discuss humanitarian support following earthquake

Chinese FM said that China's local and central governments and social organizations have been able to deliver humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

Ukraine asks Israel for half a billion dollar loan: Report

The request by Kiev comes at a time when Russia has warned Israel of 'repercussions' if they provide military assistance to Ukraine

Will Azerbaijan become a NATO pawn against Russia in South Caucasus?

Despite its recent 'alliance' upgrade with Russia, Azerbaijan wears many geopolitical masks and could play Trojan horse for Moscow's NATO adversaries

FBI probes high-ranking US general for ‘illegal lobbying’ in support of Qatar

The disgraced general reportedly pursued at least one multimillion dollar business deal during his time lobbying for Qatar

Will the Global South break free from dollarized debt?

In his latest book, economist Michael Hudson pits socialism against finance capitalism and tears apart the 'dream civilization' imposed by the 1 percent.

White House defends Joe Biden’s ‘hypothetical’ meeting with MbS

The US president is planning a trip to Saudi Arabia, while at the same time banning Latin American nations from attending the Summit of the Americas over alleged 'human rights abuses'

US congress investigates Saudi investment in Jared Kushner’s firm

Donald Trump's son-in-law was one of the negotiators behind the normalization agreements signed between Israel and several Arab nations in 2020

Dollars for democracy: Corruption was the real winner in Lebanon’s election

Bribing desperate voters during an economic crisis may have led to Lebanon’s parliamentary impasse. If candidates are bought, how can the country fix anything?

Biden mulling over KSA trip as White House upholds pledge to make kingdom a ‘pariah’

The US president's humbling visit to Saudi Arabia would come at a time when the west desperately needs its Gulf allies to increase oil production levels

The Sanctioned Ones: How Iran-Russia are setting new rules

While China, keen to ward off US sanctions as long as possible, is lagging, its RIC partners Iran and Russia are doing the legwork to break the west's global financial grip.

Revenue from Iran’s energy exports up 60 percent despite US sanctions

Trade statistics in Iran have been increasing in various sectors as Iran seeks to improve its economic standing, regardless of the outcome of the Vienna talks

Algeria signs multi-million dollar oil, gas deals with China

The oil deal marks the second agreement signed between the Algerian national oil and gas company and China within 10 days

NATO vs Russia: what happens next

In Davos and beyond, NATO's upbeat narrative plays like a broken record, while on the ground, Russia is stacking up wins that could sink the Atlantic order.

Russia calls for end to UN cross-border aid program in Syria

The extremist armed group HTS has reportedly been embezzling humanitarian aid funneled into Idlib in order to purchase real estate in Turkey

Lebanon must drill for energy resources to halt crisis: Hezbollah leader

The resistance leader called for all political groups in Lebanon to cooperate with the aim of overcoming the crisis

China to receive two million barrels of Iranian oil, despite US sanctions

Iran has been cooperating with China, Russia, Venezuela, and Cuba in order to bypass the effects of US economic sanctions

US sanctions on Iran are illegal under international law: UN special rapporteur

The UN official noted that decades of sanctions have mainly affected the low-income section of Iranian society

Son of Lebanon’s central bank governor moved millions of dollars abroad, despite restrictions

In 2019, a financial crisis led Lebanese banks to block the withdrawals or transfer in US dollars by Lebanese depositors

US ‘coercive diplomacy’ with Saudi Arabia

While a carrot may advance US interests infinitely better than a stick at this sensitive juncture in US-Saudi relations, all indications are that Biden will resort to the stick.

Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian vessels using Turkish drones

Ankara has continued to supply Ukraine with drones, despite attempts to toe the line between its NATO obligations and its deep economic ties with Moscow

Lebanese government ignores Russian wheat, oil offer despite crisis: Report

Russia also offers to sell fuel to power Lebanon's power plants, pricing the sales in Lebanese liras instead of foreign currencies

By restricting Moscow’s moves, Erdogan is playing Russian roulette

If closing part of Turkish airspace to Russian planes is an indication of Ankara's new direction, it may prove fatal for Turkey across several fronts.

Turkey’s Road to Damascus is difficult but necessary

Turkish reports suggest that Ankara is exploring the possibility of resetting ties with Syria. This policy shift will be complex but will be in the interests of both countries going forward.

World Bank refuses to fund US-brokered energy plan for Lebanon

Aside from lack of funding, the project to transfer Egyptian and Jordanian energy to Lebanon via Syria requires a sanctions waiver guarantee from the US, which is yet to be issued

Saudi Crown Prince shouted at US national security adviser: WSJ

The reports of a tumultuous meeting between MbS and a top US official demonstrates even further the faltering ties between Riyadh and Washington

Egypt still waiting for US clearance to transfer energy to Lebanon

Despite ongoing assurances from US officials, Beirut has been waiting for months for the start of energy transfers from Egypt and Jordan