MbS-Kushner investments could complicate vital Saudi regional diplomacy

The Saudis need to choose: Will it be regional stability with Tehran or regional cooperation with Tel Aviv? Riyadh cannot have both.

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

Iraq received over $10Bln in investment from China in 2021: Report

China's Belt and Road Initiative will play a key role in the reconstruction of the country following years of war

UAE and Turkey sign investment, cooperation deals in a step towards closer ties

The new investment deals between Ankara and Abu Dhabi may come as a respite to the tumbling value of the Turkish lira

UAE looking at major investments in Turkey: Turkish President

Significant progress reportedly being made between Ankara and Abu Dhabi to restore relations

Qatari emir in Egypt for first visit since 2015

The emir's visit comes just days after the Saudi crown prince visited Cairo and signed investment deals worth $7.7 billion

UAE president welcomes Jordanian king to Abu Dhabi

Regional leaders have been making strategic moves ahead of the visit by US President Joe Biden to the region next month

Saudi Arabia and Jordan issue joint statement hailing cooperation

The relationship between Riyadh and Amman soured in recent years over the brutal war waged by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen

Saudi crown prince headed for Turkey after Jordan visit

Jordanian business leaders and officials expressed hopes that the first visit of MbS in five years to the Hashemite kingdom will unblock at least $3bln in investment projects

Saudi Arabia and Egypt sign agreements valued at $7.7 billion

Riyadh provided billions of dollars in financial support to Cairo during its economic recession, which was exacerbated due to the Russia-Ukraine war

China to build one thousand new schools in Iraq

There are currently around 3.2 million school-aged children in Iraq who are not in school, while the percentage of local children not in school is as high as 90 percent

New undeclared flight from Israel lands in Saudi Arabia

Normalization efforts between Riyadh and Tel Aviv have intensified ahead of the visit by US president to the region next month

Beggaring Europe: switching cheap Russian gas for expensive American LNG

EU steps to significantly reduce Russian gas imports will see Europe newly dependent on much pricier US liquefied natural gas

Presidents of Iran and Turkmenistan sign cooperation agreements

The Turkmen president is the third high-profile leader to visit the Islamic Republic in less than one month, preceded by the Pakistani FM and Venezuelan president

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.

Turkey to press forward with interest rate cuts as currency tumbles

President Erdogan has blamed high inflation partially on citizens keeping their savings in foreign currency

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.

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

Juggling grenades: To contain China, the US will ignore Russia in India

Divergent policies on Moscow will not get in the way of Indo-US efforts to counter Beijing’s regional influence.

US imposes sanctions on Hamas official

The sanctions also target the resistance movement’s Finance Department and companies who have helped generate funds for the group

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.

UAE consortium signs deal with Taliban to manage Kabul airport

The deal will only apply to the logistics at the airports and not security, which has been a sticking point in past discussions with potential partners

Fuel prices in Lebanon reach new heights as currency continues to depreciate

Lebanon has also been hit hard by a growing food crisis exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine

Saudi deputy defense minister in Washington DC amid strained relations

The US has been trying to pressure Saudi Arabia and other OPEC member states to increase oil production in the wake of severe sanctions imposed on Russia

Lebanese energy minister visits Syria to discuss energy transfer plan

The long-awaited plan to receive energy transfer from Egypt via Syria has stalled due to US refusal to grant sanction waivers to the nations involved

Voting will send a message to conspirators: Hezbollah leader

The resistance leader called out US-backed Lebanese parties, and condemned Israel and its Arab allies

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.

Hamas and Turkey: Is the honeymoon over?

Hamas' rifts with Turkey are not unprecedented, but this time Erdogan risks losing the Palestinian resistance card to Iran, Syria and Lebanon if he continues to overplay his hand.

CIA chief made unannounced visit to Saudi Arabia last month: WSJ

The secret meeting was held as US-Saudi relations stand at their lowest point in decades

‘Mutually Assured Development’: a winning formula for Iran-Saudi rapprochement

Restoring diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia will not only benefit both countries economically, but can help stabilize global oil prices and end the war in Yemen.