The US ban on Russian oil and the new realities in the Middle East
On March 8, 2022 US President Joe Biden imposed a ban on imports of Russian oil, gas and energy . Said the US President,...
France, Germany and the Ukraine Crisis
After French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Ukraine and Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz embarked on a visit of Ukraine and Russia. Scholz had...
U.S.-Russia-China triangle
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on February 4, 2022 (this was the 38th meeting between both of them after...
China-US and the Iran nuclear deal
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met with Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi on Friday, January 14, 2022 in the city of Wuxi, in...
How China’s zero covid strategy impacted its economy
China’s economy faces a number of challenges -- specifically the spread of the covid19 pandemic and the country’s ambitious zero-covid approach (which has resulted...
UAE’s reasons for cancelling the agreement for purchase of F35
Days after the UAE’s decision to cancel the agreement regarding purchase of F35 jets from the US, a CNN report (December 23, 2021) stated...
How UAE became a key player in the Middle East
The signing of the Abraham Accords in September 2020, through which Bahrain and UAE normalised ties with Israel was a significant development which analysts...
China will donate 1 billion covid-19 vaccines to Africa
Chinese President Xi Jinping during his keynote speech, via video link, at the opening ceremony of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on...
Vienna Talks: US-Russia-China trilateral and Iran
Talks between Iran and other signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) 2015/Iran Nuclear deal regarding the revival of the deal resumed...
UAE and the opportunity for an India-Pakistan “sporting war”
The Dubai Cricket Council chief, Abdul Rahman Falaknaz recently said that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was willing to host a bilateral India-Pakistan cricket series,...