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Saudi Arabia Names Princess Maha to Lead FII Institute
Saudi Arabia's Future Investment Initiative Institute has named Princess Maha Al Saud as its new chief executive.
The institute holds an annual summit in Riyadh...
China analyses Trump’s Push for Gulf and Middle East Expansion of Abraham Accords
Chinese intelligence and military circles analyze the Abraham Accords between the Gulf states, the Middle East, and Israel as not merely peace treaties but...
Strategic Ambiguity Is Becoming the Gulf’s New Deterrence Doctrine
In the Gulf, the most important signals are increasingly the ones no actor fully confirms.
For decades, Gulf security rested on a relatively clear deterrence...
Pakistan Sends Fighter Jets and Thousands of Troops to Saudi Arabia during Iran war
Pakistan has sent 8,000 troops, fighter jets, and an air defense system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defense agreement. This move enhances military...
After the Iran War: Seven Dynamics That Will Define the New Middle East
Every major war in the Middle East has left the region permanently altered in ways that nobody fully anticipated at the time. The 1948...
How the Iran War Has Impacted Middle Eastern Countries
The war that started on February 28 with a major Israeli-U. S. bombing campaign against Iran has deeply affected the entire Middle East, causing...
Chinese Analysis of Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Hedging in the Hormuz Crisis
According to Chinese intelligence reports and military analyses in May 2026, the Chinese side (both military and academic) views Saudi Arabia's refusal to allow...
Saudi Vision 2030: Gains and Gaps in Women’s Empowerment
In recent years, the evolution of women in Saudi Arabia has become one of the most scrutinized aspects of the kingdom's reforms of recent...
UAE exit from OPEC raises stakes for trade ties with Saudi Arabia
The decision by OPEC member United Arab Emirates to withdraw signals a shift in Gulf energy politics and challenges the influence of the oil...
UAE Breaks from OPEC and OPEC+ in Major Policy Shift
The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it is leaving OPEC and OPEC+, which poses a significant challenge for these oil-exporting groups and...