Tag: China
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Sanctions on Syria: Iran’s Economic Gains and the Gulf-U.S. Divide
In February 2011, a group of teenagers in the southern Syrian city of Daraa spray painted a message on their high school wall, calling for the regime of President Bashar al-Assad to step down. Their arrest set off a chain of events that sparked a countrywide uprising a month later, with Syrians demanding political and…
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Egypt Opens Up Giant Gas Field For Bidding And Links Arrears Payments To Product
Simon Watkins Simon Watkins is a former senior FX trader and salesman, financial journalist, and best-selling author. He was Head of Forex Institutional Sales and Trading for… More Info Premium Content By Simon Watkins – Nov 13, 2024, 5:00 PM CST Egypt has opened the Satis gas field for bidding. Egypt’s strategic position, with operational…
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Trump 2.0 and the Gulf’s Strategic Future
President-elect Donald Trump’s first term in office reshaped U.S.-Gulf relations. His approach focused on cultivating personal bonds with leaders of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), signing massive arms deals, and for the most part not touching human rights issues. Gulf statesmen mostly welcomed this approach, which provided immediate defense assurances without challenging their sovereignty. However, with…
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China’s Expanding Footprint in MENA: Strategic Interests and Regional Impacts
As a rising global power, China’s involvement in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has become increasingly pivotal to its foreign policy. Amid evolving geopolitical dynamics and regional tensions, China has forged strong bilateral relations with many MENA nations. Over the past decade, this involvement has intensified, driven by a combination of strategic interests,…
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What Trump’s return means for US ties with Saudi Arabia
Congratulating President-elect Donald Trump by phone after he won the US election, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) expressed the “Kingdom’s aspiration to strengthen the historical and strategic relations between the two countries”, wishing the American people progress and prosperity under Trump’s leadership. Due to regional instability and ongoing Israeli wars in Gaza…
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Trump 2.0: Will China and Imran Khan test Pakistan ties with the US?
Islamabad, Pakistan – Amid a flurry of congratulatory messages from political leaders worldwide following his victory in the US presidential election, Donald Trump received a message from an unexpected source: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his “very good friend” who is currently in jail. In a brief, 55-word post on his X social media…
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Why Qatar Was Included In TotalEnergies’ Iraqi Megaproject
Simon Watkins Simon Watkins is a former senior FX trader and salesman, financial journalist, and best-selling author. He was Head of Forex Institutional Sales and Trading for… More Info Premium Content By Simon Watkins – Nov 06, 2024, 6:00 PM CST Iraq continues awarding major oil and gas contracts to Chinese firms, with over a…
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EU leaders, allies mull future after Trump engineers political comeback Reactions to election outcome range from ‘new beginning’ to despair as leaders consider how to deal with Trump’s return. 1 hour agovideocam 5 Chinese AI chip start-up Biren teams with compute start-up for performance gains 4 hours agovideocam Flying cars, drones to take off in…
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Azerbaijan poised to become middle power in multipolar world ahead of COP29 – opinion
Politics Materials 4 November 2024 09:25 (UTC +04:00) Follow Trend on BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 4. Azerbaijan is positioned to become a middle power in a multipolar world as COP29 approaches, wrote Harvey Dzodin, senior fellow at the Center for China and Globalization and political commentator, in his article for the South China Morning Post, Trend…
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The tiny city’s plan to build huge new megacity – complete with £64bn skyscraper
Silk City includes plans for a £64bn skyscraper (Image: Tamdeen Group) The tiny Middle East country of Kuwait is pursuing plans for a “megacity” which include a £64billion skyscraper set to become the world’s tallest. Plans show Madinat Al-Hareer, also known as “Silk City”, will feature Burj Mubarak at its heart, tipped as replacing Burj…