China would like the world to believe that the Middle East and North Africa region does not rank high on its totem pole despite its energy dependence,
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On 8 January 21, the Saudi Ministry of Defence released footage documenting aerial manoeuvres of Saudi aircraft, B-52 strategic bombers, and F-16 airc
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In this new era of Israeli-Arab normalisation, Israel has an even more direct interest than it always had in the outcome of the decades-long civil con
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Silent about rising sectarian violence in Pakistan, Gulf states vying for religious soft power risk exposing the limitations of their concepts of an u
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The hiring by Saudi Arabia of an international public relations firm to counter doubts about Mohammed bin Salman’s $500 billion USD dream of a futur
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China was quick to aid coronavirus-stricken Sri Lanka. Chinese magnanimity and speed in responding to the Indian Ocean Island’s request contrasted s
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For the first time since it was founded in 1932, Saudi Arabia is contemplating the cancellation of the most important annual Muslim ritual - Hajj pi
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The economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic for Gulf states has done far more than play havoc with their revenue base and fiscal hous
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The Firefly, an Israeli-built loitering kamikaze drone, part of the Spike family of missiles that the Jewish state has sold to various European nati
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One thing is certain, the recent US military pullback from Saudi Arabia will fuel a brewing arms race in the Middle East at a time when the region,
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