Berlin: Germany is on the brink of recession as Russia restrains its energy supply. Germany is now looking at Saudi and UAE to establish cooperation to overcome dependency on Russia. Last week, the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, urgently visited the Middle East. He signed an important agreement with the UAE and initiated a discussion to […]
Moscow/Kyiv: The exchange of prisoners of war (POWs) between the two countries came to light as the Russia-Ukraine conflict intensified. Russia has released over 200 Ukrainian prisoners of war. At the same time, Ukraine is said to have released 55 Russian soldiers and pro-Russian Ukrainian citizens. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Turkey and Saudi […]
Riyadh: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserted that as the world’s largest democracy, the world’s fifth largest economy, a nuclear-armed country and a global center of technology as well as a country with an ancient tradition of international engagement, India must get permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council. Jaishankar has warned that denying […]
Washington: There is a significant shift in the stance of the Biden administration, which denied air defence systems to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the last year, citing human rights violations. The US State Department informed that it would provide advanced air defence systems such as Patriot and THAAD to Saudi […]
US tries to reset cooperation with Saudi US demands Saudi to augment fuel supply US-Saudi sign 13 agreements Jeddah: US President Joe Biden is making frantic efforts to streamline the tense relations between the United States and Arab-Gulf countries. Against this background, President Joe Biden, who is visiting the Middle East, met Saudi Crown Prince […]
Jerusalem: The I2U2 group of India, Israel, the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is considered the QUAD in the West Asian region. Indian participation in this group is crucial. Former National Security Advisor (NSA) of Israel Major General Yaakov Amidror claimed that this development is a game changer. Analysts worldwide are seriously […]
Manama: Israel and the Arab countries, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Morocco and Bahrain announced to increase in regional cooperation. Israel and the Arab countries have agreed to enhance cooperation in the economy, trade and security sectors. The announcement before US President Joe Biden visited the Middle East is noteworthy. Meanwhile, Iran is accusing the […]
Amman: King Abdullah of Jordan announced that an independent military organisation of the Middle East could form along the lines of NATO, created by the United States with the European nations. This organisation would work a proposition if the objectives are set and Jordan fully supports such an organisation. Moreover, King Abdullah cited the Ukraine […]
Washington: US President Joe Biden is embarking on his Middle East visit in the second week of July. President Biden said that the Saudi visit among these will not be linked only to fuels and the issue of Israeli security will be in the forefront. Iranian government news agency has reported that some leaders from […]
Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said that, like other Arab countries, cooperation with Saudi Arabia can be established and it will be in Israel’s interest. Israel is working for that. Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have reportedly agreed to a deal to transfer the islands of Sanafir and Tiran. Meanwhile, a large delegation of […]