Saudi Arabia, UAE look to balance relations between east and west, while Iran, Egypt look to benefit financially. In an era of emerging multipolarity, the BRICS group’s move to expand its membership should come as little surprise – with the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)...
The United States has told Israel that it must make real concessions for the Palestinians if it is to pursue and establish a deal to normalise relations with Saudi Arabia, amid continued negotiations between Tel Aviv and Riyadh. In a report by the news outlet Axios, which cited...
BEIRUT — A forensic audit into Lebanon’s central bank by a New York-based company has revealed yearslong misconduct by the bank’s former governor and $111 million in “illegitimate commissions,” according to a report by the company. It’s the latest chapter in...
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed Friday the safe release of five staff members who were kidnapped and held for 18 months by a branch of al-Qaida in Yemen. “The secretary-general is profoundly relieved that their ordeal and the anxiety of their families and friends have...
Let’s talk Turkey – or shall we say Türkiye? If the capital of China is rendered as Beijing in English, should we still be ordering Peking duck? Why does Bombay chicken remain on the menu, although the city is now Mumbai? The Dutch ditched Holland in 2020 and would like English speakers...
