10th Arab-China Business Conference

by Anadolu Agency

The Arab-China Business Conference was launched by China in 2013 as a long-term strategy to enhance cooperation and integration between Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It aims to upgrade infrastructure in the countries located on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), enhance connectivity between countries and facilitate trade. As China looks to build its geopolitical role in the region, having deeper economic and investment ties with the economies of the Arab countries is undoubtedly essential.

A man without a strategy: How Israel's Netanyahu is provoking armed Intifada in the West Bank

by Dr Ramzy Baroud

After signing a military decree on 18 May, allowing illegal Israeli Jewish settlers to reclaim the abandoned Homesh settlement located in the northern Occupied West Bank, the Israeli government has informed the US Biden Administration that it will not turn the area into a new settlement.

Shielding Israel from criticism is not part of US strategy for combating anti-Semitism

by Nasim Ahmed

Supporters of Israel advocating for the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism have suffered a major blow in their ongoing effort to shield the apartheid state from criticism, following the release of a strategy document by the White House detailing its plan to combat the rise of anti-Jewish racism.

Russia gold shipments to the UAE, China and Turkiye

by Reuters

The United Arab Emirates has become a key trade hub for Russian gold since Western sanctions over Ukraine cut Russia's more traditional export routes, Russian customs records show.

The records, which contain details of nearly a thousand gold shipments between 24 February,  2022 and 3 March this year, reveal the names of over 100 non-Russian companies that have handled Russian gold since Western markets banned imports from Moscow.

As 19 countries seek to join BRICS, is the world experiencing a change in the balance of power?

22 May 2023; MEMO: Since its formation in 2006, the BRICS group has only accepted one new member in 2010. Now, 19 countries have formally or informally approached the body to become members as it prepares to hold its annual summit in South Africa. Five Arab countries are among those who have expressed their interest in joining the BRICS group, South Africa's Ambassador Anil Sooklal said in an interview.

Kamikaze Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A game changer:

by Alptekin Cihangir İsbilir

Kamikaze drone systems have been added to the concepts of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV), which have been on the agenda of the world in recent years. While the use of kamikaze products manifests itself on many battlefields, the use of these products was most commonly encountered in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Russia-Ukraine war and the development of kamikaze products

Winners and losers in Sudan: On proxy wars and superpower rivalries in the Global South

by Dr Ramzy Baroud

The world is changing. In fact, it has been undergoing seismic change that long preceded the Russian-Ukraine war, and the recent US-Chinese tensions in the Taiwan Strait.

In fact, the US debacle in Iraq and the Middle East, and the humiliating retreat from Afghanistan were only signs of the decline in US power.

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