A representative of the New Development Bank has informed the media that Saudi Arabia plans to join BRICS. Saudi Arabia is in talks on joining the BRICS’ New Development Bank as the ninth member, media reports. “In the Middle East, we attach great importance to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Belgium has released the Iranian spy chief, Assadollah Assadi, who was charged in a Paris bomb plot, as part of a prisoner swap for aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele. Iran and Belgium have conducted a deeply controversial prisoner swap with mediation by the country of Oman, which has led to the
According to The New Arab report, after Assad’s inclusion in the Arab League, the US has built a new base in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa. The US-led anti-ISIS coalition is building a new military base in Syria’s northern province of Raqqa, The New Arab reported, citing a source close to the Kurdish-led
The China-Central Asia summit last week solidified the expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from Western China in Xinjiang to its western neighbors, extending all the way to Iran, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. This development showcases the rise of the Eurasian Heartland, posing a challenge to the West.
The US is losing its grip on the Middle East as Iran and Saudi Arabia expand their relations with China, all thanks to sanctions. On Friday, members of the Arab League welcomed the Syrian regime back to the organization. Representatives from several Arab member states shook Syrian leader Assad’s hand
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated that Putin has signed a deal to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus as a measure to counter potential military threats in the military-nuclear sphere. Moscow and Minsk have signed a deal to formalise the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear missiles on Belarusian territory. Russia on Thursday
Crimean Governor Sergey Aksyonov announced on Telegram that a penthouse belonging to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky will be seized. The Crimean parliament has unanimously voted to nationalize the assets of Ukrainian oligarchs and politicians on the peninsula, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the State Council’s press service.
Russia, Iran, and India signed a formal INSTC (International North-South Transport Corridor) deal in May 2022, aimed at enhancing connectivity between the three countries. Make no mistake about what the G7’s Hiroshima Communique is all about. The setting: a city in neo-colony Japan nuclear-bombed 78 years ago by the United States, for
The task force of the Russian Ministry of Defence together with officers of the Federal Security Service and Rosselkhoznadzor have confirmed the collection and certification of avian influenza virus strains with a high potential for epidemic spread and the ability to cross the species barrier, particularly the H5N8 strain, whose
