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China flag with china paper currency. Image: iStock

Beijing, China, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Shanghai, Turkey, World

How Chinese politics are returning to the Middle East

by Sam Chester October 12, 2018October 12, 2018

ولي العهد السعودي الأمير محمد بن سلمان . صورة: القصر الملكي السعودي via AFP/Bandar al-Jaloud

Bahrain, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Turkey, World

Mideast markets outperforming rivals

by Gary Kleiman October 10, 2018October 10, 2018

Newly appointed Jordanian Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz meets with union leaders in Amman, on June 7, 2018. Photo: AFP/Ahmad Gharabli

Bahrain, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Turkey, World

Jordan walks a tightrope between rival powers

by Jonathan Gorvett June 17, 2018February 18, 2020

A man stands at an oil terminal at Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates.Photo: Karim Sahib / AFP

China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Oil and gas geopolitics: no shelter from the storm

by Pepe Escobar May 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah salutes the royal guard of honor during his 65th birthday celebrations in Bandar Seri Begawan. Photo: Reuters/Ahim Rani

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, Thailand

How Islamic does Brunei want to be?

by Nile Bowie April 23, 2018February 18, 2020

People walk in Mall of Qatar in Doha, on July 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/ Naseem Zeitoon

AT Finance, Bahrain, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Turkey, World

Qatar weathers the storm

by Jonathan Gorvett March 1, 2018February 18, 2020

The face of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a billboard in Ankara. Photo: AFP/Adem Altan

Bahrain, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s outreach hints at Ottoman revival

by Jonathan Gorvett February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attend a welcoming ceremony in Doha, Qatar, on November 15, 2017. Photo: Kayhan Ozer / Presidential Palace/ Handout via Reuters

European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey-Iran-Qatar entente mocks Saudi-led ‘Arab NATO’

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 28, 2017November 28, 2017

Doha, Qatar. Photo: Flickr Commons

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Is Qatar kaput?

by Norman A. Bailey June 9, 2017June 10, 2017

Like their two heavyweight wrestlers seen here battling it out for gold at last year's Olympics, Egypt and Iran have been great rivals for centuries. But they have also proved great sources of stability and repositories of civilization. Photo: Reuters

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, Syria, World

Egyptian-Iranian détente a boon for the region and beyond

by Seyed Hossein Mousavian and Yassin El-Ayouty March 1, 2017March 3, 2017