Geostrategy - TRENDS MENA

NEW YORK and RIYADH — The ATP Tour, in a landmark partnership with the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has unveiled...

SOLO, INDONESIA - President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia held talks aimed at...
The meeting came as part of the UAE President's working visit to Indonesia to participate in the G20 Leaders' Summit.
The two Presidents exchanged views on several regional and international issues of common concern.
Beijing, China— China said on Monday it hopes a meeting between President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Joe Biden ahead...
Xi arrived in Bali on Monday afternoon on only his second overseas trip since the pandemic, after a visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in September
Biden earlier said he was hoping to set "guardrails" for relations between the world's two largest economies as they vie for international primacy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said before he departed Turkey that the "vile attack" that killed at least six people...
The explosion tore through a busy Istanbul shopping street on Sunday, killing six and wounding dozens
Turkey's interior minister has blamed the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) for the explosion
Cairo, Egypt— The lawyer for Egypt's jailed hunger-striker Alaa Abdel Fattah said Sunday he had been denied access to his client...
Alaa Abdel Fattah's family says they fear for his life, and have made appeals to the international community, particularly Britain, where Abdel Fattah gained citizenship this year
A few world leaders have raised his case with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in bilateral meetings during the climate talks
Even as serious rights violations -- including corruption, human trafficking, racism and discrimination -- persist across Europe and US, Western...
Even as serious rights violations -- including corruption, human trafficking, racism and discrimination -- persist across Europe and US, Western world opts to focus on Qatar
European nations project themselves as guardians of humanity and take great pride in sermonizing to others but do not do much to fix flaws in their own backyards
Israel's veteran ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu secured a mandate to form a new government, paving the way for his comeback at...
The 73-year-old right-wing politician widely known as "Bibi" vowed to serve all Israelis.
Netanyahu, who is fighting corruption allegations in court, will have at least 28 days to build a coalition with his allies.
The G20 health ministers have agreed to establish a pandemic fund.
The fund will be commonly used to fix the health system and close the budget gap for the following five years.
Up to 20 donor countries and three philanthropists have expressed willingness to contribute to the effort to raise "pandemic fund" totaling US$1.4 billion.
Manama, Bahrain—At least 73 percent of voters have turned out to cast ballots in the 2022 Bahrain general election, the...
The elections, according to Bahrain News Agency, went smoothly across the kingdom and the eligible voters used the right of franchise
The minister said that the success of the record turnout was a culmination of the democratic progress led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa since 2002
London, UK— King Abdullah of Jordan and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have met in London to discuss the development...
The king expressed Jordan’s keenness to advance its friendly ties with the UK and bolster cooperation in the political, economic and defense fields
He told the British PM that Jordan would continue to safeguard Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem under the Hashemite Custodianship
Demonstrations at COP27 must be approved by organizing authorities and should take place only in a special zone, activists behind...
Seven months into a hunger strike, Abdel Fattah began refusing water last Sunday, as world leaders arrived in Egypt for Climate Summit
A few world leaders have raised Abdel Fattah's case with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in bilateral meetings during the climate talks