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By Rhod Mackenzie

During a meeting in Beijing on Friday, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese Foreign Minister, stated that the people of the Middle East should have control over the fate of their region, and that it should no...

By Rhod Mackenzie

It is well-known that economic and trade cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia is rapidly deepening. This is significant not only for expanding economic development opportunities for both parties but also for promoting peaceful development in the Middle East.

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By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on official business.

In Abu Dhabi, Putin engaged in talks with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan that discussed the current state and potential future of the mu...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The market practically overlooked the thirty-sixth meeting of the relevant ministers of the OPEC+ oil club countries on November 30. Although there were production cuts announced of 2.2 million barrels per day (mbd), oil prices briefly increased before decreasing again, ultimatel...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia's trading of alliances from Europe to the Middle monarchies has proved lucrative. On 6th December, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and on the following day,the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi travelled to Moscow for meetings with Putin. T...

By Timofey Bordachev

The visit of the Russian President to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well as the extensive program of negotiations of the delegation accompanying him, is an excellent indicator of how much freer the leading countries of the World Majority have become in th...