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By Rhod Mackenzie

On Wednesday 6th December, the Russian President will be visiting the United Arab Emirates, marking the start of a series of meetings with several colleagues from the Middle East. These meetings boast a significant and varied agenda, including a demonstration of the failure of th...

By Ksenia Loginova

Western countries are increasing pressuring Abu Dhabi to stop exports to Russia of dual-use goods that they say are helping Moscow in the Ukrainian conflict. First of all, we are talking about microchips and other electronic components. The United States and allies have repeated...

By Lito U. Gagni

With the addition of six more countries to BRICS during the group’s recently concluded summit in Johannesburg, the big question now is whether the Philippines and its Asean partners are keen on being a part of the emerging economic grouping that could alter the global economic lan...

By Mikatekiso Kubayi

The BRICS bloc was dismissed by many in the beginning, with some arguing that it does not hold sufficient power to change anything, let alone contend with the global hegemons. But BRICS is not about challenging anyone. It is about fostering cooperation and collaboration to fin...

By Sarmad Khan

BRICS membership will boost the UAE economy, strengthen its trade relations with the Global South, and also allow it to maintain economic ties with other major partners globally, the Minister of Economy has said.

The Arab world’s second-largest economy continues to maintain its fo...

By Xie Wenting in Johannesburg and Chen Qingqing in Beijing

The BRICS countries welcomed six new members from three different continents on Thursday, marking a historic milestone that underscored the solidarity of BRICS and developing countries and determination to work together for a better futur...