The Biden administration cleared the way for a massive arms sale to the United Arab Emirates, but Abu Dhabi’s growing ties to China reportedly could snarl the $23 billion deal, which includes the F-35 stealth [ More … ]
The agreement was signed in Tehran last Saturday by Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Wang, who touched down in Tehran on Friday for a two-day visit as part [ More … ]
Thousands of protesters marched in support of China’s Uighurs in Istanbul on Friday and voiced solidarity with Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil after the furore caused by his criticism of China’s policies toward the Muslim minority, [ More … ]
The two biggest warnings came in January when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that unless Israel reduces cooperation with China, the U.S. might reduce “intelligence sharing and co-location of security facilities.” Opinion Column By [ More … ]
For many Egyptians, the events unfolding in Hong Kong are depressingly familiar. As millions march through the streets to oppose state oppression and demand that their democratic freedoms be protected, I can’t help but see [ More … ]
Talks between Egypt and Chinese builder CFLD for a $20 billion development in the new administrative capital have fallen through over disagreements on how to share revenue from the project, Egyptian officials said, according to [ More … ]
Russia’s campaign in Syria has allowed Russia to re-emerge as a leading actor in the Middle East thanks, to a large extent, to the use of hard power and coercive diplomacy. As Moscow looks to [ More … ]
The deal with China, the biggest buyer of Saudi oil, could be worth as much as $100bn, industry sources say China is offering to buy up to 5 percent of Saudi Aramco directly, according to [ More … ]
China can be a honest broker in pushing forward the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in light of its fair stance on the issue, a senior Palestinian official told Xinhua in a recent interview. Tayeb Abdul Rahim, [ More … ]
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stressed security ties with Beijing on Thursday. Mevlut Cavusoglu was visiting China ahead of a trip to the Philippines, where he will attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) [ More … ]
Panic is escalating among Cairo’s Uyghur community amid the Egyptian security raids on the Uyghur students’ houses, schools and mosques as part of a crackdown apparently at the behest of the Chinese government, especially after [ More … ]
The Egyptian police have recently arrested about 500 Turkestani students studying in Al-Azhar in preparation for deporting them to their country. This move is intended to appease the Chinese regime, especially after the Chinese president’s visit [ More … ]
Turkey-China Forum will discuss relations between two countries in new era The 2nd Turkey-China Forum will be held on May 22 in Istanbul to discuss wide range of subjects. The Istanbul-based think tank, Turkish Asian [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been in China for two days to attend the inauguration ceremony of the “Belt and Road Forum,” which is taking place with the participation of 29 state leaders. [ More … ]
China is ready to discuss Turkey’s membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Chinese ambassador to Turkey said Friday. Yu Hongyang told Anadolu Agency that China would be willing to discuss Turkey joining the six-nation [ More … ]
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