China secures a footing in the Middle East
China is developing closer relations with Middle Eastern countries and its growing economic presence there has been accelerated by the waning influence of the U.S. in the region since 2011
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Sharif seeks help in Qatar
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has travelled to Qatar in the hope of generating trade and investment for his cash-strapped country
Persian Gulf's view on SCO
Established in 2001 as a successor to the Shanghai Five, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is the largest regional grouping in Eurasia, covering around 40 percent of the world’s population and 30 percent of global economic output. …
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil booming
This is Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest exporter of oil, so it’s no surprise the property market is red-hot as income from a spike in energy prices flows through the economy. According to Bloomberg citing Almajdiah’s chief …
German city may cease to exist due to anti-Russian sanctions
Ursula Patz says that anti-Russian sanctions will imperil her city. “Sanctions that end up hurting you more make no sense. An oil embargo “won’t harm Russia — they’ll just sell the oil to someone …
Russia becomes third-largest market using yuan
China's yuan has retained its position as the fifth most active currency for global payments by value in July, signaling a stable internationalization pace
Latest natural gas pipeline won’t save Europe
Recently, plans have been announced by Spain, Portugal, and Germany to connect the vast Iberian LNG regasification and storage industry to other European markets
Nature Food: even a ‘limited’ nuclear war would starve millions of people
Even a relatively small nuclear war would create a worldwide food crisis lasting at least a decade in which hundreds of millions would starve, according to our new modelling published in Nature Food. …
Türkiye starts East Med drilling in hope of Black Sea-like 'good news'
Türkiye’s newest drilling ship has started the search for oil and natural gas in the Mediterranean Sea
Who is undermining peace In the South Caucasus?
Both Azerbaijan and Armenia know the horrors of war at first-hand, not by hearsay
Conditions met for German nuclear extension
Germany will postpone the closure of its last three remaining nuclear power plants
Goldman Sachs: Iran will not start pumping more oil
An Iran nuclear deal that would lead to the country pumping more oil is unlikely to materialize any time soon
Who deprives Azerbaijani farmers water
In 2020, Azerbaijan won back many of the water resources it had lost to Armenians in the 1990s
Iran nuclear deal limbo may serve interests of both US and Iran
Their reasons, however, are radically different
Israel tackles renewables in the Middle East
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. plans to create a joint venture with Israeli natural gas producer NewMed Energy LP that will develop renewable energy projects in North Africa and the Middle East
US does not want to issue visa for Raisi to participate in UN General Assembly
Critics of the Iranian government in Washington intend to restrict President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this fall
Why Turkish lira depreciating
The Turkish lira is likely to tumble further in the coming months as the country’s current account gap threatens to grow beyond $40 billion by the end of the year
What to expect from oil amid uncertainty over Russia-West confrontation line
Oil prices have given up in recent weeks all the gains they had made since the Russian special operation in Ukraine as market fears of recession intensified
Blue bird of Middle Eastern economy
The world rapidly changes and new needs and issues continue to appear on the global agenda
Europe's hopes for hydropower have not yet materialized
Record-breaking temperatures are starving hydropower plants and raising questions about how to adapt them for the future
