The steps that China, which has strengthened its diplomatic influence with the Iran-Saudi Arabia reconciliation, will take with regard to developments in Palestine will affect both tensions in the region and China's position in the global system.
Macron’s Zigzags on Gaza: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
According to newspaper reports, Macron, who was due to visit Saudi Arabia after COP28, "canceled his visit at the last minute because he had planned to meet Mohammed bin Salman in Dubai anyway.
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Nakba 2023 in Gaza
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In relation to this difficulty, the document states that Egypt will have an "obligation under international law to allow the passage of population", and that the United States can contribute to the move by exerting "pressure on Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates to contribute to the initiative either in resources or in taking in displaced persons".
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Gaza War Will Have Broad Regional and Global Implications
For example, the Saudi and Iranian ministers who attended the Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting convened in response to Israel's mass killings, discussed the issue among themselves, and tried to take a common stance.
Houthis Launch Missile and Drone Attacks on Israel Over the Gaza War
Between 2015 and 2021, Saudi Arabia reported thwarting over 1,000 missiles and drones launched by the Houthi group, resulting in approximately 120 casualties.
Turkey is the Safest Route for East-West Trade
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Trade geopolitics
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is probably the most popular of all the trade corridors stretching from east towards west.
Israel Holds the Key to the Solution of the Palestinian Question
At this point, the attempts by the countries in the region, especially Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, to reduce the tension and solve the problem should be taken into consideration by Israel and the countries that unconditionally support it.
The Gaza War Pushes International Community to Rethink Stance
Meanwhile it is noteworthy that the war coincided with the normalization negotiations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
CPEC: China’s Gift to Pakistan Is Becoming Too Hot to Handle
Considering that Saudi Arabia is among China’s top two oil suppliers, the importance of Gwadar to China is clear.
The US and Israel on Gaza: Biden and Netanyahu Think the Same
citizens, pressure from the Israel Lobby, the desire to jettison the left-leaning wing of the Democratic Party that increasingly supported Palestinian rights, and the geopolitical calculations that the attack might spoil Biden’s efforts to entice Saudi Arabia into normalizing relations with Israel.
Gaza-Israel War: The Missing Context of Occupation
Read: What Are the Implications of the Israel-Hamas Conflict for Africa?A second regional issue is that other Arab countries from Morocco to Jordan, and Saudi Arabia to the Gulf countries have not included the Palestinians in their normalization policies with Israel, known as the Abraham Accords.
Erdoğan-Mitsotakis Meeting and the Future of Turkey Greece Relations
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Leaders' meeting in New York
President Erdoğan and Prime Minister Mitsotakis met at the Turkish House in New York on September 20 as part of their presence in the city to participate in UN General Assembly meetings.
What Are the Implications of the Israel-Hamas Conflict for Africa?
Given Iran's poor relations with Saudi Arabia and Yemen on the northern shores of the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Aden, Tehran's ties with countries on the southern coast are seen as a strategic necessity for its objectives beyond the Persian Gulf.
What is the Significance of Hamas’s Al-Aqsa Flood Operation?
Some analyses have also pointed out that recently Israel shifted its focus on the steps to be taken to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia and away from Hamas.
Should Turkey Join BRICS?
In August, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced at the 15th BRICS Summit that Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates had been invited to join the bloc and the membership will take effect on January 1, 2024.
Report: Water Scarcity Threatens a Quarter of the World’s Population
Other countries mentioned in the report and will face water stress includes the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Iraq, Tunisia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Jordan and Syria.
Can BRICS Challenge the Global Political System?
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Indicators of economic dominance
The first step in understanding the scale of the BRICS challenge should be a comparison of their positions in the global economy with those of the U.
China’s Intermediary Diplomacy Reshapes Dynamics in the Middle East
fter a seven-year diplomatic rupture between Iran and Saudi Arabia, negotiations between the foreign ministers of the two countries were held in Beijing in March 2023 to cease hostilities and restore bilateral relations.