Category: Middle East

LIVE NOW: The China Challenge in the Middle East: A Hudson Institute Event

In a conversation held by Hudson Institute at 2:30 p.m. ET, Michael Doran, the director of Hudson’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, and Hudson Senior Fellow Mohammed Khalid Alyahya will discuss the peace agreement China brokered between Saudi Arabia and Iran and its implications. …


The China Challenge in the Middle East: A Hudson Institute Event

In a conversation held by Hudson Institute at 2:30 p.m. ET, Michael Doran, the director of Hudson’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, and Hudson Senior Fellow Mohammed Khalid Alyahya will discuss the peace agreement China brokered between Saudi Arabia and Iran and its implications. …


UAE Leader Designates His Eldest Son as Crown Prince

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, appointed his eldest son Khaled as crown prince of Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, placing him as next in line to take over as the leader of the federation. Newly appointed president of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin…


OPEC+ Pledges Major Oil Output Cuts From May to Year-End

Saudi Arabia and other members of the oil-producing group OPEC+ announced Sunday that they will be cutting their output by about 1.15 million barrels per day (bpd), a move expected to cause an immediate rise in prices. According to its state news agency, Saudi Arabia will voluntarily cut its oil production by 500,000 bpd from…


OPEC+ Pledges Major Oil Output Cuts From May to Year’s End

Saudi Arabia and other members of the oil-producing group OPEC+ announced on April 2 that they will be cutting their output by about 1.15 million barrels per day (bpd), a move expected to cause an immediate rise in prices. According to its state news agency, Saudi Arabia will voluntarily cut its oil production by 500,000…


UK ‘In Negotiations’ After 3 British Men Detained by Taliban in Afghanistan

The UK government is “in negotiations” after reports that three British men are being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the home secretary said on Sunday. The Presidium Network, a UK-based non-profit organisation, named one of the men as Kevin Cornwell, a 53-year-old charity medic from Middlesbrough. Presidium said it is assisting Cornwell and another…


Saudi Arabia Joins Shanghai Cooperation Organization as Ties With China Grow

RIYADH—Saudi Arabia’s cabinet approved on Wednesday a decision to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as Riyadh builds a long-term partnership with China despite U.S. security concerns. Saudi Arabia has approved a memorandum on granting the kingdom the status of a dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the state news agency SPA said. The…


US Extends Carrier Deployment After Syria Attack

WASHINGTON—The United States has decided to extend the deployment of the George H.W. Bush carrier strike group to provide options to policymakers after last week’s deadly attacks in Syria by Iran-backed forces, U.S. military officials said on Friday. The decision likely means the Bush strike group and its more than 5,000 U.S. forces, which are…


PREMIERING NOW: What’s the Deal With Protests in Israel?–Professor Eugene Kontorovich on Supreme Court Power Grabs, US Involvement, and Where the Real Danger to Democracy Lies

“Amazingly, President Biden is warning Israel that allowing politicians to be involved in nominating judges is going to perhaps affect our shared democratic values. Well, of course, in America, politicians do exactly that.” Eugene Kontorovich is a scholar of international law, an expert in the Israeli-Arab conflict, and a professor at George Washington University’s Scalia…


What’s the Deal With Protests in Israel?–Professor Eugene Kontorovich on Supreme Court Power Grabs, US Involvement, and Where the Real Danger to Democracy Lies

“Amazingly, President Biden is warning Israel that allowing politicians to be involved in nominating judges is going to perhaps affect our shared democratic values. Well, of course, in America, politicians do exactly that.” Eugene Kontorovich is a scholar of international law, an expert in the Israeli-Arab conflict, and a professor at George Washington University’s Scalia…