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Saudi Arabia heading towards Normalizing Ties with Israel?

In a recent statement, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held that “good progress” has been made in negotiations on normalizing relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Israel. The statement was issued during Blinken’s visit to Cairo, which was followed by his to the Kingdom. He further stated, “I believe we can reach an agreement, which would present a historic opportunity for two nations, but also for the region as a whole.” Although he did not provide any timeframe, a major breakthrough is expected before…

Abbas Hashemite

Turkey abandons oil trade with Russia?..

Against the backdrop of the secondary sanctions adopted by the United States against countries that violate the embargo regime imposed on Russia, since the beginning of 2024 Turkey has started to take actions that are inconsistent with the course of the strategic partnership (at least in the sphere of trade and economic relations), willingly or unwillingly. In particular, we have witnessed the refusal of Turkish banks to accept payments from Russian legal entities and now from Turkish exporters of goods to the Russian market (except for agricultural products). Finally, some Turkish terminals have been refusing to accept…

Alexandr Svaranc

Israel, You Should Take Notice: “Hamas is the Bark but Hezbollah is the Bite!

Any commentary on this subject should go beyond a matter of short memories, recriminations and what is going on in Southern Lebanon and Northern Israel, and that is just for starters. Then we have to toss in a bit of history about how Lebanon is a country based on a delicate balance of political factions, outside competing interests and ripe pragmatism. And to complicate things just a bit more, Hezbollah is more than a US-designated terrorist organization but…

Seth Ferris

The Run-up to the 2024 Parliamentary Elections in South Korea. Part Ten: Amusing Propaganda Techniques

Konstantin Asmolov

Some thoughts on the upcoming parliamentary elections in India

Anvar Azimov

The Magnitude of Western defeat in Ukraine is higher than expected

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Western democracy and the spread of transnational jihadism

Mohamed Lamine KABA

The PRC and the US in current events on the Taiwan issue

Vladimir Terehov

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