In the parliamentary elections held in Iraq on October 10, 2021, Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s group won 73 seats out of a total of 329 seats in the parliament. Thus, Sadr was tasked with forming the government due to the number of seats he had won. However, although the Sadr group was the winner of the elections, the number of seats it won alone was not enough to form the
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Germany have agreed on the supplying the latter with cargoes of diesel, liquified natural gas (LNG), and low-carbon ammonia. The Emirati state news agency reported that the UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) signed a deal with German utility RWE to supply it with LNG cargo later this year. Without giving further details, the agency said ADNOC also earmarked several other LNG cargoes
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In the parliamentary elections held in Iraq on October 10, 2021, Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s group won 73 seats out of a total of 329 seats in the parliament. Thus, Sadr was tasked with forming the government due to the number of seats he
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Abdennour Toumi: The latest trip of President Biden to Israel and Saudi Arabia left a sour taste in the mouths of analysts. However, it did break the old tradition of US Middle East policy. What are your thoughts? Massoud Maalouf: I personally think that President Biden did not do himself any favor with his trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia. Israel and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) were the big winners. Palestinians were disappointed. Biden was harshly criticized, even
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Abdennour Toumi: The media played a key role in mobilizing the first wave of Arab uprisings between 2010 and 2011 but played a far more negative role in the transitions which followed. What went wrong? David Powell: The mainstream Arab media, particularly the pan-Arab regional media, certainly played a role in promoting the astonishing spread of uprisings and revolutions that started in Tunisia in later 2010 and spread to several Arab countries the following year. In Tunisia, the protests against
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Abdennour Toumi: Energy policies in the MENA region are witnessing historic and important transformations. What are the repercussions of these developments on the geopolitical situation in the MENA region and on the economic relations with the major global and regional powers, such as the US, China, Russia, and the EU? Dr. Carole Nakhle: Any oil and gas producer ought to feel the pressure from the intensifying global fight against climate change, since to achieve the scientifically recommended reduction in carbon
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Abdennour Toumi: With the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, could you tell us how the relations between Moscow and Beijing would go from China’s perspective? Prof. Hanns Maull: China seems to have been surprised by the war and its dimensions, and it will find this conflict uncomfortable. China has a strategic partnership with Ukraine, which also takes part in its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Therefore, China would like to see this war end with a stable peace settlement, but it has
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Abdennour Toumi: Twenty days have passed since the war between Russia and Ukraine broke out. What is your take on the geopolitical and geoeconomic impacts of this conflict on the neighboring countries and the rest of the world? Prof. Don McLain Gill: The unfolding situation in Ukraine has numerous political and economic impacts on the strategic calculations of states in the international system. The crisis has shown how many states in Asia, Africa, and Latin America continue to demonstrate their
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By the end of the week, Lebanon anticipates receiving a formal proposal from US mediator Amos Hochstein about establishing a maritime boundary with Israel, according to a tweet from the president of
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In the parliamentary elections held in Iraq on October 10, 2021, Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s group won 73 seats out of a total of 329 seats in the parliament. Thus, Sadr was
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Germany have agreed on the supplying the latter with cargoes of diesel, liquified natural gas (LNG), and low-carbon ammonia. The Emirati state news agency reported that
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In order to protest what it called the role of London-based Persian language media in “instigating riots” in the country, Iran has summoned the British ambassador to Tehran. The envoy was summoned
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After a week-long closure in protest of holdups by depositors demanding access to their savings, Lebanese banks will resume operations on Monday. Saying every bank will decide its own channel for banking
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Support for holding inclusive presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya “in the shortest time possible” has been reiterated by the United States and four European countries. Following their closed meeting in New
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An artillery attack on terrorist group headquarters in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq was carried out, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday. Accusing it of smuggling weapons into
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On the first stop of his two-day Gulf tour for talks on energy cooperation, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Saturday. Upon his arrival, talks were
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Sudan is in need of a “civilian-led political transition” in order to realize the aspirations of the Sudanese people, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. According to his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, Guterres
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According to state media, the death toll from protests in Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody has risen to 35. Since protests erupted last Saturday following the funeral
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71 individuals have now perished because of the sinking of a migrant boat off the Syrian coast, according to the transport minister of Lebanon on Friday. According to Ali Hamiye, 19 individuals
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In response to the murder of Mahsa Amini while in police custody, the US imposed sanctions on Iran’s Morality Police and key officials. The US Treasury Department stated in a statement that
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A two-state solution is the “correct thing” for Israel’s security, provided that the Palestinians put down their weapons, according to Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid. The comments were made at a speech
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After she refused his request to wear a headscarf, according to the reporter, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi canceled an interview on Thursday with CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour. Amanpour wrote on Twitter, “Protests
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