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SEP 25, 2023 The India-Middle East-Europe transportation corridor may be the talk of the town, but it will likely go the way of the last three Asia-to-Europe connectivity projects touted by the west – to the dustbin. Here’s why. Pepe Escobar The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is a massive public diplomacy op launched at the recent […]
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War of Economic Corridors: the India-Mideast-Europe ploy
September 26th, 2023 
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Posted in erdogan, jordan, saudi-arabia, Suez Canal 
Tags: corridors, economic, Europe, India, mideast 
No Comments »Saudi Arabia: Middle East security ‘requires just solution to Palestinian issue’
September 25th, 2023 Awake Goy Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud said on Saturday that Middle East security “requires a just solution to the Palestinian issue.” This came during his speech at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. “Regional security requires a just solution to the Palestinian issue,” he said, stating that solution should lead to […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: arabia, middle, palestinian, requires, Saudi, Security, solution No Comments »Neymar, Bounou perform traditional Saudi dance to mark national day
September 25th, 2023 Awake Goy Al-Hilal club players, including Brazilian player Neymar and Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, celebrated the 93rd Saudi National Day by wearing the traditional thobe and shemagh and performing the Saudi dance known as ‘Ardah’. Neymar and Bounou, along with their teammates, attended the celebrations at the Saudi club’s headquarters on Saturday while dressed in Saudi clothes. #VIDEO: Brazilian […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: bounou, dance, national, neymar, perform, Saudi, traditional No Comments »First Time Since 2015: Yemeni Armed Forces Display Advanced Capabilities Amid Celebrations
September 25th, 2023 Awake Goy Sep 24, 2023 In an extraordinary display of military strength, the Yemeni armed forces have unveiled a series of surprises that have left both observers and residents of the capital, Sana’a, in awe. This remarkable event aligns with the celebrations of the 21st and 26th of September revolutions and the anniversary of the Prophet’s birthday. […]
Sudan’s army chief says he favours negotiated settlement to war
September 24th, 2023 Awake Goy Sudan’s army chief said on Friday he had not sought military support on a recent regional tour and that his preference was for a peaceful solution to the conflict that has killed thousands and displaced millions of civilians, Reuters reports. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan also said in an interview with Reuters that he had asked […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia, us Tags: Chief, favours, negotiated, settlement, Sudan No Comments »Iran congratulates Saudi Arabia on National Day
September 24th, 2023 Awake Goy Iran has greeted Saudi Arabia on the kingdom’s National Day amid a rapprochement between the two regional rivals, Anadolu reports. In separate letters to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi extended his felicitations to the Arab country, his office said. The Iranian Embassy in the Saudi […]
Posted in Iraq, Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: arabia, congratulates, national, Saudi No Comments »Israel presents obstacle to normalisation, refuses Saudi demand for nuclear enrichment
September 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy Israel presents obstacle to normalisation, refuses Saudi demand for nuclear enrichmentIsrael’s opposition leader, Yair Lapid, has expressed strong opposition to allowing Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium, warning it would threaten Israel’s security, in the latest sign of roadblocks to the complex US-brokered normalisation deal between the two states. Lapid, who heads the Yesh Atid Party, […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: demand, israel, normalisation, obstacle, presents, refuses, Saudi No Comments »Saudi crown prince: I do not care about ‘sportswashing’ claims
September 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy Saudi’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman said he does not care about allegations of “sportswashing” against the kingdom and that he will continue funding sport if it adds to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), Reuters reports. The allegation of “sportswashing” is levelled at countries perceived to be using sport to improve their tarnished image abroad. “If […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: about, claims, crown, prince, Saudi, sportswashing No Comments »WSJ: Netanyahu Floating Saudi Uranium Enrichment for Possible Normalization Deal
September 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy September 21, 2023 The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “instructed Israeli officials to cooperate” with the US toward allowing Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium. According to the WSJ report, a central part of the deal was also being seriously considered by Netanyahu, despite Israeli opposition leaders being against […]
Posted in netanyahu, saudi-arabia Tags: enrichment, floating, netanyahu!, normalization, possible, Saudi, uranium No Comments »Israeli opposition rejects idea of KSA enriching own uranium
September 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy Today Sep 22, 2023 Source: Agencies By Al Mayadeen English The negotiations for a potential normalization deal involve the US providing Riyadh with security assurances and support for a Saudi domestic civilian nuclear program. Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has strongly criticized the idea of permitting Saudi Arabia to engage in uranium enrichment within its borders, citing potential […]
Posted in netanyahu, saudi-arabia Tags: enriching, israeli, opposition, rejects, uranium No Comments »Ansarallah holds massive military parade in Yemeni capital
September 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy SEP 21, 2023 The parade marks nine years since Ansarallah assumed control of Sanaa, and comes just days after a successful round of peace talks in Riyadh News Desk Yemen’s Ansarallah resistance movement held a massive military parade on 21 September, marking the anniversary of the 2014 revolution, which saw the group assume control over the capital […]
Posted in saudi-arabia Tags: ansarallah, capital, holds, massive, military, parade, yemeni No Comments »Saudi Crown Prince on Khashoggi murder: ‘Anyone involved is serving jail time’
September 21st, 2023 Awake Goy Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a recent interview insisted “anyone involved” with the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is “serving jail time,” a comment that comes ahead of the five-year anniversary of the murder. When asked in a rare interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier about if any individuals are serving time for… […]
Posted in International, saudi-arabia Tags: anyone, crown, involved, khashoggi, Murder, prince, Saudi No Comments »MBS Does Not Mention ‘Palestinian State’ as Condition for Peace with Israel
September 21st, 2023 Awake Goy Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) told Fox News’ Bret Baier on Wednesday that he wants to see a “good life” for Palestinians, but did not mention a “Palestinian state” as a condition for peace with Israel. Source
Lebanon on the ‘Waiting List’ as US Prefers Qatar over France: Report
September 21st, 2023 Awake Goy September 20, 2023 Al-Akhbar Newspaper* Translated by Areej Fatima Al-Husseini The reluctance of foreign ministers of the “Five-Nation Group” countries (which include the US, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt) to attend yesterday’s meeting at the headquarters of the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in New York appeared to be an indication […]
Biden meets Netanyahu in New York, declaring U.S. support ‘ironclad’
September 21st, 2023 Awake Goy Joe Biden met with Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, which some saw as a rebuke, but made clear his support for Israel remains “ironclad.” “I think without Israel, there’s not a Jew in the world that’s secure,” Biden told reporters. “I think Israel is essential.” Source
Posted in netanyahu, News, saudi-arabia Tags: biden, declaring, ironclad, meets, netanyahu!, support No Comments »Biden, Netanyahu pledge to work toward Israel-Saudi normalisation
September 21st, 2023 Awake Goy US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, pledged on Wednesday to work together toward a landmark agreement to forge diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, Reuters reports. Meeting for the first time since Netanyahu returned to power in December, both leaders signalled a desire to ease strains in their relationship, but […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia, us Tags: biden, israel, netanyahu!, normalisation, pledge, Saudi, toward No Comments »Saudi Arabia welcomes positive results of talks to support peace process in Yemen
September 21st, 2023 Awake Goy Saudi Arabia welcomed positive results from discussions to reach a road map supporting the peace process in Yemen, the Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, after Houthi negotiators’ talks with the Saudis in Riyadh, Reuters reports. Houthi envoys left Riyadh on Tuesday after a five-day round of talks with Saudi officials on ending the […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: arabia, positive, results, Saudi, support, talks, welcomes No Comments »Turkiye supports potential Saudi-Israel normalisation, Erdogan says
September 21st, 2023 Awake Goy Turkiye would support a normalisation deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reported to have emphasised. According to the London-based news outlet, Middle East Eye, Erdogan held a private press briefing with journalists and analysts in New York yesterday, during his trip to the United States in order to attend […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: Erdogan, israel, normalisation, potential, Saudi, supports, turkiye No Comments »US: Israel-Saudi normalisation would be ‘transformative’ in Middle East
September 16th, 2023 Awake Goy US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday that normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia would be a “transformative event” but remains a difficult proposition, Anadolu Agency reported. “Normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia, were to be achieved, would, in my judgment, be a transformative event in the Middle East, and well beyond [sic],” […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia, us Tags: israel, middle, normalisation, Saudi, transformative, would No Comments »Marginalising Palestinians from their own politics
September 15th, 2023 Awake Goy In an example of how Palestinians are routinely marginalised from their own political trajectory, the event which Saudi Arabia will be co-hosting along with the Arab League and the European Union at the forthcoming UN General Assembly under the theme “Peace Day Effort for Middle East Peace” will exclude Palestinians and Israelis. Israel will still be well […]
Posted in Middle East, saudi-arabia Tags: marginalising, Palestinians, politics, their No Comments »Report: Saudi won’t abandon Palestine in normalisation talks with Israel
September 15th, 2023 Awake Goy Saudi Arabian leaders last week assured a Palestinian Authority delegation that Riyadh “will not abandon” the Palestinian cause as it engages in negotiations with the United States about normalising ties with the occupation state of Israel, US and Arab officials told the Times of Israel on Wednesday. The US and the Arab officials said the message was […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia, us Tags: abandon, israel, normalisation, Palestine, report, Saudi, talks No Comments »Yemen’s Houthis in Saudi for ceasefire talks
September 15th, 2023 Awake Goy Saudi Arabia invited Yemen’s Houthi delegation to Riyadh to continue ceasefire talks, Reuters reported the state news agency SPA saying yesterday. The kingdom wanted to resume its and Oman’s efforts to “reach a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire in Yemen and a sustainable political solution acceptable to all Yemeni parties,” SPA said. Mohamed Ali Al-Houthi, head of the Houthi supreme revolutionary committee, […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: ceasefire, houthis, Saudi, talks, Yemen No Comments »Erdogan meets with Saudi Crown Prince MBS at the G20 summit
September 11th, 2023 Awake Goy OPINION: G20 summit wraps up in New Delhi; Modi calls for a virtual meet in November Source
Posted in Middle East, saudi-arabia Tags: crown, Erdogan, meets, prince, Saudi, summit No Comments »US, EU back corridor stretching from India to Europe via Middle East
September 10th, 2023 Awake Goy The United States and European Union have backed the establishment of a new landmark transport route linking India to the Middle East and the Mediterranean, in an apparent Western attempt to counter China’s global ambitions. On the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi today, a memorandum of understanding was agreed to establish ship […]
Posted in jordan, Middle East, News, saudi-arabia, us Tags: corridor, Europe, India, middle, stretching No Comments »Spain minister moves to block Saudi Arabia stake in major telecom company
September 10th, 2023 Awake Goy A Spanish minister is attempting to block Saudi Arabia’s purchase of a major stake in Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica, in the first sign of a major counter against the Gulf kingdom’s global ambitions. On Tuesday, the state-run Saudi Telecom announced that it had purchased a 9.9 percent stake in Spain’s Telefonica worth €2.1 billion ($2.25 […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: arabia, block, Minister, moves, Saudi, Spain, stake No Comments »Saudi Arabia and US sign MOU for intercontinental green corridor
September 10th, 2023 Awake Goy Saudi Arabia and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a protocol that aims to build an intercontinental green corridor, Saudi state media reported on Saturday, Reuters reports. The transit corridor, which would connect Asia and Europe through Saudi Arabia by railway, aims to facilitate the transfer of renewable electricity and […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia, us Tags: arabia, corridor, green, intercontinental, Saudi No Comments »Saudi Arabia executes more than 100 people this year
September 9th, 2023 Awake Goy The Saudi authorities have executed more than 100 people this year, hitting a new milestone that Amnesty International considers reveals its “chilling disregard for the right to life.” On Thursday, Saudi Arabia executed a displaced religious resident on charges of killing a Saudi in the capital, Riyadh, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on […]
Egypt and its BRICS membership
September 8th, 2023 Awake Goy With the end of World War II, the eras of conflicting multipolarities over colonial supremacy ended in the traditional form, and the occupation took on a more elegant appearance represented in economic domination, in an attempt to avoid falling into the bottomless well of a third world war. Political domination developed into two global blocs, […]
Saudi Arabia fastest-growing G20 economy, amid low unemployment rate – IMF
September 8th, 2023 Awake Goy Saudi Arabia is the fastest-growing economy amongst G20 nations, with its unemployment rate having hit a record low, a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated. According to the IMF report, released yesterday, Saudi Arabia’ overall economic growth reached 8.7 per cent last year due to a number of factors, including strong oil […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: arabia, economy, fastest, growing, Saudi, unemployment No Comments »The Biden Administration’s Relations With Israel Aren’t Going To Change, Here’s Why
September 7th, 2023 Awake Goy The US government’s long-held position of unconditional support for Israel is seemingly being placed under duress, due in large part to the current push from the regime in Tel Aviv towards a legal system overhaul. As Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, bars his ministers from traveling to Washington, speculation has arisen of a breakdown in […]
Posted in netanyahu, police state, saudi-arabia, wariscrime Tags: Administration, biden, change, going, israel, relations No Comments »
