Saudi renewables firm ACWA Power eyes major China expansion: What to know By 2030, ACWA Power aims to expand its global assets to around $250 billion, with China projected to contribute between $30 billion and $75 billion. Saudi Arabia
Newsletter: China-Middle East As Sisi avoids Washington visit, Egypt courts China's tech giant Huawei Egypt — whose president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has visited Russia and China over the past five years but not Washington — is once again looking to China to boost its economy. By Joyce Karam , Rosaleen Carroll
Huawei explores Egypt partnership as electricity minister visits China Egypt's electricity and renewable energy minister met with a range of high-level officials and business leaders while on a visit to the Asian country over the past week. Egypt
Newsletter: China-Middle East What China stands to gain from Israel-Iran war Commentators have framed the Israel-Iran war as a loss for China as it watched its partner Tehran absorb losses. But that interpretation overlooks the transactional nature of China-Iran ties. By Joyce Karam In Washington, DC, reporting on regional geopolitics, China in the Middle East
Analysis Looking East: How Iran is leveraging Asia ties to offset Western pressure By Sabena Siddiqui In Karachi, reporting on South Asia, Middle East, Iran
Analysis As US nuclear talks stall, Iran ups military planning, turns to China for missile fuel By A correspondent in Tehran In Tehran, reporting on politics
China expands visa-free policy to Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait During a landmark summit in Malaysia, China announced an exemption for nationals from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait from the need for entry visas. China
Gulf states court China, ASEAN at landmark Malaysia summit: What to know The Gulf Cooperation Council’s summit with the Southeast Asia bloc was expanded to include China, bringing the emir of Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat to Malaysia. Qatar
Newsletter: China-Middle East Meet Iran's new ambassador to China This week, the Islamic Republic announced the appointment of Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli as its new ambassador to Beijing. Who is Fazli? What does the appointment mean for the Iran-China relationship? By Joyce Karam In Washington, DC, reporting on regional geopolitics, China in the Middle East
Who is Iran’s new ambassador to China? Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli served in various capacities during both administrations of President Hassan Rouhani in a career marred with the brutal crackdown against the 2019 protests. Iran
China expands foothold in Egypt’s Suez with $17M garment deals China has signed more than a billion dollars' worth of deals in the Suez Canal Economic Zone this year as the waterway reels from the Red Sea crisis. Egypt
Newsletter: China-Middle East Mixed bag for China from Trump’s Gulf tour Although during President Trump's regional tour there have been no major breakthroughs, new avenues for AI cooperation between US companies and Gulf partners will be causing some uneasiness in Beijing. By Joyce Karam In Washington, DC, reporting on regional geopolitics, China in the Middle East
Analysis Symbolism or strategy? Inside Egypt, China’s first joint air exercise China’s first air drills in Egypt project power near critical trade routes, while Cairo maneuvers between Western military ties and Beijing’s growing defense diplomacy. By Francesco Schiavi In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance
Newsletter: China-Middle East 🇨🇳🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia reassures China ahead of Trump visit By Joyce Karam In Washington, DC, reporting on regional geopolitics, China in the Middle East
Meet Omer Siddig, Sudan's new foreign minister, former ambassador to China General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has appointed veteran diplomat Omer Siddig as Sudan's new minister of foreign affairs, filling the role following the dismissal of his predecessor, Ali Youssif, in mid-April. Sudan
China JV wins $1.13 billion contract to relocate Saudi university facilities The KSU deal marks the latest in a series of large contracts awarded by the Diriyah Company, which is overseeing the city project. Saudi Arabia
US sanctions China-Iran network aiding Tehran missile program The Trump administration is stepping up sanctions on Iran as it conducts talks over its rapidly expanding nuclear program. Iran
China’s Sinopec, Saudi Aramco to establish $4B energy venture: What to know The joint venture will engage in port operations, crude oil transportation and other activities at the refinery and petrochemical complex in the Gulei Port Economic Development Zone in Zhangzhou, in China's Fujian province. Saudi Arabia