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The Mecca Defense Alliance took a significant step toward becoming a formal regional security bloc this week, as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agreed to establish a permanent secretariat in the kingdom under the new joint defense pact. The move gives institutional shape to an alliance built around collective deterrence and regional responsibility. A mechanism […]
As the G20 gathers in North Carolina this week, the presidents of China, Russia and Iran are headlining a counter-summit of sorts in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s annual meeting is taking a shove at the post-Cold War order Washington built. Watching closely are leaders in the Middle East, many of whom have […]
Egyptian and Chinese flags have proliferated along roads in Cairo and Giza, around Cairo International Airport and near the Grand Egyptian Museum in anticipation of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival Tuesday. Xi’s three-day state visit, his first to Egypt since 2016, coincides with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Egypt was […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Tuesday for a three-day state visit, his first to Egypt since 2016. The visit comes as Egypt considers a proposal from Chinese tech giant Huawei to build artificial intelligence data-center infrastructure for the government. While the project is formally a tender for computing equipment […]
