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Can Trump even stop the Iran war?
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Can Trump even stop the Iran war?
March 13, 2026

The war which Trump started is back firing more and more each day.

Martin Jay
The United Arab Emirates, NATO’s Little Sparta, flexes its muscles against the Muslim Brotherhood
May 9, 2025

NATO’s Gulf States have had it easy for far too long, Declan Hayes writes.

Declan Hayes
The United Arab Emirates, NATO’s Little Sparta, flexes its muscles against the Muslim Brotherhood
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Iran’s military presence in Sudan: UAE-Israel plot backfires
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Iran’s military presence in Sudan: UAE-Israel plot backfires
April 19, 2025

The United Arab Emirates and Israel had hoped to extract strategic victories in Sudan, taking advantage of the fall of the nation’s former dictator and the descent into civil war. But newly released satellite images suggest that Tehran’s renewed ties with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) may be unraveling those ambitions.

These countries’ population is dominated by migrant workers
November 29, 2024

The Gulf Cooperation Council countries are home for close to 31 million migrant workers in various sectors with the share of migrants many times exceeding that of natives.

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These countries’ population is dominated by migrant workers
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Switzerland muddles on with sanctions
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Switzerland muddles on with sanctions
October 10, 2024

Trade in Russian oil and gas is shifting from commodity trading hub Geneva to Dubai and Singapore, says anti-corruption expert Mark Pieth. But this is not the outcome of greater efforts to implement sanctions against Russia by Swiss supervisory authorities. Pieth explains why the economic fight against Moscow is fizzling out.

U.S. divide and rule no more… Washington’s Gulf allies embrace Iran
July 11, 2024

The days of Washington and its Western minions playing divide and rule are over because they have discredited themselves irreparably.

Finian Cunningham
U.S. divide and rule no more… Washington’s Gulf allies embrace Iran
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U.S. boots on the Arab ground
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U.S. boots on the Arab ground
May 6, 2024

America’s military presence in the Middle East remains significant even as its focus shifts to Asia-Pacific, specifically to containing China. Around 50,000 U.S. troops are stationed in the Arab countries of the Middle East, including 900 troops illegally occupying the oil-rich areas of Syria. Major U.S. troop developments (estimated numbers).

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A potential UAE-Hezbollah thaw?
April 1, 2024

The surprise visit by a senior Hezbollah official to the UAE is a significant diplomatic development, carrying far-reaching geopolitical implications that could mend broken ties, step up regional deal-making, and sink US-Israeli normalization plans.

A potential UAE-Hezbollah thaw?
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