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  While cordial, the comments at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference showed the stark divide between the United States and Gulf Arab countries it supports militarily in the wider Middle East. Already, American politicians have threatened arms deals with the kingdom and described it as siding with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his war on Ukraine. Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, hinted at that in brief remarks at the event. “We don’t owe it to anybody but us,” the prince said to applause, noting that upcoming U.N. climate change summits will be held in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. “It was done for us, by us, for our future, and we need to commit ourselves to that.”  “I can assure you that we in the United Arab Emirates, as well as our fellow colleagues in OPEC+ are keen on supplying the world with the requirement it needs,” al-Mazrouei said. “But at the same time, we’re not the only producers in the world.” ...

  The United Nations is going to organize a virtual pledging event to raise around US$3.85 billion (S$5.13 billion) to help avert a huge man-made famine in Yemen which will be the worst ever the world would experience.   The current degree of hunger in Yemen is terrible and is causing serious difficulty for a large number of Yemenis. In July 2020, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) expressed that Yemen is nearing a huge famine because of continuous conflict, flash floods, locust attacks, and the outbreak and aftermaths of the coronavirus pandemic.    Over many years, the Houthi militia has driven a tremendous number of Yemenis and forced numerous to flee to other regions where they can feel safe.   As per the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, airstrikes, shelling, bombarding, and fight with the Houthi military have destroyed the Yemeni people's lives.    The Covid episode has moreover weakened the state of the Yemeni people...

 On Saturday an EU delegation including ambassadors of France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Ireland and Finland, as well as the deputy ambassador of Norway, arrived in Aden, to push forward the long-stalled peace efforts with senior government officials. The conflict-riddled country of Yemen, has been in crisis for over past six years and has been struggling to reach a resolution between internationally recognized government forces and extremist forces, mainly led by Iran-backed, Houthis.   The recent attacks in the country, the latest being huge explosions in January, which targeted a security patrol in the southern Yemen city port, pointed at increasing presence of Muslim Brotherhood in various pockets of the country. Yemen’s the ongoing civil war, which has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced millions of inhabitants, and pushed the country to the edge of starvation, triggering the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. To initiate the peaceful resum...

  A ton of reports have suggested earlier that Qatar has been funding anti-Israel groups and encouraging Palestinian terror in the conflicted zone. But despite a lot of regional pressure, Doha is continuing to support such extreme sentiments towards a community.   Qatar had always stood against Israel and gone to great lengths to do anything to harm the Jewish state. It was only last month when the Department of the Education revealed that the Arab country had made undisclosed donations to Cornell, Georgetown, Harvard, Yale and several other universities.   But what was noticeable difference in these donations was its irregularity. The irregularity was further highlighted by Institute for study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy, who stepped into the process on motivation from the federal government who also already taken a lot of these irregularities in the donations.   The study was conducted to highlight the source of campus anti -Israel activism and analyses the ...

  Most of the diplomats and experts will applaud the current United States President Donald Trump in his development strategies and relationship building process with the Middle East but congresswomen IIhan Omar thinks otherwise. Though might have received a lot of backlash in his term as a president, this is not an area where people targeted him. Omar believes that the deals and agreements that the Trump administration did in the Middle East is not actually under peace deal but is straightaway human rights violation. "[Trump] recently inked so-called 'peace deals' between the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Sudan, and Israel," Omar tweeted. She further tweeted, "The only problem? They weren’t peace deals. They’re arms sales to human rights abusers, designed to empower the Gulf States and increase the risk of war with Iran." She made a huge accusation on the current US government and the motives of the other Middle Eastern countries that were invo...

  As the secretary of state Mike Pompeo became the first top US official to ever visit Israeli settlements in West Banks and Golan Heights, there were major announcements from his end representing the Trump administration that he made while on the trip.   The time to make exit from the White House nears for Mike Pompeo and President Donald Trump and just a few weeks before it, the US administration is taking a few major calls on issues related to Israel and Iran. After wrapping up his tour of Israel Pompeo spoke to the Jerusalem Post where he talked about steps the US will take on matters related to Iran.   The top US diplomat assured that they still have a lot of measures to counter Iran anti-terrorism activities in the middle east region. He confidently asserted in the interview to the news organization saying that the present administration has been very clear on its stand and that there is no reason that it will change in coming years.   He furth...

  Monday, 09 November, 2020. Puntland State President Said Abdullahi Deni has reportedly rejected a plan presented by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during a recent visit to the Ethiopian capital. Abbiy Ahmed called on the President of Puntland to support and be a major part of the campaign for the re-election of President Farmajo. Deni, one of Farmajo's main rivals in the regional states presidents, opposed the plan, and rejected the offer. The President last week traveled to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia on Tuesday with Abiy Ahmed, who spoke about the election and the agreement reached last month, as well as rebuffed the offer.   Rashid Abdi, a Kenyan resident and commentator on the Horn of Africa politics, in a statement posted on his twitter to express the disapproval of Deni, saying "President Deni had rejected Abiye Ahmed's proposal to support Farmajo". Rashid also said in a statement that the UAE government, which was surprised by Abiy's burden, had se...

  The United States is yet to announce its President ahead of the official number being released, Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has extended support to whichever candidate wins the elections. Two of the Turkish officials on Friday confirmed that despite Erdogan’s friendship with the current president Donald Trump, they will extend their cooperation in working with whoever is elected. “Regardless of which candidate takes office in the US, we will pursue a sincere approach to improve our relations,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.   There have been a few changes in the relationship between the NATO allies--Turkey and the US. There have been some disagreements between the two while discussing policies and actions in Syria. Last few years have also seen closer ties between Russia and Turkey especially when it comes to supporting rebel groups in war torn countries of Syria and Libya. Turkey officials said that they have experience in working with both democr...

  Algeria is all against any kind of settlement with Arab-Israel peace keeping treaty and does not see the need to become a part of it either.   According to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Algeria has no intentions of sorting out anything or normalizing its equations with Israel.   According to Tebboune, the countries have rushed aimlessly into entering an agreement with Israel.   Algeria is now moving towards Qatar and the latter is happily showing support. It has always been Doha’s intent to show support for anyone who tries to come close to the Middle Eastern big wig countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Showing its unstinting support for the Palestinian issue at hand, Doha has moved closer to Algeria over the bilateral agreement signed between Israel, US and a Middle Eastern country.   Under the aegis of Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, there was an official statement made by Doha in a Qatar news agency. It stated that “the State of Qa...

  The United States demanded for the restoration of sanctions on Iran as the arms embargo on the middle eastern country will end in November this year. This appeal of the Trump administration was rejected while taking the call at the UN.   The US secretary Mike Pompeo cited safety and peace within the region to extend the sanctions but faced rejection. But considering Iran’s activities and its involvement in the funding of terrorist organizations within the region, embargo might have actually helped in maintaining the peace in the region. The problems with the sanctions imposed by the United States was that it destroyed Iran’s economy and troubled lifestyle there. The sanctions had affected the country to the extent that food and services also were scrapped for public usage. But as far as arms embargo is concerned, extending it will not only benefit the civilians in the country but also control the finding that the government gives to terror groups like Hezbollah. The le...

  The United States has tremendous power and those considered as its allies will avail the benefits of it. As it considers making Qatar an ally, concerns about Doha’s activities in the Middle East region grows. Doha has not exactly been beneficial for the Arab world considering its links and support to the terrorism. It is a well established fact that Qatar not only holds ties with Muslim Brotherhood but also funds the organization and its various branches. Now if the US considers making Qatar an ally, it will have to fight the belief of Qatar that supports the ideology against the West and democracy. Earlier today, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arabian Gulf Affairs Timothy Lenderking confirmed that the US is indeed considering Qatar as a major non-NATO ally. This designation provides major benefits in trading and defense matters. The west is clearly looking for a corporate opportunity with the richest country in the world  and making an attempt to sell ...

  Libya has been the centre of proxy wars for a long time now and Russia and Turkey are the key players who are playing around with the governance of the crisis struck country. But now as the latest development suggests, Turkey has nearly agreed with Russia on a ceasefire in Libya. The latest development has been confirmed by the foreign minister of Turkey, Mevlut Cavusoglu,  in an interview with CNN Turk after the meeting in Ankara. Both the nations have been having a series of talks with each other regarding the matters of Syria and Libya and development in these unfortunate countries. If everything works out fine then this deal will be beneficial for Libya after years of proxy wars. Both the countries have shown support to two extreme factions in Libya where Moscow has been supporting the commander of Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar while Turkey supports the globally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA). Libya has been made into a battlefield for proxy ...