Politics
Take the pulse of the region’s political landscape with our Daily Intelligence Reports (DIRs) on diplomatic interactions: state visits, political summits, correspondence between policymakers, executive guidelines, royal decrees, cabinet meetings, and more.
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Politics
May 04, 2023
Summary: UAE allowed the resumption of construction of Chinese facilities at Khalifa Port.The UAE may seek an expanded security partnership with Beijing, especially given senior-level doubts that the U.S. rema...
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May 02, 2023
Summary: The newly appointed U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia Michael Ratney, handed his credentials last Thursday (27/4/2023) to Saudi Deputy Minister for Protocol Affairs Abdulmajeed Al-Smari.
The U.S. Depar...
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April 28, 2023
Summary: The Saudi Ministry of Defense is reviewing its defense and military relations with foreign countries. Within this context, several decisions are expected to be announced to determine the future of the...
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April 28, 2023
Summary: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan supports enhancing defense relations with the U.S.President Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan wants his son Crown Prince Khal...
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April 27, 2023
Summary: Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Bin Hamad Bin Hamood Al-Busaidi and the Minister of the Omani Royal Office General Sultan Bin Mohamma...
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April 26, 2023
Summary: Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani set a list of priorities for 2023.These priorities include reaching an understanding with regional countr...
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April 25, 2023
Summary: Talks are said to have recently intensified between the Saudi Ministry of Defense and several European defense companies following the start of the Saudi-Houthi negotiations to end the Yemen War.
The...
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April 24, 2023
Summary: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz had a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin last Friday (21/4/2023).
The two men discussed several files of common interest, the mo...
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April 24, 2023
Summary: Saudi King Salman did not take part in the Eid Al-Fitr prayer this year in Mecca.
This is likely due to a setback in his health condition amid rumors suggesting that he is under close medical monito...
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April 20, 2023
Summary: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz is calling for a new defense view in line with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030, while simultaneously working towards ending the Yemen War.
To achie...
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