A meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad and UAE President Mohammad is expected on the
sidelines of the BRICS meeting later this month.
While Riyadh weighs the talks it held on Ukraine vis-à-vis its relations with Moscow and Washington’s expectations, Saudi and Iranian officials continue their meetings behind closed doors around implementing the Beijing agreement. Iran is rumored to have agreed to halt activities in the Saudi Eastern Province.
On the defense level, an update on Kuwait’s Caracal issue, Egypt considering EU and Chinese suppliers for AUVs, and Saudi contact with Asian and EU bidders for submarines.
In GCC ruling affairs, the latest on the Saudi crown prince’s succession and the expansion of defense powers of Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled.
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