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Analysis: The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in the Middle East is being driven by diplomatic considerations, with China, Russia and the United States all competing for influence.
Iran and Afghanistan have opened a historic rail link in the hopes of increasing trade between the two countries.
China's changing oil strategy in the Middle East
Chinese oil purchases offered Beijing a sphere of influence in the Middle East, but Covid-19 has upended this once-promising strategy.
Lebanon looks to China to help in economic crisis
Lebanon's deepening economic crisis has the country seeking help in the Far East.
China and Iran's strategic partnership: A zero sum game?
Analysis: China and Iran's bilateral relationship is gaining strategic significance.
Russia, China seek foothold in Middle East arms market
The US dominates arms exports to the Middle East, but Russia and China are vying for influence in the lucrative market.
US puts the brakes on burgeoning Israel-China ties
Israel's blossoming ties with China are being scrutinised by the US as tensions grow between Washington and Beijing.
China in the Middle East: Tourism and soft power
The spread of the coronavirus has undermined a years-long Chinese effort to reshape the new world order with soft power.
Mapping China's Health Silk Road in the Middle East
China is using medical diplomacy as a soft power tool in the Middle East.
Coronavirus contemplations: Part II
Comment: In this three-part series, Dr Azmi Bishara takes a deep dive look at how citizens and states have responded to an unprecedented ...
China's Belt and Road initiative affected by coronavirus
The outbreak of coronavirus has affected a number of projects under China's BRI in a number of host countries, including Pakistan, Tajikistan ...
Will China play a greater role in Afghanistan?
China sees strategically located Afghanistan as a bridge to help expand connectivity between East, South and Central Asian regions under its ...
Hundreds of Pakistani girls 'sold as brides to China'
An AP investigation earlier this year revealed how Pakistan's Christian minority has become a new target of brokers who pay impoverished parents ...
China's Uighurs: A genocide in the making
China is sparing no effort in its attempt to erase any proof of its Uighur Muslim population.
China anti-graft body probes high level Xinjiang official
China's anti-corruption watchdog said on Tuesday it is investigating a high-level official in the northwest Xinjiang region.
As America's power fades, Arab countries join China's sphere
Analysis: Close US allies UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt are at the top of the list of Arab states that are taking advantage of Chinese interest in the region.
Huge blaze threatens Iran's historic Tabriz bazaar
A fire at the 1000-year-old Bazaar of Tabriz was successfully put out by firefighters, having injured 16 people and damaged 150 shops.
Energy investment fuels Saudi international relations
Analysis: As sanctions bite in Tehran, Iran's biggest customers will be looking towards Riyadh for supplies, writes Omid Shokri Kalehsar
Feature: China's Xinjiang Province, while ruthlessly clamping down on its local Uighur Muslim population, is simultaneously rolling out its ...
Explainer: China's persecution of Uighur Muslims
The New Arab explains the long history behind the recent revelations of China's persecution of the Uighur Muslims of Xinjiang province.
Sharing the costs of rebuilding Syria
Comment: The cost of reconstruction of Syria could be split between the regime axis, the US and its allies, and Turkey and its allies, suggests ...
China-US trade war impact on the Middle East
High tensions and ongoing trade war between US and China has shaken the global economy. The Middle East could become one of the main ...
Trump's trade war sees Chinese gains in the Gulf
Comment: The UAE and China have found love in the middle of a trade war, writes Elisabeth Siegel.
Instability in Iran and Iraq threatens Kuwait's deep interests
Comment: If Kuwait is to preserve its long-term interests in the region, it must continue to capitalise on its ability to serve as a relatively ...
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