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  • Russia Still Paying Ukraine for Gas Flows to Europe Despite Raging War

    Russian gas flows to Europe soared to the highest level since December in the 48 hours after the war began. State-run exporter Gazprom PJSC said supplies increased due to more orders from European customers, and for some time, shipments through another major Russian pipeline crossing Belarus and Poland and ending in Germany resumed after a two-month halt.

  • Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Exacerbates Hunger in Middle East, North Africa

    Lebanon only has capacity to store reserves for one month as a result of the August 2020 explosion in Beirut’s port that destroyed the capital’s grain silos. Bread and other grain products make up 35 percent of the population’s caloric intake. Egypt imports over half its sunflower oil from Ukraine, and the government had already reduced subsidies for sunflower and soybean oil by 20 percent in June 2021 in response to an increase in prices.

  • Iran’s Gas Potential in Spotlight Again as World Shuns Russia Over Ukraine War

    European buyers are scrambling to replace Russian gas flows following the invasion of Ukraine that’s exacerbated an already tight market and low inventories. Russia is the European Union’s top supplier of the fuel, providing about 40% of volumes consumed in the bloc last year.

  • Saudi, Russian foreign ministers discuss Kingdom’s proposal to mediate in Ukraine: phone call

    In a call to Sergei Lavrov, Prince Faisal bin Farhan reaffirmed the Kingdom’s support for a peaceful resolution through negotiations. The Saudi diplomat also discussed achieving this through the mediation proposed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

  • Saudi foreign minister meets special envoy for Ukraine’s president

    Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud met Bektum Rostam, a special envoy for Ukraine's president in Riyadh, Saudi state news agency (SPA) reported on Saturday. The two discussed the crisis in Ukraine, emphasising the Kingdom's support for reducing escalation, protecting civilians and seeking negotiated political solutions and international efforts to resolve the crisis politically.

  • Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses problems for Syria’s Assad, experts say

    The European Union has been leading humanitarian assistance to Syria, having mobilised more than $25bn since 2011 and having organised five annual donor conferences since 2017. In 2021, the bloc sent more than $150m in humanitarian aid to the country. However, with the influx of more than three million Ukrainian refugees to EU countries, aid given to Syria may face renewed competition for resources.

  • Opinion: How does Russia’s invasion of Ukraine impact the Middle East?

    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine tested both Washington and Moscow’s leverage in the Middle East. The fact that regional leaders opted for a balancing act and chose to remain neutral showed that despite its withdrawal from Afghanistan and efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal – both seen as a sign of retreat by Arab leaders – Washington remains highly influential in the region.

  • Saudi Arabia extends Ukrainians’ visas on humanitarian grounds

    Saudi Arabia issued a royal directive extending tourist and business visas of Ukrainian citizens without fees or fines for humanitarian considerations, state news agency SPA said on Friday. The extension will be automatic without the need to visit the migration authorities.

  • Egypt could seek IMF help to weather economic fallout from Ukraine war

    Egypt, where about 30 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line, buys 80 per cent of its wheat – 13 million tonnes in 2021 – from Russia and Ukraine. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the driving force behind an ambitious economic reform programme, has ordered his government to come up with a fixed price for the “free-market" bread consumed by about 40 million people. His comment came after the price of bread rose by up to 50 per cent in recent days.

  • U.S. Defense Attitudes Shifted Before Russia-Ukraine War

    Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Americans were divided evenly as to whether the U.S. was spending too little (32%), too much (31%) or about the right amount (34%) on the military and national defense. This marks a significant shift from two years ago, during Republican Donald Trump's administration and after significant increases in defense spending, when a record high 50% said spending was about right, while 17% said the U.S. was spending too little.