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  • More Saudi Universities Ranked Highly by UK’s Times Higher Education

    The UK-based Times Higher Education (THE) has listed 15 Saudi universities as among the world's highest ranked institutions. The number is an increase from just 10 in 2021, hence making Saudi Arabia one of two nations in the region, including Egypt, to achieve higher rankings. For the year 2022, Saudi Arabia's institutions earned over 12 points higher compared with the 2018 edition.

  • The UN Resolution on Ukraine: How Did the Middle East Vote?

    During the session, members voted overwhelmingly (141-5) to pass a resolution denouncing the invasion and demanding that Moscow withdraw its military presence. Thirteen countries in the Middle East and North Africa voted in support of the measure, one voted against it, four abstained, and one did not vote

  • Special briefing: The Middle East and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

    Arab governments are divided into three camps over the Russian invasion of Ukraine: the pro-Russia camp, which unsurprisingly includes Syria, that was quick to recognize the independence of the two breakaway separatist areas in eastern Ukraine and expressed readiness to join Russia’s fight; the anti-invasion camp, which includes Lebanon and Kuwait; and the fence-sitters, which include the regional powerhouses Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Egypt.

  • US and allies agree to release 60 million barrels of oil from their reserves as Russian invasion of Ukraine causes price spike

    Half of that total -- 30 million barrels -- will come from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and the other half will come from allies in Europe and Asia. Those other allies include Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands and other major European countries, as well as Japan and South Korea.

  • Russia-Ukraine war: ‘First footage ever’ shows Turkish drone strike Russian forces

    The video, published on the Facebook page of the Ukraine forces' commander-in-chief, described the strike as having taken place in the "Chornobayivka, Kherson region", in southern Ukraine. The caption read "welcome to hell!".

  • How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will impact energy markets

    The Gulf states are better insulated from trade disruption than the rest of MENA. Russia accounted for less than 1% of the UAE's non-oil exports last year and just 1.5% of its imports. Trade ties with Saudi Arabia, the region's largest economy, were as modest. The most important is Russian and Ukrainian exports of wheat and commodities like palladium.

  • Gulf states’ neutrality on Ukraine reflects deeper Russian ties

    Both the UAE and Saudi Arabia believe successive US administrations have been disengaging from the Middle East. They have been privately expressing their disgruntlement with US policies since former president Barack Obama was perceived to have ignored the interests of long-term Arab partners during the 2011 popular uprisings and when he signed up to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.

  • Ukraine vs Russia – Military in Numbers

    Russia far outstrips Ukraine in military size, expenditures and equipment.

  • Ukraine and oil markets: how will Saudi Arabia and OPEC+ respond?

    A look at the oil market and Saudi oil exports as the Russian invasion in Ukraine rages. Where is Saudi Arabia’s oil going now, and what’s next for energy markets? With oil now headed over $100 a barrel on Brent and possibly even higher as the situation in Ukraine deteriorates, Washington is already in close coordination with Saudi Arabia on energy markets. Russia of course is a big player in the oil markets – making up the “plus” in the new market-setting cartel “OPEC+,” which adds a layer of complexity to the crisis in Ukraine and as as sanctions against Russia start to ratchet up, although the West is not sanctioning the Russian oil sector yet.

  • Ukraine’s Zelenskyy ups pressure on EU with plea for immediate membership

    “We ask the European Union for Ukraine’s immediate accession via a new special procedure,” he said, speaking on his Telegram channel as fighting with Russian troops continued across the country. “Our goal is to be together with all Europeans and, most importantly, to be on an equal footing. I’m sure it’s fair. I’m sure it’s possible.”