During the G-20 summit in India in September 2023, India, the United States, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, Italy, and the European Union (EU) announced plans to create the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and signed the IMEC memorandum.

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, on Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Rafiq

Chinese tech giant Baidu is considering deploying its autonomous ride-hailing service in the United Arab Emirates and has been in discussions with the

Iran announced Monday that it had received more than $8 billion in foreign investment over the last six months.

Emirates will add new destinations in China this summer as the Dubai carrier seeks to benefit from buoyant travel growth in Asia’s biggest economy and capitalize on European competitors retreating from the market.

The presence of Israeli defense firms at IDEX would have been unthinkable just years ago, but it is now a reality. Last week, The National Interest reported on day 1 of IDEX 2025, the latest and greatest edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference,

Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, the UAE's ambassador to China, recently highlighted the mutual trust, broad-based cooperation, and shared vision in tackling global challenges as defining features of China-UAE ties, when describing the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries as a model of international relations.

Malaysia will hold an inaugural joint summit for China, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and a key bloc of Middle East states in May as they navigate global trade tensions, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said.

WASHINGTON - The United States imposed a fresh round of sanctions targeting Iran's oil industry on Monday, hitting more than 30 brokers, tanker operators, and shipping companies for their role in selling and transporting Iranian petroleum,