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Muscat’s Botswana deal shows GCC’s new race for African minerals
Agreements on energy, renewables and mining turn Botswana into Oman’s latest diversification bet, as Saudi-US deal on critical minerals entices renewed…
 • muhammed akayleh and Ahmed
The March for the Abraham Market Alliance Post-Gaza war
This newsletter tracks Egypt’s war rebound, Lebanon’s gas pivot, Aramco’s asset sell off, Trump’s Syria gambit, Muslim Brotherhood sanctions, and…
 • Ahmed
Social Post: Trump’s America First State Capitalism Comes for Saudi
MP Materials and the US Department of War just created a Saudi Joint Venture with with a Saudi rare earth refinery The US government is now a…
 • Ahmed
Egyptian Economy Is Emerging as the Key Winner of the Post-Gaza War Regional Order
Egypt enters 2026 with improving macro indicators, rising private investment, and renewed Suez Canal momentum, driven by the stabilising effects of the…
 • Ahmed
Washington’s Muslim Brotherhood Ban Is A Sanctions Tool For The Post-Gaza Regional Order
Trump’s Muslim Brotherhood sanctions rebuild post-Gaza war ideological order and lock-in the Abraham Alliance by shrinking space for Islamist…
 • Ahmed
Lebanon Cyprus Deal Shows How Beirut Is Repositioning After War With Israel
Lebanon’s new maritime deal with Cyprus pulls Beirut into the EastMed energy grid, hedging against Israeli threats, courting Europe’s protection, and…
 • Ahmed
Trump Sharaa Meeting Opens Door For Reconstruction, New Damascus Airport Deal Signed In The Shadow Of Tensions with Israel
Reconstruction is happening, but at a slower and more selective pace than the post-sanctions rhetoric suggests.
 • Ahmed
Aramco Is Selling The Pipes To Feed A Debt Hungry State
Saudi Arabia is no longer living off oil rents. Aramco sales and PIF retrenchment show a kingdom funding US pledges and an arms race with debt.
 • Ahmed
US Dominates Post-Gaza Global Order
Post-Gaza, Washington rebuilds the regional order, Saudi debt for America First, Gaza under external control, Gulf capital retooled for IMEC, Israel…
 • Ahmed
Social Post: Israel’s Pushes for Mortgage Subsidies Amid Widening Mortgage Defaults
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 • Ahmed
Social Post: China Wins $2 Billion Contracts to Rebuild Israel’s Power Generation Capacity
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 • Ahmed
Trump and MBS Turn Saudi Capital into an America First War Chest
Trump’s Saudi package recycles indebted capital into America First projects, offering vague nuclear, AI and defence promises, deeper US leverage over…
 • Ahmed
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