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“The Oman-China strategic partnership has yielded fruitful results in pragmatic cooperation in all areas and the two sides have been strengthening each other in a broader spectrum of areas, according to Brigadier Wu Xinyan, the Chinese Defence Attaché. Speaking on the sidelines…
"The Railway Project Implementation and Management Authority in Libya has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to resume work on the country’s national railway project. The agreement was signed on July 12 in…
"China is poised to begin receiving iron ore shipments from Guinea and Algeria this year, as Chinese firms complete the railway lines and ports needed to overcome logistical bottlenecks. For years, the lack of railway infrastructure connecting mine sites to port facilities had…
China and Egypt furthering their economic partnership. “The General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) has launched its first roadshow for fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026 in China to promote opportunities and attract Chinese investments in Egypt, according to a…
“Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports to China are set to rise to the highest in more than two years in August, five trade sources said on Friday, as the top exporter seeks to regain market share in the world's biggest importer. State oil firm Saudi Aramco will ship about 51 million…
“Algerian state oil company Sonatrach has struck a framework deal with China's Sinopec that aims to see the pair finalise at least one hydrocarbon agreement.”
China exports to Qatar rising.
China's monthly exports to Qatar just doubled. Ever since the US raised tariffs on China to 50%, there's an explosion of transshipments to the US via all kinds of places. This is a sign how badly US tariffs are hurting China's export machine. China's exporters are desperate...
“Chinese tech giants from ByteDance and Huawei Technologies to Alibaba Group Holding are playing an increasingly important role in Dubai’s burgeoning tech industry, as the emirate seeks to diversify its economy beyond its historical reliance on oil. Central to that…
“The UAE is witnessing a significant influx of advanced electric vehicles from China, with brands like BYD, Geely, Chery, MG, and Deepal leading the charge. The trend aligns with a recent analysis by global consulting firm AlixPartners, which predicts that Chinese automotive…
“The actions of the Israeli side flagrantly violate international law, infringing upon Syria's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity, and have introduced new complicating factors to Syria's peace, stability, and political transition. China hereby unequivocally condemns…
“The Moroccan health minister emphasized how the Morocco-China partnership extends into fields like digital health, AI in medical care, training, biomedical research, and integrative traditional medicine. Morocco and China are tied with several joint initiatives, including the…
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian on Syria.
Uber working with Baidu and other Chinese firms to deploy robotaxis in the Middle East. “Baidu’s autonomous vehicles will be available on the Uber app in Asia and the Middle East later this year, the companies said in a statement Tuesday. Thousands of vehicles will be deployed…
“BYD, which launched in Saudi Arabia last year and currently runs three showrooms there, aims to open another seven locations by the second half of 2026, according to Jerome Saigot, managing director for Saudi Arabia. The firm expects to sell more than 5,000 vehicles this year…
