Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-saudi-arabia-agree-strengthen-coordination-regional-global-matters-2025-12-15/ In like mid-December 2025, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to finalize a long-pending free trade agreement (FTA) with China. He made these remarks during a diplomatic tour that included meetings with Saudi Arabian officials, highlighting a willingness to deepen economic and strategic ties. The discussions emphasized the need to… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-french-us-officials-push-hezbollah-disarmament-plan-2025-12-18/ On December 18, 2025, Reuters reported that some officials from Saudi Arabia, France, and the United States met with the Lebanese army chief in Paris to finalize a roadmap for the disarmament of the militant group Hezbollah. This initiative follows a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that ended the prolonged conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in 2024. Even though… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-proposes-host-wto-meeting-2028-2025-12-18 In December 2025, Saudi Arabia proposed hosting a major ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2028 to mark its 20th anniversary as a WTO member. This proposal was assessed during a WTO meeting in Geneva on December 16 and 17 and enjoyed international backing from 22 nations: Bangladesh, Kuwait, Russia, Cameroon, and Thailand…. Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/arab-information-ministers-meet-for-55th-session-at-arab-league-headquarters/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjU6bmV3c21sX01UNVJBITzAwMFNJNjRCMw This article talks about how on the 26th of November 2025, the ministers of information from Arab countries gathered at the 55th session of the Arab Information Ministers Council at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo, Egypt. At the meeting, the information minister of Syria assumed the presidency marking Syria’s first high level participation… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-condemns-brazen-west-bank-killings-2025-11-28 This article was about the United Nations’ response to a video that showed Israeli forces killing two Palestinian men in the West Bank. The UN said the footage looked like a summary execution, which is a serious accusation under international law. The video appeared to show the men being shot after they were already detained. Israel… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-truce-progress-slow-israeli-hamas-violence-persists-2025-11-24 This article talks about how the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is still very unstable, even though it’s been in place for weeks. On November 24, 2025, Palestinian medics said two people were killed by an Israeli drone strike near Khan Younis, and shelling in Gaza City caused another death. Israel claimed the people they targeted… Read more »
