In near-total silence and far from the media spotlight, one of Egypt’s largest privately owned farms has slipped into the hands of an Emirati company.

In an interesting twist, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on July 16, 2025, that Coca-Cola had agreed to use real cane sugar in its formula within the United States. How about other countries?

Hamad bin Jassim’s call for a Gulf union underscores urgent regional challenges but faces persistent political divisions blocking full integration.

Iran’s decision to target the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, rather than any other country in the region, came as a major surprise—especially given the strong ties between Tehran and Doha.

Iran’s June 23, 2025 strike on a U.S. base in the Gulf immediately brought to mind the retaliation for Qassem Soleimani’s assassination; a move that reshuffled the strategic balance.