Made-in-India trains may soon run in West Asian countries. A proposal is being pushed by the White House to link West Asian countries using Indian expertise. To discuss the same, India's NSA Ajit Doval met his counterparts from the US, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The participants are expected to discuss the broad contours of the massive joint project.

Indian NSA Ajit Doval is in Saudi Arabia to discuss the US rail link plan for West Asia

While the world discusses Europe's grand military spending after the SIPRI report, on the The West Asia Post we decode how the volatile region is spending on its armies. What are the expenditures on official papers and what goes on behind closed doors? Ghadi Francis gets you the story.

Decoding West Asia's military spending | The West Asia Post

Normalisation is the big word in West Asia. Arch rivals are warming up, diplomacy is taking the centre stage, and China is trying to make its mark as a political mediator. All while Saudi Arabia pitches itself as the new preacher of peace. What all happened in this eventful week? Ghadi Francis decodes the story on this week's The West Asia Post.

West Asia goes through a diplomatic rejig | The West Asia Post

After almost a month of brokering an unprecedented truce between Saudi Arabia and Iran, it seems as China is now growing more serious about boosting its political clout in the region.

China's political ambitions in West Asia: Can China broker Israel-Palestine peace? | WION Fineprint

On The West Asia Post with Ghadi Francis +Syria President's comeback after a decade in the cold +Saudi hold talks with Yemen's Houthi rebels +Why is Saddam Hussein still revered in Jordan?

The West Asia Post | Shifting Sands in West Asia: Erdogan kicks off Turkish presidential race

The bugle has sounded, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced his election manifesto, kicking off the race for the presidency. After twenty years of dominating Turkish politics, Erdogan faces an electoral challenge to his hold on power. Will he be able to swoop the stage or will the opposition clench the polls?

Erdogan kicks off Turkiye's poll race | The West Asia Post

Syrian Foreign Minister is in Saudi Arabia for a landmark visit. On the agenda is its re-entry to the Arab League. Saudi's de-facto ruler Mohammed Bin Salman is pushing a new zero-conflict foreign policy. Will the big developments usher in a new era for West Asia?

Time for Syria to return to the Arab fold? | The West Asia Post

The rise of Mohammad Bin Salman and his policies are shaping not just Saudi Arabi but also West Asia. The Crown Prince is looking to mend ties with Iran, Syria & Yemen. After decades of war, is MBS pivoting towards peace?

Is Saudi Prince pivoting towards peace? | The West Asia Post

Millions in West Asia are observing the holy month of Ramadan. From pomp and colour to religious fervour, here is a look at the region during the biggest time of the year. Ghadi Francis gets you the story on this week's The West Asia Post.

West Asia observes Ramadan | The West Asia Post

West Asia is going through a reshuffle and the U.S. is losing influence. First, it was a Chinese-brokered deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran which restored ties between the two countries, and now there are reports that the kingdom might be warming up to Syria as well Ghadi Francis brings you the full report on this week's The West Asia Post.

Shifting ties in West Asia | The West Asia Post

Iran has stated that Saudi Arabia has invited president Ebrahim Raisi for an official visit, a week after the nations' agreement to resume diplomatic ties. The invitation has reportedly come in the form of a letter from King Salman, but has not yet been confirmed by Saudi Arabia, said a BBC report.

Saudi Arabia extends invite to Iranian president Raisi, week after deciding to resume diplomatic relations

Is the Arab world finally uniting? The President of Syria recently visited UAE. The President of Iran could visit Saudi Arabia soon. Molly Gambhir reports on the shifting sands in West Asia.

Gravitas: Syrian President visits UAE | Iran's President to visit Saudi Arabia

West Asia is experiencing swift changes in its regional order. While Iran and Saudi Arabia had signed a peace pact with china's mediation, it now seems Syria and the UAE are looking at improving ties. Syrian president Bashar Al Assad met with president Sheikh Mohammed in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

Regional powers have decided to strike new deals and repair relations

The recent historic agreement between the two geopolitical arch rivals, Saudi Arabia and Iran, has rolled out a red carpet for China in the West Asian region, a country whose diplomatic clout was till now limited only to Indo-Pacific region.

'Nature abhors a vacuum': ex-envoy Jorge Heine on China's rising clout in West Asia as US packs up and leaves

Will the truce between Saudi Arabia and Iran which was mediated by China, spell the decline of U.S. influence in the region? Ambassador Jorge Heine, a Research Professor at Boston University weighs in on the growing influence of China in West Asia, in an exclusive chat with WION.

Saudi Arabia-Iran truce: China's rampaging rise in West Asia

West Asia is known to be a volatile region. The volatility is not limited to politics and economics, rights of one gender are taking a slow death. From Mahasa Amini in Iran, Tiba al-Al in Iraq, to Alaa Salah in Sudan - women of West Asia are speaking up. And with them, people are pouring out on the streets, unifying against far-right governments. The road might be long, but it's a hopeful one!

WION Fineprint: How are women standing up to far-right govts?

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. On the last leg of his West Asia tour. He also met prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday. During his visit Blinken has renewed calls for calm between Israel and Palestine amid a spike in tensions.

Antony Blinken's West Asia trip

U.S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken is on the second leg of his West Asia visit. The visit comes as country struggles to recover from renewed Israel-Palestine tensions - a gun spree outside a Jerusalem synagogue and Israel's unusually deep raid on Jenin refugee camp. Is Washington walking a tight rope to bring both sides together?

WION Fineprint: Antony Blinken's West Asia visit

Supported by tensions in the West Asia following a drone attack in Iran and Beijing’s pledge over the weekend to promote a consumption recovery, all prices climbed in early.

World Business Watch: Middle East tensions back oil price increase

In an attempt to reduce dependence on crude oil, Saudi Arabia is planning to use its own uranium resources to kickstart the civilian nuclear programme. The kingdom's Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman in a TV interview on Wednesday said recent exploration endeavours had found uranium reserves across the country.

Saudi Arabia to use its uranium reserves for civilian nuclear programme

Iran tests military attack drones amidst global backlash over helping Russia in its Ukrainian invasion.

The West Asia Post: Iran tests military drone

Portugal Captain Cristiano Ronaldo visits Riyadh to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. @ghadifrancis brings you all the details on this week's #TheWestAsiaPost

The West Asia Post: Al-Nassr's new hero Ronaldo in Riyadh

What happened to the Kurds of Kurdistan in West Asia. Ghadi Francis brings you all the details on this week's The West Asia Post.

The West Asia Post: All about Kurds of West Asia

The Capital Market Authority said on Thursday that Saudi Arabia's stock market regulator has given the go-ahead for Luberef, a base oil subsidiary of the world's largest oil company Aramco, to conduct an IPO.

Saudi Aramco's Luberef gets regulator nod for initial public offering

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