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King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud
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6 January, 2025
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. Photo: AFP
European Union

Germany’s Baerbock announces aid for Syria, calls for ‘smart’ sanctions

Germany’s foreign minister announced an additional 50 million euros for food, emergency shelters and medical care.

Middle East

Arab, EU diplomats in Saudi for talks on support for Syria

War and conflict

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Middle East

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The stability of Syria, at the heart of the Middle East, is in the interests of all. It is time for regional actors, not external ones, to lead the change.

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Indonesia

Indonesia admitted as full Brics member, Brazil confirms

Indonesia’s candidacy was endorsed by Brics leaders in August 2023, but it only opted to formally join after Prabowo Subianto took office.

AFC Cup

Qatar’s continental defence, Saudis named World Cup hosts in big 2024 for Asia

The past 12 months saw the continent awarded another crack at welcoming the globe’s biggest footballing event.

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US-China relations

Opinion | 2024 shows US-China tensions no longer the biggest story

Unrestrained regional powers jostling for control, building weapons and taking bolder risks are influencing trajectory of world politics.

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Pakistan

Pakistan stunned by US fears over its missiles, assesses impact on South Asia

Washington’s assessment comes as Pakistan aims to balance its relations with the US and China amid fears of collateral damage.

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China-Middle East relations

China’s diplomatic clout in Mideast at risk as threats build around ally Iran

Trump factor and fall of Assad in Syria will force nations, including China, to reassess ties.

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Germany

Germany’s Scholz mourns 5 killed, hundreds hurt in Christmas market attack

Police said the vehicle drove at least 400 metres across the venue, leaving a trail of bloody carnage.

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A police officer guards a blocked road near a Christmas market after an incident in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday. Photo: AP
ATP

ATP Next Gen Finals: illness hampers Shang’s plans for pre-season, Hong Kong Open

The 19-year-old, son of former Chinese professional athletes, loses first match in Jeddah but is working on getting his ‘mindset straight’.

Jerry Shang of China says his goal is to “stay alive right now, to be able to play healthy, and let’s see what 2025 has for me”. Photo: Xinhua
Asian cinema

Saudi Arabia’s shifting attitudes towards cinema, from film ban to festival

For 35 years, film was banned in Saudi Arabia. Now it is investing in the industry, building cinemas and hosting global stars at a festival.

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China-Middle East relations

China urges efforts to curb Syria’s further descent and refugee crisis

Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Palestinian issue must not be ignored and ‘Middle East should not remain a victim of great power rivalries’.

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Middle East

Syrian rebels expose ousted Assad regime’s drug trade, fuelled by Captagon

Syria was the world’s leading trafficker of Captagon, a highly addictive amphetamine, during the country’s long war.

Captagon pills found at a drug manufacturing facility on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Deepening Hong Kong, Iran ties show US curbs have ‘lost their potency’: envoy

Ambassador Mohsen Bakhtiar says measures have been taken to overcome sanctions restricting Iranian firms from accessing services in the city.

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Mohsen Bakhtiar, the Iranian ambassador to China, has called for more exchanges between his country and Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee
Middle East

Trillion-dollar ambition: Saudi Arabia accelerates metal mining plans

The kingdom has signed a slew of deals with Chinese, Indian and Australian companies amid growing interest in its massive mineral reserves.

Japan

Ex-Saudi diplomat investigated for allegedly groping woman at Tokyo club

He is suspected of touching the breasts of the victim over her clothes at a club in Roppongi entertainment district.

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

Hong Kong, Saudi central banks to strengthen roles as financial gateways

Saudi central bank governor Al-Sayari and his delegation were in Hong Kong this week to attend the Financial Stability Board’s Plenary meeting.

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A meeting this week in Hong Kong is a follow-up to their cooperation in Riyadh in July 2023. Photo: Shutterstock
Icons and Influencers

Who is Abbi Pulling, the young female racer who just won the 2024 F1 Academy?

Pulling has been racing since she was 9 and is slowly climbing the ranks to Formula One – she’s currently backed by the Alpine Academy and Rodin Motorsport, and will race in the GB3 series next year.

Renewable energy

China needs new clean-energy tech investments after wind and solar boom

Greater capital is required in areas such as energy storage, hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong government invests in 80 start-ups as war chest swells

Flush with proceeds from the city’s successful investment-migration scheme, HKIC puts money in local, mainland and overseas start-ups.

A robot performs in a demonstration at a launch ceremony for an investment by Hong Kong Investment Corp in Beijing-based Galbot, at Island Shangri-La on July 19, 2024. Photo: Dickson Lee
E-commerce

Exclusive | China’s Meituan to expand Keeta food delivery service to more Middle East cities

Wang Xing, founder and CEO of Meituan, said last week that the company has seen some ‘encouraging results’ in Saudi Arabia.

Keeta employees promote the food delivery service to customers in Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse
E-commerce

Meituan’s quarterly revenue soars 22% on local commerce growth

The Chinese food delivery giant’s revenue for the September quarter reached 93.6 billion yuan.

Middle East

Opinion | Why Gulf countries don’t want to choose between China and the US

While Trump 2.0 could complicate the Gulf Cooperation Council’s relations with Beijing, member states are unlikely to sever ties with either power.

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Malaysia

‘Migrate while you can’: Malaysian nurses seek better pay overseas

Healthcare workers look to destinations such as Saudi Arabia amid burnout and meagre pay back home.

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The nursing crunch is not unique to Malaysia as there has been a global shortage of such workers. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

Outside In | It’s goodbye to ‘peace dividend’, hello to wars and defence binges

Global spending on defence is rising at the expense of social needs. The ‘peace dividend’ years are over.

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Military cadets light candles to commemorate the 1,000th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in front of the Motherland monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 19. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

Hong Kong urged to boost capital flow with mainland for global market access

Former HKMA head Norman Chan says capital circulation is not as seamless as it used to be.

SCMP Highlights

Recap | Car hits children outside school, toxic smog visible from space: 6 news videos

From a harrowing car incident in China to a toxic smog cloud visible from space, explore six stories from the video team at the South China Morning Post.

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