... business forums
July 2022: The Syrian-Omani Business Council established in Damascus; projects discussed in the food and pharmaceutical sectors
Qatar
Zero contacts
Zero contacts, embassies closed
No data in public domain
B2B relations; Islamic banking in Syria (2020: 1
st
in the GCC/2
nd
among Arab states)
Saudi Arabia
Rare contacts; May 2021: Syrian Minister of Tourism visited Riyadh for the 47
th
meeting of the World Tourism Organization Committee for the Middle East
Sporadic contacts, embassies closed
Limited data in public domain; May 2021: General ...
... understands perfectly well that Russia cannot build relations with Iran to the detriment of the GCC states' security.
While both Moscow and Tehran seek to prevent the victory of Islamist extremists, their long-term goals and visions for a post-Assad Syria differ substantially. Russia values its relationship with Saudi Arabia and the GCC greatly, but it has found advancing these ties challenging in light of the importance that it places on its relationship with its southern neighbor, Iran. As regional conflict has reached unacceptably high levels, Russia has been alarmed by Riyadh’s ...
The
crisis
that erupted between Saudi Arabia and Iran recently has been brewing for years now. There is no arguing that ... ... the two countries have never been allies but since the start of the armed conflict in Syria they found themselves directly challenging each other’s interests. The diplomatic... ... shutting the Straight of Hormuz which would have had negative consequences for all of the GCC.
The reasons why the Saudi leadership makes risky moves in its Iran policy are multifaceted...
... Studies (DERASAT)
Though from a GCC perspective the main sticking point that has hampered these ties from reaching its potential has been Russian/Iranian relations. This has been the case especially more so in the Syrian context. With Russia entering the Syrian conflict on the side of Bashar and Iran, a recent poll in Saudi Arabia showed that Russia has become extremely unpopular
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.
The GCC States have been involved in trying to settle the conflict in one way or another since the start of the protests in Syria. Each GCC State has played a different role with different levels of direct and indirect interaction. The two states which have ...
The Camp David summit between Barack Obama and GCC states that took place on May 13-14 bears an enormous symbolic meaning for Washington ... ... suffered a major blow due to Washington’s reluctance to stand by the Gulf states in Syria and more recently due to America’s decision to engage with Iran. Gulf monarchies... ... necessary defense components in place already, such as short-range Patriot systems in Saudi Arabia and THAAD systems in Qatar, but the new agreement provides for the installation...
