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The Saudi-brokered talks have produced a ceasefire agreement, but analysts warn this reflects Ukraine's diminishing ...

Putin visited the kingdom in 2023 and has courted Riyadh to join BRICS – a bloc of countries seeking to counter US economic influence. The hedging of Saudi Arabia’s relations in an ...

The BRICS group of nations has decided to invite six countries Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to become new members of the bloc. South African President ...

Brazil pushes crypto in BRICS trade, aiming for digital settlements to reduce reliance on Western financial systems and the U ...

Expanding BRICS: Strengthening the oil trade bloc The influence of BRICS+ on world energy prices has been further cemented with the recent addition of major oil producers Saudi Arabia, the UAE ...

BRICS was established in 2009 by Brazil ... and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia has also been invited to join. Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Malaysia have formally applied for membership ...