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RUSSIA/SAUDI ARABIA – Russia’s Deputy PM: Saudi Aramco could expand role in Russian energy (Al Arabiya)

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak on Sunday said that work was continuing to expand Saudi Aramco’s role in Russian energy projects. “Energy continues to...

INDIA/DELHI – Delhi’s efforts to build roads on the lines of European cities (Ramanath Jha, ORF)

https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/delhi-efforts-build-roads-lines-european-cities/

FUTURE – On the Cusp of Digital History: Nine Lessons for the Future (Samir Saran, Trisha Ray, ORF)

https://www.orfonline.org/research/cusp-digital-history-nine-lessons-future/

ARAB SPRING/WEST ASIA – The Arab Spring at 10: A more complex West Asia (Kabir Taneja, ORF)

https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/arab-spring-10-more-complex-west-asia/

INDIA – India’s Modi visits Sikh temple as farm protests persist (Al Jazeera)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made an unscheduled visit to a Sikh temple in New Delhi, kneeling in respect and taking pictures with...

AFGHANISTAN – Kabul bomb attack kills women, children; lawmaker wounded (Al Jazeera)

A car bomb in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed at least nine people and wounded more than 15, including a member of parliament https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/20/car-bomb-kills-8-wounds-15-in-afghan-capital

LEBANON – Lebanese students protest tuition hikes, clash with riot police (Al Jazeera)

Lebanese riot police on Saturday scuffled with student protesters angered by a decision from top universities to adopt a new dollar exchange rate to...

OMAN – Oman to start cutting utility subsidies in January (Al Arabiya)

Oman will start reforming its expensive system of subsidies in January by shifting the focus of its electricity and water spending to its poorest...

GCC – Dubai index leads gains in major stock markets in GCC (Al Arabiya)

Major stock markets in the Gulf rose early on Sunday amid firmer oil prices as investors focused on the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, with...

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