Mastodawn

"The UAE’s role in Sudan is not an anomaly. It is part of a coherent, well-financed, and regionally expansive project: a subimperialist agenda that combines economic extraction, authoritarian alliance-building, and counterrevolutionary politics under the cover of diplomatic sophistication and global partnerships."

by Husam Mahjoub: https://spectrejournal.com/uaes-subimperialism-in-sudan/

#Emirates #RSF #oilAndGas #interference #allies #Dubai #AbuDhabi #UAE #salafists #mercenaries #stateViolence #imperialism #subImperialism #fossilFuels #civilWar #PersianGulf #Gulf #geopolitics #Sudan #LNG #military #longRead #Harvard #Wimbledon #ManchesterCity #foreignInfluence #arms #armsTrade #normalisation #SaudiArabia #weapons #HusamMahjoub #UK #Britain #foreignPolicy

The UAE’s Subimperialism in Sudan – Spectre Journal

Husam Mahjoub analyzes the role of counterrevolutionary subimperial agents and their imperialist enablers in the ongoing conflict in Sudan.

Spectre Journal

The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos Sep 12

Qatar Prime Minister to Meet Trump Officials After Israeli Strikes in Doha

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/world/middleeast/qatar-prime-minister-trump-rubio.html

PrivacyDigest Aug 12

How much is #Trump pocketing off the #Presidency ?

I decided to tally up the Trump family’s #profiteering , including five #PersianGulf mega-projects, a luxury jet from #Qatar , a sprawling resort in #Hanoi , half a dozen projects peddling #crypto , and #maga merch.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/08/18/the-number

How Much Is Trump Profiting Off the Presidency?

David D. Kirkpatrick estimates the profits from the Trump family’s ventures in private clubs, hotels, golf courses, cryptocurrencies, N.F.T.s, and other businesses, and concludes that the President’s net worth has risen by billions of dollars.

The New Yorker

The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos Aug 3

OPEC Plus Will Increase Oil Output

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/business/opec-plus-oil-output.html

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klu9 Jul 24

Brought to you by Sirang's Dubai Crunchy Cake!

It's a bar of #chocolate #cake witha layer of #pistachios in the middle, which is apparently all the rage in the Gulf the last year or so.

Their URL includes the whole recipe for some reason :)

https://siranggroup.com/product/Dubai-Crunchy-Cake(Cake-with-pistachio-cream-and-cocoa-product-coating-decorated-with-Kadaif-string)

#IPTV #Iran #PersianGulf

The FSBI Jul 10

Life history traits of fish such as #elasmobranchs are at risk from #ClimateChange. Mohsen Rezaie-Atagholipour talks about this issue, comparing #PersianGulf and #GulfOfOman, which is 5oC cooler, in two species of ray. Both ray species were bigger in the cooler gulf #FSBI2025

Farhad Jul 4

In the midst of Israel’s ongoing genocide in #Gaza, #UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed warmly received Israeli regime representative, Yair Lapid in Abu Dhabi on July 4. The visit, framed as talks on “regional stability,” “ceasefire efforts,” and “humanitarian aid,” took place as #Israel continues to massacre civilians and starve Gaza under total siege.

#Genocide #PersianGulf #WestAsia

Mark Jul 3

Iran reportedly preparing to mine Strait of Hormuz, a move that would spike global oil prices and give a significant boost to the Russian economy and its war machine in Ukraine.

Reuters reported Iran loaded #naval #mines onto vessels in #PersianGulf last month, citing 2 US officials, who said the preparations had been detected after #Israel launched its “preemptive” attack against Iran on June 13.

https://kyivindependent.com/iran-reportedly-preparing-to-mine-strait-of-hormuz-a-possible-boon-for-russias-ukraine-war-coffers/

#USAggression #Oil #maritime #shipping #DictatorTrump #ComradeKrasnov

Iran reportedly preparing to mine Strait of Hormuz, a possible boon for Russia's Ukraine war coffers

If the Strait were mined, Iran could block one-fifth of global oil demand and spike world energy prices — a boon for Russia's oil-dependent economy.

The Kyiv Independent

Pirsik Jun 29

Qeshm is the largest island in the Persian gulf. As the first geo park in Iran
https://www.pirsik.com/tours/t-69604
#Iran #Qeshm #PersianGulf #travel #tours

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Nonilex Jun 20

Global economic growth has been slowing, amid predictions of a sharper deceleration later this year, when the #tariff war started by the #US is expected to really bite.
Deutsche Bank projected this past week that if the conflict led to the closing of the #StraitOfHormuz or to damage to regional #infrastructure, #oil prices could easily surge to $120 a barrel or more. That occurred in the early stages of #Russia’s #war on #Ukraine & in previous #PersianGulf wars. A global #recession could follow.