MENI-View: Middle Eastern News & Insights

Contemporary view on political conflicts, economic developments and their regional & global impact.

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Amid the WestAsian crisis, nearly 50% of all US crude exports (~2.7M bpd) are heading straight to Europe in April/May '26.

Catch: Up to 25% comes from the US emergency reserve (SPR) – econ. sustainable for only 2–4 more months.

#Oil #Brent #Markets #Energy

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Real Damage for Qatar is "just" ~50%

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Financial Impact: Ras Laffan strikes.

Damage to Pearl GTL & LNG trains hit:

• Shell (UK): 100% CAPEX of Pearl GTL; + production loss ~$15M/day.

• US (Exxon): ~13% of total daily revenue loss (~$7M).

• QatarEnergy: daily total loss ~$30M.

17% "Qatar" output affected

[Salman Al-Ansari | سلمان الأنصاري @Salansar1]

🔴 #Breaking: The Yemeni government has imposed restrictions on air traffic from the two emirates, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

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@Stat_Cult 2/2

11 🇲🇽 Mexico ~3.7
12 🇹🇷 Türkiye ~3.6
13 🇰🇷 South Korea ~3.4
14 🇨🇦 Canada ~2.6
15 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia ~2.3
16 🇪🇸 Spain ~2.3
17 🇮🇹 Italy ~2.1
18 🇮🇷 Iran ~1.9
19 🇳🇱 Netherlands ~1.8
20 🇵🇱 Poland ~1.7

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@Stat_Cult 1/2

🌍 Top 20 Economies by GDP (PPP) – IMF Projection 2026 (Ranks 11–20)
(Trillion Intl. $)
1 🇨🇳 China ~42
2 🇺🇸 USA ~31
3 🇮🇳 India ~26
4 🇷🇺 Russia ~7.7
5 🇯🇵 Japan ~7.4
6 🇩🇪 Germany ~6.4
7 🇮🇩 Indonesia ~5.5
8 🇧🇷 Brazil ~5.3
9 🇬🇧 UK ~4.8
10 🇫🇷 France ~4.7

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@spectatorindex Better use GDP PPP when comparing more than 1 country:

2000

🇮🇷 Iran: $712.6bn (GDP PPP)
🇹🇷 Türkiye: $273.6bn (GDP PPP)

2024

🇮🇷 Iran: $1698.5bn (GDP PPP)
🇹🇷 Türkiye: $3553.2bn (GDP PPP)

(IMF)

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@Nassreddin2002 Sachsen-Anhalt is neither attractive for foreign talents nor Germans since its economic output is less than 2% of German GDP (per capita well under German average as well). No important industries or tech clusters. The state mainly consumes German capital since the early 1990s.

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#Iraq has increased its refining capacity to 1.3 million barrels per day (mmbl/d), more than the yearly capacity of #France, while it loads 20k tons of LPG in its new Basra gas terminal.
The country is moving closer to its target of reaching 1.65 mmbl/d.

https://t.co/3tkUG4eGtC

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Despite regional challenges, the #UAE is on track to attract 9800 new millionaires in 2025.
Majority from #UK, #Pakistan, #Iran and #Lebanon.

https://t.co/imt0WiY25v

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Shipping giant #Maersk divests from companies linked to Israeli settlements
#Israel
https://t.co/y3mOsqtVde

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#Haifa Bazan Refinery shuts down after it got attacked from #Iranian Ballistic Missile attack at the weekend.
#Iran #Israel

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It seems that the #Google algorithm prefers Indian sources when it comes to the short answer option. #IndiaPakistanWar

[TRT World @trtworld]

The loss of Rafales is a ‘deep embarrassment’ for India that was relying on the French jets to face off with rival Pakistan
🔗 https://t.co/KfiZLdS7qi

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🚨As reports indicate #Pakistan shoot 5 #IndianAirForce jets (3× #DassaultAviation #Rafale, 1× Su-30, 1× MiG21).
Lesson: Domestic defense (#JF17) = economic resilience.
✅ Saves $ (Rafale: ~$125M/unit)
✅ Fuels local jobs & tech
✅ Expands export markets
#IndiaPakistanWar

[Global Defense Insight @Defense_Talks]

🇵🇰 The spokesperson of Pakistan’s Armed Forces confirmed that three Rafale jets, one Su-30MKI, and one MiG-29 were destroyed during India’s attack on Pakistan last night.

[Economy Middle East @Economy_ME]

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced that artificial intelligence (AI) will become an official subject across public schools in the UAE, from kindergarten to Grade 12, starting in the 2025–2026 academic year.

The UAE also becomes one of the first countries to formally integrate AI into its national education system.

#UAE #AI #Education

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#Trump #SaudiArabia #Qatar #UAE

[Gulf Business @GulfBusiness]

US President Trump is set to visit Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar as early as May to seal more than $1tn in investment deals, marking his first foreign trip of his second term.

#USGulfRelations #Trump #UAE #Saudi #Qatar

https://t.co/8yfmvd5noM

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#Lebanon #USA #UK #Security

[Economy Middle East @Economy_ME]

According to the 2025 #Safety Index by Numbeo, #Lebanon ranked 78th with a safety index of 53.2. This is higher than the U.K., which ranked 87th with a score of 51.7, and the U.S., which ranked 89th with a score of 50.8.

#UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #Safety

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#WhiteHouse announced 1400bn USD investment by #UAE in #USA over the next 10 years.

[Economy Middle East @Economy_ME]

-@thewhitehouse_u announced that the UAE has pledged a $1.4 trillion investment framework in the U.S. over the next 10 years. This commitment follows the visit of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, the Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and UAE National Security Adviser, to the U.S.

Read more: https://t.co/nElTJe3cMU

#UAE #UnitedStates #AI #Investment

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Following the #tiktokban, President #DonaldTrump restored the service in the US hours before his official inauguration.