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I am aware of this.. but the latest news say that Turkey is just starting working on its first Turkish made satellite!
- Urges Arabs to unite under leadership of Saudi Arabia, Egypt
- Sectarian, partisan approach ’not an alternative’ to impasse
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
The Arab world needs to come together under Saudi-Egyptian leadership to push back against the ambitions of regional rivals Iran and Turkey, a U.A.E. minister has said.
“The Arab world is at an impasse and the solution is to cooperate in the face of surrounding regional ambitions,” U.A.E. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said Wednesday on Twitter. “The sectarian and partisan approach is not an acceptable alternative. The Arab world will not be led by Tehran and Ankara.”
The U.A.E. call for unity under the flag of the Arab world’s most powerful nations comes at a time of intensified rivalry for regional hegemony between Saudi Arabia and Iran, as played out in a series of proxy conflicts across the Middle East. Turkey’s warming ties with Iran and support for Qatar in its dispute with a Saudi-led group of Arab states have been another point of contention.
Earlier this week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan feuded with the U.A.E. over another minister’s derision of a legendary Turkish officer, whom he referred to as “Erdogan’s ancestor.”
Gargash’s comments follow a state visit to Sudan by Erdogan, where the countries agreed they’ll jointly build a port on the Red Sea to service civilian and military ships, and that Sudan’s Suakin Island will be opened to Turkish investment, according to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency.
The agreement was signed as the U.A.E. seeks to expand its military reach in the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa coast.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...d-won-t-be-led-by-tehran-or-ankara-u-a-e-says
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Because they have too much money and ultra high living standards compared to any Islamic country out there. Just need to look at the number of Muslims immigrants(millions) in the region who migrate there for greener pastures /job opportunities
Huh.... They never mentioned the West. This is what they said according to the article :
Looking at what you just said, one will think GCC states and Saudi Arabia will be the most unstable, sectarian countries in the region with suicide bombings, wars joblessness, and poverty ruling the day there. However, having visited some of these countries i will say they turned out to be the most developed and stable Islamic countries I have been to, reason they attract so much foreign investment, foreigners, immigrants and businesses. If anything you Muslims should be proud of what they have at least achieved in terms of their people's living standards, stability, employment and distribution of wealth to the people. Since almost every Islamic country lags far behind them in this crucial aspect.
How is Qatar different from other GCC states. Its super rich, wealthy, stable, Arab, one of the most important western ally in the region hosting U. S/ British military bases(more than some GCC States) and they have been a crucial member of the GCC Union until recently. I think their little feud with KSA was just an internal feud/disagreement between two brothers. Doesn't means they are that different or part of the so called 'resistance' you mentioned or whatever that even means .
