Joyce Karam

Washington, D.C.

Senior News Editor at Al-Monitor

Senior News Editor @AlMonitor | Adjunct Professor at GWU | Author of China-Middle East newsletter 📝 RT≠ Endorsement 📧 [email protected]

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Meet Iran's new ambassador to China

2 weeks ago | al-monitor.com | Joyce Karam

Announcing the change of guard at the embassy in China, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, told reporters on Wednesday that Fazli is the new ambassador to Beijing, effectively replacing Mohsen Bakhtiar. Who is the new ambassador? Fazli, 66, is no stranger to the political scene. He is a staunch conservative and, as Beatrice Farhat reports, has served in various roles within Iran’s legislative and security apparatuses since 1992.
🇺🇸🐎🇸🇦 Mixed bag for China from Trump’s Gulf tour

1 month ago | al-monitor.com | Joyce Karam

➡️ In Yemen as well, China stands to benefit from Trump’s agreement with the Houthis to stop attacks on US ships reached last week. Further ensuring secure maritime navigation and allowing Chinese vessels to pass through the Red Sea is a net positive for Beijing even though it struck its own deal with the Houthis last year.
Al-Monitor China-Middle East: China-Egypt first-ever joint air force drills

1 month ago | al-monitor.com | Joyce Karam

What is Egypt thinking? As Dale Aluf writes, the answer is simple: diversification, diversification, diversification. Since 2015 — when Cairo received its last batch of F-16s, which still constitute the bulk of Egypt’s airpower, with more than 200 jets — President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the powerful military have moved to diversify the country's arsenal.
China joins the chessboard ahead of Iran-US talks

1 month ago | al-monitor.com | Joyce Karam

What does China want from the US-Iran talks? For China, three key principles guide its approach to Iran:➡️ Support for a deal: China wants a deal between Iran and the US that would avert military conflict, prevent further instability in the region and align with Beijing’s strategic interest in curbing nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. ➡️ Sanctions relief: China is eager to see sanctions on Iran eased and is unlikely to support a return to snapback sanctions at the UN if the talks fail.
Al-Monitor China-Middle East: China tests water with Syria’s Sharaa

2 months ago | al-monitor.com | Joyce Karam

➡️ From Damascus’ perspective, it's too soon to forget decades of Chinese policy backing the Assad dynasty, including Beijing’s role in shielding former President Bashar al-Assad from United Nations Security Council repercussions as he bombed and displaced his own people. ➡️ From Beijing’s standpoint, it’s equally hard to ignore that Syria’s new rulers are predominantly from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an Islamist militant group that has long hosted fighters from the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP).
How UAE-China ties expand around Tianjin chief visit, Adnoc deal

Sep 5, 2024 | al-monitor.com | Joyce Karam

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Hamas reshuffle constrains China as Yahya Sinwar consolidates power

Aug 8, 2024 | al-monitor.com | Joyce Karam

You're reading an excerpt from Al-monitor's China-Middle East Briefing, a weekly newsletter dedicated to understanding Beijing's growing influence and regional rise. To read the full newsletter, sign up here. Unfolding developments in the Middle East following the assassinations of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in the heart of the Iranian capital and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut have the region on edge, fearing an all-out war between Israel and Iran.
Saudis cautious as Iran looks to make gains from Putin’s China visit

May 16, 2024 | al-monitor.com | Joyce Karam

May 16, 2024 You're reading an excerpt from Al-Monitor's China-Middle East Briefing, a weekly newsletter dedicated to understanding Beijing's growing influence and regional rise. To read the full newsletter, sign up here. WASHINGTON — Vladimir Putin has made it abundantly clear that outside his closest neighbors Belarus and Kazakhstan, China is a top destination with 19 trips in total since becoming president of Russia in 2000 and four times since he invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Saudi cautious as Iran looks to make gains from Putin’s China visit

May 16, 2024 | al-monitor.com | Joyce Karam

May 16, 2024 You're reading an excerpt from Al-Monitor's China-Middle East Briefing, a weekly newsletter dedicated to understanding Beijing's growing influence and regional rise. To read the full newsletter, sign up here. WASHINGTON — Vladimir Putin has made it abundantly clear that outside his closest neighbors Belarus and Kazakhstan, China is a top destination with 19 trips in total since becoming president of Russia in 2000 and four times since he invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Three reasons behind rare China-Hamas meeting in Qatar

Mar 22, 2024 | al-monitor.com | Joyce Karam

March 22, 2024 You're reading an excerpt from Al-monitor's China-Middle East Briefing, a weekly newsletter dedicated to understanding Beijing's growing influence and regional rise. To read the full newsletter, sign up here. The ancient Chinese proverb “listen to all, plucking a feather from every passing goose, but follow no one” can be a guiding principle in understanding the Hamas-China meeting that took place in Doha on Sunday.