Mohammed bin Salman new prime minister

Other news of the day: Xi Jinping reappears in public; Singapore’s population grows, Hong Kong’s shrinks. Trade agreement between Russians and Taliban; Ambani Group will invest 100 billion dollars in 10 years; the Muslim Association supports the military mobilization of Putin.

SAUDI ARABIA

Restructuring of the government in Riyadh with the appointment of the crown prince as prime minister Mohammed bin Salman, who in practice is already the leader of the country. His brother Khalid took his place at the head of the Defense Ministry. Two key ministries, Energy and Foreign Relations, retain the same holders.

CHINA

Xi Jinping reappeared yesterday in public following his visit to Central Asia last week. The president visited an exhibition at the Beijing Exhibition Hall in the company of Premier Li Keqiang and other dignitaries of the regime. For days “rumors” had been circulating about a supposed military coup in the country.

SINGAPORE-HONG KONG

Opposite demographic trajectories for the two economic centers of Asia. Studies show that Singapore’s population continues to grow, fueled by an influx of foreigners and skilled labor; Hong Kong, on the other hand, registers a decline for the third consecutive year, as a result of its economic decline and that of mainland China.

AFGHANISTAN-RUSSIA

The Taliban government closed an agreement with Moscow to obtain supplies of gasoline, diesel, gas and wheat at reduced prices. It is the first trade agreement with a foreign country since the return to power of the “students of God” in August 2021.

INDIA

the indian conglomerate Adani Group has announced that it will invest 100,000 million dollars over the next 10 years, mainly in the ecological transition of the country. With a fortune estimated between $147 and $152 billion, Gautam Adani is today the second richest man in the world and the first in Asia.

RUSSIA

The Muslim Religious Administration of Tatarstan, one of the most important Islamic organizations in Russia, expressed its support for Putin’s decision to mobilize. Theological motivations based on the canons of Sharia and the defense of the common religious values ​​of the peoples of Russia underlie the statement.

ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN

The former presidents of Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrosyan and Serž Sargsyan, met with those of Nagorno-Karabakh, Arkadij Gukasyan and Bako Saakyan at the patriarchal seat of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Echmiadzin. The objective was to seek a solution to the problem of the separatist region on the territory of Azerbaijan with the blessing of Katholikos Ilia II, but no results could be achieved.