Two prominent visits were paid last year to Saudi Arabia, which had — and will continue to have — a significant impact on the region and the world due to the host's and guests' importance.
The first was US President Joe Biden's visit in mid-July; the second was Chinese President Xi Jinping's in December. During the two presidential visits to Jeddah and Riyadh, Arab bilateral and collective summits and meetings were held.
Al Majalla's editorial team had long discussions about the cover story of the print version this month. Ultimately, our choice landed on an interesting topic for Arab and international readers: Saudi Arabia and US-Chinese rivalry. This topic has many complex political, economic, and military factors. Experts and journalists with deep knowledge and expertise on the issue, examine the topic in great detail and from different angles.
Only days ago, China's efforts to broker an agreement to resume diplomatic relations between Riyadh and Tehran succeeded. This highlighted the fast-moving importance of this issue, on which we have been working for weeks.
With the print version hot off the press and on its way to readers, we turn to Al Majalla’s digital platforms to bring out a series of news and analysis connected to the cover story. We start with an article by Hesham Alghannam, a Saudi expert in political science and international relations. Alghannam writes about the new focus of Riyadh's foreign policies, developments in Washington, and initiatives coming from Beijing.
