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The Jeddah lighthouse on the Red Sea, overlooking the entrance to the city’s main port in Saudi Arabia.
The Red Sea Story Behind Saudi Arabia’s Oldest Global Ties

Long before oil transformed Saudi Arabia, the Red Sea’s ports linked the region to global networks of trade and culture. In Jeddah and Yanbu, maritime routes carried goods, ideas, and people across continents — shaping societies that were far more connected than modern stereotypes suggest.

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Trade is booming and handshakes abound, but EU-GCC relations remain more cordial than concrete—still waiting for people, not just policies, to cross borders.
Bridging the People Gap in EU-GCC Relations

High-level dialogue between the EU and GCC surged in 2024, but behind the headlines lies a familiar problem: too much ceremony, not enough substance. As 2025 begins, only action—on trade, energy, and people—can prevent this relationship from drifting into irrelevance.

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