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Turkey, Saudi Arabia show common will to enhance ties: Erdogan
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia show common will to enhance ties: Erdogan
Ankara (Times Of Ocean)- The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara and Riyadh have demonstrated a commitment to developing bilateral relations at the highest level.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan told journalists on the presidential plane returning from Saudi Arabia that Riyadh and Ankara are committed to continuing their cooperation in the interests of the region’s stability.
“I believe my visit will herald a new era in the ties between our two countries. We have demonstrated our common will to enhance ties on the basis of mutual respect and trust, most clearly and at the highest level,” he said.
Both countries and the region will benefit from joint bilateral efforts, Erdogan said.
He discussed various international, regional, and bilateral issues with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his two-day trip to Saudi Arabia.
“We focused on the joint steps we can take to improve our relations in the future … I reiterated our support for the security and stability of Saudi Arabia,” said Erdogan.
Turkey also attaches great importance to the security and stability of the Persian Gulf region, he added.
He added that Ankara and Riyadh agreed to bring together business people and investors from the two countries.
Turkey will support Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Riyadh, the Turkish president announced.
Relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia have deteriorated in recent years, but both countries are now seeking to improve relations.
Turkey has also been negotiating to normalize relations with Egypt, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates.
Erdogan said that making friends instead of enemies is the way forward, and that ties should be improved with countries with whom “we share the same values and beliefs.”
Turkey has a decisive role in regional relations with Egypt and Israel, and by cutting ties, it will lose nothing.
“Turkey has a policy on Israel, and that is also possible with Egypt,” Erdogan said, adding that positive results indicate steps can also be taken at a higher level.
Erdogan said the elimination and loss of extremists is a “win for the entire world.” President Emmanuel Macron won a second term, defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Penne in the second round of voting.
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Periodic Rookie Groups Report No. 22
Periodic Rookie Group Reports are a series of biannual reports that seek to put a number to how many rookie groups debut and make comebacks in a given year. For Report No. 22, I cover the activity of '22 rookie groups between July and December 2023 and the total number of rookie groups that debuted in 2023.
2022 Rookies
In the previous Rookie Report, I covered five groups that had debuted in 2022, only to disband less than a year after their debut. I have two additional groups to add to that list. They are as follows:
WSG Wannabe: A project girl group (July ‘22) created for MBC’s Hangout With Yoo, the group concluded their activities following the show’s August 6th, 2022 episode.
X4: The project co-ed group (July ‘22) was formed to promote Busan’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo. Following voting on November 28, 2023, Busan ultimately lost its bid to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Consequently, it is safe to assume that the group disbanded.
This brings the number of disbanded groups to seven—two boy groups, four girl groups, and one co-ed group. Factoring these seven groups brings the number of groups that debuted in 2022 and were still active in 2023 to 69 groups—20 boy groups, 37 girl groups, and two co-ed groups. Of these 69 groups, 52% or 36 groups released new music at least once in 2023. 34% or 24 groups did so between January and June, while 17% or 12 groups did so between July and December. 30% or 21 groups released new music in the first and second half of 2023.
Korean Releases from ‘22 Rookie Groups: July - December 2023
Note: Releases marked with an asterisk (*) indicate an additional release from a group following their initial release
July
06 FIFTY FIFTY - “Barbie Dreams feat. Kaliii” (Single)*
06 Kep1er - “RESCUE TAYO” (Single)*
06 LE SSERAFIM - “Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife (English Ver.)” (Single)*
06 Queenz Eye – “UN-NORMAL” (Single)
10 ARTBEAT v – “DUBI DUBI” (Single)*
11 NMIXX – A Midsummer NMIXX’s Dream (Mini Album)*
14 LE SSERAFIM - “Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife feat. UPSAHL” (Single)*
21 NewJeans - Get Up (Mini Album)*
21 Pattern - “Miro” (Single)
25 ILY:1 - New Chapter (Mini Album)*
26 Liberty - “One Summer” (Single)
28 LE SSERAFIM - “Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife feat. Rina Sawayama” (Single)*
August
01 XEED – Blue (Mini Album)
02 The Wind - “We Go” (Single)
03 ABLUE – “MAD” (Single)
03 Nine.i – NEW MIND (Mini Album)
04 LE SSERAFIM - “Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife feat. Demi Lovato” (Single)
11 TAN - TAN MADE [ I ] (Mini Album)*
30 H1-KEY - Seoul Dreaming (Mini Album)*
September
06 Trendz - “My Way” (Single)*
14 mimiirose - “Flirting” (Single)
20 Tempest – “Vroom Vroom” (Single)*
25 Kep1er - Magic Hour (Mini Album)*
27 XG - NEW DNA (Mini Album)*
October
02 Girls World - “Fly High (Thumbelina)” (Single)
04 NewJeans – “GODS” (Single)*
10 The Fix – “CITY” (Single)
10 The Fix – “Time” (Single)*
15 Queenz Eye – “THIS IS LOVE” (Single)*
17 YOUNITE - 빛 : Bit Part.2 (Mini Album)*
18 Superkind - Profiles of the Future (Λ): 70% (Mini Album)*
20 weNU – “My Everything” (Single)
24 ILY:1 - “To My Boyfriend” (Single)*
24 UNI – “Blue Night” (Single)
27 LE SSERAFIM - “Perfect Night” (Single)*
30 LE SSERAFIM - “Perfect Night (Sped. Up Ver.)” (Single)*
November
02 Nine.i – “Neverland” (Single)*
02 VIVIZ – VERSUS (Mini Album)*
23 LE SSERAFIM – “Perfect Night (Holiday Remix)” (Single)*
26 CSR - “HBD To You (Midnight Ver.)” (Single)*
27 ATBO – “Must Have Love” (Single)*
December
04 NMIXX – “Soñar (Breaker)” (Single)*
08 XG – “WINTER WITHOUT YOU” (Single)*
17 CSR - “HBD To You” (Single)*
19 NewJeans – NJWMX (Mini Album)*
20 CLASS:y – “Winter Bloom” (Single)*
21 ABLUE – “Snowman” (Single)*
21 NINE.I – “Back to Christmas” (Single)*
2023 Rookies
In 2023, 95 groups—44 boy groups, 46 girl groups, four co-ed groups, and one queer group—debuted. Compared to last year this marks a 25% increase in the number of new groups debuting. Similarly, boy groups, whose numbers had been declining since 2020, made an about-face, with a 100% increase in the number of new debuts versus last year. Meanwhile, girl groups, who posted a record-setting number last year, saw a small decline slipping 10%. For their part, co-ed groups saw a modest increase from three groups last year to four groups this year, a 33% change.
Yet even with girl group numbers taking a dip, these are some of the best year-end numbers for rookie groups the industry has seen in years. Certainly, the numbers have not been this good since the beginning of the pandemic. So, what changed?
As always with rookie group numbers, context matters. Technically, rookie group numbers did rebound because agencies began to debut more groups, but what is meant by groups has expanded. That is, while once the dominant image of an idol group was a group assembled by an agency created from trainees who had been under and remained with a company for years striving for stardom, that has now changed. As I have written about at length, Rainbow E&M intends for their Future Idol Asia groups to be temporary stops for members rather than their permanent groups. Meanwhile, university k-pop departments, like Howon University in Gunsan, have been debuting their groups. Similarly, television shows have also served as an unconventional conduit for minting new, often temporary, groups. And this is all to say nothing about the recent influx of virtual and "AI" groups that have become part of the industry.
To give this a number, around 40% of the groups that debuted in 2023 qualify as idol groups under this broader definition. Looking to the next year, I expect to see a similar number or more, given that survival shows, Future Idol Asia project and virtual idols are not going anywhere in 2024. Beyond that only time will tell if this is the product of convergence of multiple trends or a fundamental shift in the industry.
Miscellaneous stats:
January saw the most amount of debuts with the debut of 13 new groups: five boy groups and eight girl groups.
Once again, December saw the least amount of debuts with the debut of only three new groups.
For the fourth consecutive year, more girl groups debuted than boy groups.
Methodology: https://blog.mjohnso.com/methodology
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The joy and celebration of the city of Riyadh on the occasion of Expo 2030
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The Saudibig5 2023. It was my great great pleasure to attend Riyadh’s most anticipated construction event. This construction event which is collaborating construction community across the globe 🌍🌎. 700+ market-leading suppliers, 15,000+ products, 50+ experts, free 50+ industry talks I got a chance to Build valuable business connections. #construction #community #business #event #connections #saudibig5 (at riyadh front expo land hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co89q4GI2slr_pAiIFKa1U-_p5_Ee4RrxLWcyY0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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The Gate eyes recording EGP 5bn in sales at Nile Property Expo
The Gate Real Estate announced its exclusive participation at Nile Property Expo, which runs from 2 to 4 May in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is organized by Expo Republic. The Gate participates as the only real estate marketing company in the exhibition, and it undertakes exclusive marketing for the expo.Ahmadi Hamdi, marketing director at The Gate, said that the company undertakes the…
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Saudi Arabia kicks off new tourism campaign featuring Lionel Messi: Go Beyond What You Think
The Saudi Tourism Authority has just kicked off a new global marketing campaign, featuring the world’s most decorated football player, Lionel Messi. After refusing $429 million (€397 million) a year to join Saudi Arabia’s soccer club, Al Hilal, the Argentine forward struck a deal with the country’s tourism board on 1 January 2021, for up to €22.5 million over three years. Since the launch of the new campaign is over the previous 3-year contract, it might indicate a new deal has been reached.
Launching across key target markets in Europe, India and China, the “Go Beyond What You Think” campaign is anchored on consumer insights, which revealed there are still common misconceptions about Saudi Arabia as a tourism destination and invites audiences to experience the cultural transformation taking place across the country.
Addressing common misconceptions, the campaign features Messi breaking down metaphorical ‘walls’ of various stereotypes about the country. The video showcases Saudi’s diverse locations, weather and terrain – from Riyadh to the Red Sea and the coastal city of Jeddah to the lush green mountains in Aseer and snow covered Tabuk. In particular, the campaign highlights the Diriyah E-Prix, Riyadh Season’s theme park rides, AlUla’s hot air balloon flights and MDL Beast music events.
The campaign also places a spotlight the importance of inspiring young Saudi women to reach their full potential, showing the footballer passing the ball to a girl, as a nod to the Saudi Women’s National football team.
Bagging the world’s most famous football players for its tourism promotion seems to be the latest Saudi trend, with Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina recently praising on social media their stay at the Banyan Tree AlUla resort.
The country has been heavily investing in tourism, part of Crown Prince and de facto ruler of the country, Mohammed bin Salman’s “Vision 2030”, a plan to diversify the country’s economy from oil by attracting business and tourism. Among other endeavours of the Saudi Vision, the country launched a new national airline in March 2023, Riyadh Air, with the ambition of tripling its air traffic to 330 million passengers by the end of the decade. Riyadh is also being transformed with several mega projects, all due for completion by 2030, when the capital will be showcasing the fruit of the Vision at the World Expo 2030.
More information at https://www.visitsaudi.com/en/Messi-3
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The Israel-Hamas war unfolded amid an apparent regional trend of peaceful coexistence. The Middle East’s transformation along these lines has been represented by the seemingly ever-closer alliance between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as symbolized by the apparent friendship between their respective de facto leaders, Mohammed bin Salman and Mohamed bin Zayed. The two countries united to counter Qatar’s expanding soft power in the Arab world, as exemplified by the unsuccessful blockade they imposed on it in 2017. They have been on the same side in their military campaign against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen since 2014. And they have mutually approached Beijing and Moscow, adopting a more independent policy that diverges from their traditional alliance with the United States.
But what lurks beneath the surface of this apparent fraternal alliance is a quiet struggle, as both countries vie for leadership within the Arab world. Behind the scenes, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are waging an active geoeconomic competition in multiple dimensions.
First, there is a massive competition for foreign investment. The rivalry traces back to 2009, when Abu Dhabi objected to the proposed location of the headquarters for a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) central bank in Riyadh, which ultimately played a role in thwarting the establishment of the bank itself. Between 2012 and 2022, the UAE’s influx of investment-to-GDP has been nearly 3.5 times greater than that of Saudi Arabia, and Dubai has become the favored location for some 70 percent of Middle Eastern headquarters of major multinational companies. Meanwhile, the surge in oil prices in 2022, thanks to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, propelled the Saudi economy to grow by 8.7 percent, the highest among G-20 countries, which has produced its own substantial influx of capital. And Saudi Arabia has actively encouraged foreign companies operating in the Persian Gulf area to relocate their headquarters to its territory, issuing warnings that companies failing to relocate their headquarters risk discontinuation of business relations with Riyadh.
Energy politics between Saudi Arabia (the world’s largest oil exporter) and the UAE (the fifth-largest) has further intensified this competition. In the summer of 2021, a clear dispute emerged between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi regarding a Saudi-led plan within OPEC+ to prolong production cuts, with the UAE rejecting the proposition. Although an apparent resolution to this tension was quickly achieved, subsequent rumors circulated regarding Abu Dhabi’s objection to Riyadh’s dominance within OPEC+ and the potential consideration of withdrawal from OPEC.
The competition for global prestige has also driven a wedge between Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Both countries are strategically investing in efforts to augment their soft power by hosting prominent international gatherings. Saudi Arabia has established the Future Investment Initiative conference, while Abu Dhabi has played host to the World Investment Forum, an annual event organized by the United Nations. Both forums and conferences serve as platforms to convene global leaders and investors, facilitating the proposal of innovative solutions to global challenges. After the UAE convened Expo 2020 in Dubai, the first of its kind in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia made history by securing the rights to host Expo 2030. Furthermore, Dubai was chosen as the venue for the pivotal annual U.N. climate change conference last year. This commitment to summit hosting continues, with Abu Dhabi set to host the World Trade Organization ministerial conference in February. Following Qatar’s successful hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Riyadh has undertaken initiatives to elevate the profile of its national soccer league by attracting elite players. Since early 2021, Saudi Arabia has committed a minimum of $6.3 billion in sports agreements, surpassing the total expenditure of the preceding six years by more than fourfold. It could be the first manifestation of the geopolitics of soccer in the new era. Dubai has been recognized for its relatively open, cosmopolitan society, attracting celebrities to host concerts and performances. This privilege, however, is no longer exclusive to the UAE. In December 2023, Riyadh successfully hosted MDLBEAST Soundstorm, marking the largest music festival in the Middle East. Collectively, these endeavors reflect the deliberate efforts made by these two countries to reshape their international image and promote positive perceptions of themselves on the global stage.
The last and the most pivotal competition pertains to the “vision” strategies pursued by the two countries. The UAE, having embarked on its diversification journey years ago, has established itself as a global transportation and business hub through strategic initiatives related to the ports of Khalifa and Jebel Ali, complemented by the success of its air carrier Emirates. Nevertheless, Mohammed bin Salman launched Vision 2030, an ambitious road map for Saudi economic diversification, in 2016. The flagship project within this vision is the NEOM initiative, a multibillion-dollar endeavor aimed at positioning Saudi Arabia as the preeminent infrastructure, transportation, technology, business, and financial hub in the region. Riyadh has also committed more than $100 billion to transform itself into a sea and air logistics hub, marked by the initiation of Riyadh Air. This involves challenging the dominance of Emirati ports through substantial investments in the Jeddah Islamic Seaport, slated to become the largest and busiest port in the Middle East and North Africa region. Phrased differently, the “vision” competition has propelled Riyadh and Abu Dhabi into a modernization and diversification race, often at the expense of each other.
Interestingly, rapprochement with Iran might intensify this competition. The Beijing-led detente between Tehran and Riyadh has effectively eliminated the primary shared threat in the region for Saudi Arabia and the UAE, thereby reducing the long-standing geopolitical conflicts between the northern and southern parts of the Persian Gulf. Moving forward, the region may enter a new era where the focus shifts from geopolitical competition between Iran and the GCC to geoeconomic competition between Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Both countries are also adopting trade policies that amount to direct challenges to each other. In July 2021, Saudi Arabia implemented protectionist policies to bolster its local industrial production. These regulations stipulate that goods manufactured in free zones or utilizing Israeli inputs are excluded from preferential tariff concessions. This stance directly challenges the economic free zones that constitute a cornerstone of the Emirati economy. These regulations, designed to attract foreign investors to establish businesses within the country, stand as a clear rebuttal to the growing trade relations between the UAE and Israel.
Policy toward Israel is another potential terrain for divergence. While the UAE officially recognized Israel in 2020, Saudi Arabia has refrained so far from joining the Abraham Accords. Israel and the UAE strengthened bilateral relations by signing a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. This economic progress put Riyadh in a comparatively vulnerable position. The Israel-Hamas war has now decelerated the Saudi-Israeli normalization process; however, the dialogues will likely revive as Riyadh is supposed to be the cornerstone of the accords. It would not be surprising if Mohammed bin Salman sought additional concessions, particularly in nuclear programs and security guarantees, to normalize relations with Israel; such a move could then exert pressure on Mohamed bin Zayed’s Israel policy.
As the rift between Saudis and Emiratis widens, there is a likelihood that their improving relations with Moscow, Beijing, and even Iran may accelerate as a counterweight to each other. This, in turn, could weaken the effectiveness of the U.S. strategy in the Middle East and prompt a reevaluation by the White House of the region’s significance. Within this context, the alignment of Abu Dhabi and Riyadh with U.S. policies in the region should not be taken for granted. Just like the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, the rising geoeconomic competition between Saudi Arabia and the UAE could challenge the simplistic view that the Middle East is destined to become more peaceful.
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