It never was. Since antiquity it had various Semitic people with Akkadian and Aramaic influences surviving in the spoken dialect of the Shia majority, the Sunni minority speak a different Arabic dialect. Before Islam it was predominately Christian.
That said, the current Sunni monarchy conquered Bahrain in the 18th century. The majority are Shia Arab who are very sympathetic to Iran and don't like hosting US troops. The last indigenous Shia rulers of Bahrain ruled on behalf of Iran.
Talk is cheap. There has got to be something more substantial China can do.
Rojava was bad to Assyrians and helped the US steal Syrian oil. Not sure what anarchists ever saw in them.
If they can grow grapes in Tunisia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia they can grow them in Italy.
Racist hypocrites. Nothing surprising about it.
What will happen to their citizens? It is not like they have anywhere to go.
Inshallah. Any of the 3 would be an upgrade.
Peter Thiel grew up during apartheid and defended it. That's all you need to know about him to make an informed judgement.
Chairman Xi Europe yearns for freedom.
It is possible that they aren't aware of the connection.
My sympathies to the comrades harmed by this, but otherwise Europe's and Japan's dominant position in many industries is ill gotten.
But have you considered "China bad"?
I am glad I am not in the US and I am glad I bought a Chery.