Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE to join BRICS - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Jack Dutton

Aug 24, 2023

BRICS summit 2023 — (From L to R) President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for a BRICS family photo during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on August 23, 2023. — Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty

Some 50 heads of state and government attended the BRICS summit

BRICS hails 'historic' entry of new members amid bloc rivalry

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The President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi attends a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on Aug. 24, 2023.

Raisi pushes anti-US agenda in BRICS as Iran celebrates ascension

A correspondent in Tehran

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa used the virtual BRICS meeting to accuse Israel of 'war crimes' and 'genocide'

BRICS urges immediate Gaza truce, South Africa slams Israeli 'genocide'

Agence France-Presse

BRICS

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran give BRICS economic boost, but won’t rival US leadership

Sabena Siddiqui

Sabena Siddiqui

In Karachi, reporting on South Asia, Middle East, Iran