The BRICS group, which includes countries such as Russia, China, and Iran, was formed to challenge the global power of ...

The government of Egypt announced this week that the country was joining the New Development Bank created by the BRICS bloc ... Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. The NDB works to support ...

Turkish membership in BRICS would be another boost to an economic cooperation bloc that many see as a potential challenge to ...

A Kremlin official says Turkey has applied for membership in the bloc of developing economies as Russia and China seek to ...

The decision of Saudi Arabia to join BRICS, along with Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, comes after an invitation extended in 2023. This move signifies a major shift in ...

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South Africa joined a year later, making it BRICS, and Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates joined at the beginning of this year. Turkey participated in a ...

A senior official has confirmed a report that Turkey wants to join the BRICS bloc of ... and now includes Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia has said it's considering ...

TEL AVIV - Ahead of Russia hosting the 2024 BRICS Summit from Oct. 22-24, Turkey’s application to join the group of major ...

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said that Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE have been invited to become full members of BRICS. Ramaphosa, who is hosting a summit of ...

A spokesperson for Turkey's ruling ... when it was known as just BRIC, the bloc has grown to include Ethiopia, Iran, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia was also invited to join ...