BRICS to double membership with addition of Saudi Arabia, Iran, others The BRICS group, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is set to double its membership with the addition of Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, and Egypt on January 1, 2024. This announcement was made by South Africa's envoy to the bloc, Anil Sooklal. The group initially invited six more nations in August, but Argentina declined the invitation after President Javier Milei took office. The five invitees sent senior-level representatives to a BRICS sherpa meeting in Durban, South...