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Yemen Latest News

UN: US, UK, France and Iran ‘perpetuating’ Yemen conflict with arms transfers

September 9, 2020 MEO Staff

UN experts accuse coalition partners Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the Houthi movement, of possible war crimes Western powers and Iran are fueling the devastating war in Yemen by continuing [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Sisi tried to cover up arms deal with North Korea: WP

October 29, 2019 MEO Staff

Internal Egyptian government documents show officials in Cairo scrambling to do damage control after U.S. spy agencies uncovered an alleged scheme to smuggle North Korean military cargo into the country in defiance of international sanctions, [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Saudi Arabia and UAE reportedly use French weapons in Yemen

July 15, 2019 MEO Staff

French weapons are being used by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in Yemen, according to a classified note revealed by French media on Monday, April 15 which contradicts the claims of France’s government. [ More … ]

Latest News

Libya’s PC Deputy Head Urges US to End Egypt, Saudi Arabia’s Support for Haftar

June 10, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

At the time warplanes affiliated to the Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar launce airstrikes in Tripoli, the deputy head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Ahmed Mitig, urged the US to put pressure on allies backing Haftar’s [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Germany, Sisi’s growing arms supplier

May 2, 2018 MEO Staff

The US administration is changing its attitude towards Egypt as a defense partner and this is forcing Sisi to seek weapons from other sources. In the US there are voices calling for a re-assessment of [ More … ]

Syria Latest News

Trump ends CIA arms support for anti-Assad Syria rebels

July 20, 2017 MEO Staff

The Trump administration has decided to halt the CIA’s covert program to equip and train certain rebel groups fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, two US officials said, a move sought by Assad [ More … ]

Uae Latest News

AOHR calls on UK to stop exporting arms to UAE

June 12, 2017 MEO Staff

The Arab Organisation for Human Rights in Britain (AOHR) has called on the UK government to stop exporting arms to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because of its role in fuelling armed conflicts in the [ More … ]

Syria Latest News

US delivers arms to Kurdish fighters in Syria

May 31, 2017 MEO Staff

As the planned offensive of IS-held Raqqa approaches, the US is living up to its promise and providing small arms to Kurdish fighters readying for the assault. US small arms have been delivered to Kurdish [ More … ]

Erdogan: Turkey should help retake Raqqa, not terrorist Kurdish militias
Turkey Latest News

Erdoğan to discuss US decision to provide arms to PKK-affiliated YPG in Washington

May 13, 2017 MEO Staff

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday that he wants to discuss the U.S. decision to arm the PKK-affiliate People’s Protection Units (YPG) terrorists with heavy weaponry with President Donald Trump in his upcoming trip [ More … ]

Uae Latest News

UAE signs $1.2bn deals as arms fair opens

February 24, 2017 MEO Staff

The four-day International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) kicked off Sunday in Abu Dhabi with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announcing 21 deals worth more than $1.2 billion (SR4.4 billion). IDEX spokesman Brig. Gen. Rashid [ More … ]

Analysis

Is fear from a likely popular uprising behind Al-Sisi’s massive arms purchases?

January 27, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi became president after he led a military coup against Egypt’s first democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi, the Egyptian military has embarked on a massive spending spree. Egypt ranked the second among [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Haftar Confirms that Al-Sisi Armed Forces Provide Military Training to His Militias

September 7, 2016 Ahmed Rashed

The renegade General Khalifa Haftar has confirmed that he is using the help of the foreign experts who are providing assistance in data analysis and military training in order to be able to carry out [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

A Libyan Delegation Of The (LNA) Headed By General Haftar Visited Egypt

June 27, 2016 Ahmed Rashed

A Libyan delegation of nine leaders from the Libyan National Army (LNA) headed by General Khalifa Haftar arrived Cairo from Tobruk. Al-Sisi is one of the major supporters of Gen. Haftar who is supported by [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Giulio Regeni’s Parents Call EU Member States to Isolate Egypt

June 16, 2016 Ahmed Rashed

Giulio Regeni’s family strive to reach the truth about the barbaric murder of their son in Egypt on the anniversary of the January Revolution. The parents of the Ph.D. student said at the European Parliament’s [ More … ]

Latest

Biden to review Houthi designation, curb support for coalition, and declassify CIA Khashoggi report

Saudi Arabia News
January 20, 2021

Egypt confiscates assets of 89 Muslim Brotherhood members, including Morsi

Egypt Latest News
January 19, 2021

Sudanese troops deployed in Darfur after clashes killed 155 people

Sudan
January 19, 2021

Tunisia: 200 people arrested in violent protests

Tunisia
January 18, 2021

Turkey and France in a new attempt to de-escalate tensions

Turkey Latest News
January 16, 2021
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