The Trump administration seems to be preparing to circumvent Congress to allow the export to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of billions of dollars of munitions that are now on hold, according to [ More … ]
The forces of Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Accord boasted Saturday of new weapons to fight off a rival’s offensive on Tripoli, despite an arms embargo on the country. The forces of Libya’s internationally [ More … ]
The United Nations is expected to release a report that will shed renewed light on Egypt’s role as the trans-shipment point for North Korean weapons throughout North Africa and the Middle East and, it is [ More … ]
The Saudi-led coalition has enforced a new embargo on Yemen, closing land, sea and air links to the war-torn country. Yemen’s air, sea and land borders were shut down by the Saudi-led coalition on Monday, [ More … ]
Last August, a secret message was passed from Washington to Cairo warning about a mysterious vessel steaming toward the Suez Canal. The bulk freighter named Jie Shun was flying Cambodian colors but had sailed from [ More … ]
The U.S. will share details about the weapons delivered to the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is predominantly led by the PKK terror organization’s Syrian branch, the YPG, in Raqqa, a senior U.S. military [ More … ]
The United States is close to completing a series of deals to sell Saudi Arabia more than $100 billion in American arms and related maintenance, a senior White House official said on Friday, as President [ More … ]
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry visited Oman to send a verbal message from Abdel Fattah Al Sisi of Egypt to Sultan Qaboos bin Said related to the bilateral relations between the two countries and means [ More … ]
A British-based Conflict Armament Research (Car) found that weapons seized from Iranian-made dhows by Australian and French warships in the Arabian Sea matched similar weapons captured from Houthis in Yemen. According to the report, weapons [ More … ]
An Iraqi government official unveiled the completion of an agreement between the Iraqi and Egyptian government that stipulates providing Egypt with oil in return for arms. This happened during the visit of an Egyptian delegation [ More … ]
A photo of Egyptian-made bullets, which the Syrian rebels claim to have found in a warehouse used by Al-Assad regime forces in West Aleppo, was circulated on the social media, according to al-Arabi al-Jadeed. Jaish [ More … ]
Defence Minister Sergei Shogu has said Russia’s intervention has ‘stabilised’ Syria and its killing fields a good place for Moscow to test out its latest weaponry, reported Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed. Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has [ More … ]
– Two others captured along with weapons and ammunition, military says Six PKK terrorists surrendered and two others were captured in Turkey’s southeast, the military said Wednesday, reported Anadolu Agency. A Turkish General Staff statement [ More … ]
Middle East Eye has obtained a leaked air traffic control recording that reveal Emirati fighter pilots participating in an international operation which is also involving British, French and US forces in support of renegade General [ More … ]
– Recep Tayyip Erdogan says attack shows need for decisive, consistent front against terrorism -At least 84 dead as truck crashes into crowd in France Turkey’s president on Friday led condemnation of the terror truck [ More … ]
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