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A bipartisan group of US senators say they received no reply from the Pentagon or State Department after inquiring last month about implications of the sale of advanced weaponry to the United Arab Emirates.
Read More »Islamic State claims sabotage attack on Egypt’s gas pipeline to Israel
Egypt’s military said it was a “limited explosion.” Egypt’s military said a “limited explosion” struck a gas pipeline in North Sinai on Thursday, an incident for which the Islamic State’s local branch has claimed credit.
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s dire rights record looms over G-20 summit
Riyadh’s hosting of the annual summit has drawn criticism from a broad coalition of human rights groups.
Read More »Is Russia’s naval base in Sudan a signal to Turkey … and Biden?
Moscow is set to create a strategic foothold in Africa along vital shipping routes. Russian President Vladimir Putin approved on Nov. 16 the government’s plans to create a naval facility in Sudan to service the needs of the Russian navy in the region and serve as a logistics center. The …
Read More »Why Erdogan seeks fresh military mandate for Azerbaijan
Turkey’s government has obtained a broad parliamentary mandate for military deployment in Azerbaijan, signaling intentions beyond the joint cease-fire-monitoring center agreed with Russia.
Read More »A Sea Change?: China's Role in the Black Sea
Through its Belt and Road Initiative, China seeks to play a larger role in the Black Sea region. China has been wooing littoral states in hopes of securing new markets for its goods and investing in infrastructure projects.
Read More »Assad Advisor Teases Military Operation in Northern Syria
The newly promoted Luna al-Shibl has posted on her Facebook page, that the Syrian army will soon be conducting an assault on northern Syria reports Baladi News.
Read More »Bahrain, UAE vote against Israeli sponsored UN entrepreneurship resolution
Arab countries that voted against the resolution also included Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Read More »Iran's Guards launch aircraft carrier-scale warship amid tensions with US
The Islamic Republic reiterated that any attack on it by the United States would face a “crushing” response. Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have added a warship capable of carrying aircraft, missile launchers and drones to its naval fleet, state media said on Thursday, at a time of high tension between …
Read More »Lebanon army chief: No compromise with Israel on sea border sovereignty
Israel’s energy minister, overseeing the talks with Lebanon, said Lebanon had now changed its position seven times and was contradicting its own assertions. Lebanon’s army chief said on Friday that there would be no compromise on the country’s sovereignty in maritime border negotiations with Israel, the Saudi-based Arab News reported.
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