The historically close relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia hit a snag recently over differences in how to address India’s decision last year to revoke the special autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, a Muslim-majority state that is also claimed by Pakistan.
Read More »Macron Hits a Familiar Wall in Lebanon, and Puts the Blame on Hezbollah
Did anyone really believe that the catastrophic explosion at Beirut’s port in August that devastated large sections of the city would compel Lebanon’s politicians to end their disastrous political stalemate? French President Emmanuel Macron apparently did, as he made it his personal project to help pull Lebanon out of its …
Read More »Troika of Imperialist Projects From NATO, Quad to D-10
The colonial and imperialist powers have imposed bipolar world order after the Second World War by establishing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The idea was to destroy every alternative like USSR experiments and establish capitalism as the only political and economic ideology.
Read More »Steinitz: Gas development after Israel-Lebanon talks critical for Beirut
Israel’s natural gas and renewable energy innovation has strengthened its ties to countries in Europe and the Middle East. The coronavirus pandemic has not stopped Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz from having a major international footprint.
Read More »First Israeli-Lebanese talks in 30 years to be held on maritime dispute
Israel’s energy minister confirmed that two sides would hold US-mediated talks. For the first time in 30 years, Israel and Lebanon will hold direct negotiations to try to resolve their maritime border dispute, officials for both sides and the United States said Thursday.
Read More »Israeli drones in Azerbaijan raise questions on use in the battlefield
Israeli “loitering munitions” or what are called “kamikaze drones” reportedly make up a portion of Azerbaijan’s arsenal. Drone footage, released by Azerbaijan of a drone strike on an artillery position in the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, appears to show an Israeli drone in the frame.
Read More »US revises defense deal to blunt China's influence in Greece
U.S. and Greek officials plan to launch a wave of investments in a bid to designed to stymie China’s bid for economic clout and political influence in Southern Europe.
Read More »Can Turkey replace Egypt in Palestinian unity process?
The Fatah-Hamas reconciliation talks in Istanbul have fueled debate on whether Turkey could increase its influence over the Palestinians, who are desperate for regional support amid normalization deals between Arab countries and Israel.
Read More »Turkey And Azerbaijan Deny Turkish F-16 Fighter Shot Down Armenian Su-25 Attack Jet
The Armenian claim, which is so far unsubstantiated, follows days of major fighting with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Turkey and Azerbaijan have categorically rejected a claim from the Armenian Ministry of Defense that a Turkish F-16 Viper fighter jet shot down an Armenian Su-25 Frogfoot ground attack aircraft …
Read More »IRGC announces longer-range anti-ship ballistic missile
A longer-range anti-ship missile variant of Iran’s Fateh-110 family of solid-propellant ballistic missiles was shown for the first time when the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) opened the National Aerospace Park in Tehran to display the military equipment it has developed.
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