Israel and Lebanon sign historic deal Lebanon and Israel have reached a “historic” deal to end a long-running maritime border dispute in the gas-rich Mediterranean Sea, according to negotiators from the two countries. Lebanon’s Read More
Armenia’s strong ties with Russia Russia for many years has been seen as Armenia’s main backer geopolitically and militarily, often seen as its main supporter in its conflict with Azerbaijan with whom Russia Read More
Trump’s strong relations with Israel and Biden’s promises During his 2016 election campaign, Donald Trump vowed to change U.S. priorities and strengthen his administration’s relationship with Israel and its government. As president, Read More
Saudi Arabia investing in domestic defense industry Saudi Arabia has in recent months stepped up its plans to increase indigenous military production, in an effort to reduce the heavy reliance on defence imports it has Read More
Egypt signs military deal with South Korea Egypt and South Korea announced in early February a $1.66 billion deal to sell K9 self-propelled howitzers to the Egyptian armed forces and to locally manufacture them in the Read More
UAE backs out of F35 program The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday suspended talks on a $23 billion deal to purchase American-made F-35 jets, armed drones and other equipment, in a rare dispute between Washington and Read More
UAE’s Chinese project Construction at a suspected “secret” Chinese military facility in the UAEwas stopped at Washington’s request, a report by The Wall Street Journal revealed on Friday. “The UAE has never had Read More
Russia looking to enhance ties with Egypt Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had a phone call on Monday where they touched upon several topics, including means of boosting Egyptian-Russian relations, Read More
US to sell arms to Saudi Arabia The U.S. State Department approved its first major arms sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under U.S. President Joe Biden with the sale of 280 air-to-air Read More
Possibility of US aid to Afghanistan The U.S. has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the Read More
