US conducts airdrop raid near Syria-Turkey border
US-led coalition forces executed an airborne raid on August 20th in the Idlib province, near the Syria-Turkey border, targeting alleged...
Defence
Egypt prepares to develop Turkish stealth fighter jet
Egypt is preparing to join Turkey’s project to develop the KAAN stealth fighter jet amid increasing regional instability, according to...
Israel: army eyes recruitment of Jewish diaspora
Israel is considering the launch of a campaign to recruit young Jews from diaspora communities worldwide, in response to extreme...
Germany’s Ukraine troop proposal sparks domestic backlash
Germany's recent consideration of sending troops to Ukraine on the 20th August as part of a peace agreement with Russia...
North Korea vows nuclear expansion amid US-South Korea drills
Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader, has pledged to intensify the expansion of his nation’s nuclear arsenal after condemning joint...
Pressure mounts on UK for transparency over spy plane flights
Speculation grows, on British-Israeli covert ties, as the UK faces mounting pressure to reveal if it has any information accumulated...
Russia asks Central African Republic to replace Wagner forces
Officials in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), are facing mounting pressure as Russian demands pile up. According...
Hiroshima 80 years on: a global plea for peace
To commemorate 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare, thousands...
Hezbollah warns of retaliation if Israel’s war on Lebanon resumes
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on August 5th said that missiles will target Israel if the country resumed a war on...
Philippines, India conduct naval drill in contested China sea
The Philippines and India have conducted their first joint naval exercises in the contested waters of the South China Sea,...
Army chief for Libya meets Italian military for talks
The Deputy Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Salah al-Din al-Namroush, of the UN-recognised Government of National Unity of Libya, attended...
Libya: Defense Ministry to carry out airstrikes, urges residents away
The government in Tripoli’s Ministry of Defense announced on July 30th that they intend to target areas with airstrikes that...
US approved major missile deal with Egypt
The US State Department approved the potential sale of surface-to-air missiles to Egypt, including several support items to operate the...
UN urges withdrawal of armed forces from Libyan Capital
Despite the recent resignation of its Libya envoy, Abdoulaye Bathily, who conceded that “there is no room for a solution”...
Syria requests support from Turkey following sectarian violence
Syria’s interim government has formally requested military support from Turkey to boost its defence capabilities, Turkish officials said on July...
