Section: Middle East
- Bahrain (7)
- Cyprus (453)
- Egypt (1,041)
- Iran (2,140)
- Iraq (5)
- Israel (1,508)
- Jordan (139)
- Kuwait (303)
- Lebanon (1,816)
- Oman (45)
- Palestine (44)
- Qatar (690)
- Saudi Arabia (214)
- Syria (70)
- Turkey (2,473)
- United Arab Emirates (2,608)
Russia increases military presence in Crimea
Russian Defense Minister informs parliament on ministry’s efforts to enhance country’s defenses …read more Source: Anadolu...
UN environment talks open under shadow of Ethiopian plane crash
A world forum on addressing the planet’s environmental crisis opened in Nairobi on Monday, the mood darkened by the Ethiopian Airlines tragedy that killed 157 people a day earlier, including at least 22 UN staff, many headed for the event. Delegates arrived at the sprawling compound to see the UN flag flying at half-mast and the usually...
The Middle East is armed and dangerous as never before
The latest data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on global arms sales, released on 11 March, is a sobering acknowledgement that the Middle East and, in particular, key Gulf States are arming themselves to the teeth with the latest and best high-tech weaponry that money can buy. That’s good news for the arms...
Arms Sales to Middle East Have Increased Dramatically: US Top Exporter
Arms flows to the Middle East have increased by 87 percent over the past five years and now account for more than a third of the global trade, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report on Sunday. The defense think-tank’s annual survey showed that Saudi Arabia became the world’s top arms importer in...
Ukraine: Nationalists clash with police at Kiev corruption protest
Supporters of the Ukrainian far-right party National Corps held a protest in Kiev on Saturday, decrying government corruption and calling for the removal of the country’s president Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source:...
Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary celebrate 20 years of NATO membership
The accession of Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary to the Western military alliance NATO 20 years ago was celebrated with a military ceremony in Warsaw on Sunday. The first armoured brigade of the Polish Army displayed their vehicles and equipment as part of the ceremony, the Polish news agency PAP reported. Among the guests of honour were...
Tens of police hospitalized after Ukraine clashes ahead of poll
Ukraine’s police said Sunday that 25 officers were injured in clashes with ultra-nationalists who tried to attack a presidential motorcade ahead of elections at the end of this month. A total of …read more Source: Al...
Grave diggers desecrate mass burial site of Holocaust victims in Ukraine
Police have no suspects in custody in connection with the incident, according to RIA. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
US warns of ‘grave consequences’ if Turkey buys S-400s
The US warned of “grave consequences” Friday if Turkey purchases the Russian S-400 missile defense system because it could affect the deal for F-35 fighter jets and the Patriot missile system, Anadolu Agency reports.Pentagon spokesman Charles Summers told reporters Turkey’s decision to accept the Russian defense system “would mean that they...
Ukraine receives UAVs purchased from Turkey: President
Modern Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles already in Ukraine, says President Petro Poroshenko …read more Source: Anadolu...
