Algeria to sign massive arms deal with Russia: Report

Algeria has signed significant weapons deals with Russia before, making it a potential target for US sanctions

Leaks suggest US wants Lebanon to surrender Karish gas field to Israel: Report

Beirut plans to submit a written proposal to the US delegation after a unified response by the president, prime minister, and house speaker in defense of Lebanon's maritime wealth

Testing the waters: Could Turkey’s Russian relations sink over Ukraine?

Neither friend nor foe, Turkey and Russia have backed opposing sides in several regional conflicts, yet managed to avoid direct confrontation. Now the Ukraine crisis poses a serious challenge.

Hezbollah condemns Australia’s decision to designate the group as a terrorist organization

The designation comes two months after Canberra signed a major security pact with the US and UK

Turkey’s existential choice: BRI or bust

Turkey may be where east meets west, but it can no longer afford to straddle two opposing geoeconomic agendas vying to define West and Central Asia's development. Ankara must choose, and soon.

Turkey to deepen defense industry cooperation with Russia: Turkish President

Despite the announcements of greater bilateral cooperation between Ankara and Moscow, disagreements remain over the situation in Syria's Idlib

Saudi Arabia intends to open Red Sea islands to Israeli tourists

Although two islands were purchased from Egypt in 2016, Saudi Arabia is planning to build a bridge linking the islands to Egypt

Why is Egypt’s Navy commanding a NATO-led coalition in the Red Sea?

In recent years Egypt has been developing and strengthening its navy in and around the Red Sea, but this is arguably part of a broader US strategy for the region.

Algeria more than doubles military spending for 2023, raising eyebrows in Morocco

Algeria's new defense budget eclipses those of nations like Spain, Turkiye, Iran, Israel, and Canada

Pentagon fails to pass new financial audit, unable to account for over $2 trillion in assets

As Washington's yearly defense budget hurtles towards the $1 trillion mark, the DoD continues to operate with little to no oversight of its spending practices

Declassified Mossad document reveals military collaboration with Lebanese Christian militias

The report establishes 1958 as the year when contact between Lebanese officials and the Israeli military establishment was first initiated

Israeli naval delegation deployed to Yemen’s Socotra Island: Report

Over the past year, Israel has been collaborating with the UAE to establish a military and intelligence presence on the Yemeni island

Israel puts Iran in its scope with new Boeing deal

The KC-46As will be able to carry some 30% more fuel while consuming 30% less than the Boeing 707

Yemen PM warns Israel against attempts to dominate the Red Sea

Israel may seek to use this waterway to send through its naval ships and submarines, potentially armed with nuclear weapons, towards Iran

Israel reports alarming growth in Hezbollah’s naval capabilities

Despite the economic and political burdens hindering Hezbollah, the growing strength of its naval assets is challenging Israel's supremacy at sea

New undeclared flight from Israel lands in Saudi Arabia

Normalization efforts between Riyadh and Tel Aviv have intensified ahead of the visit by US president to the region next month

It is time for Israel’s gut punch

Today, Israel bombed Damascus Airport, tomorrow it could strike the Presidential Palace. Despite the threat of war, Israel must now receive swift, fierce retaliatory measures.

Israel will not drill for gas in areas under dispute with Lebanon, officials say

Israeli media says the joint ministerial statement mentioned the threat of retaliatory action by Hezbollah as one of the reasons behind the announcement

Hezbollah ready to defend Lebanon’s natural resources: Official

Any defensive action hinges on the government defining Lebanon's maritime borders in US-led negotiations

European gas extraction ship in disputed waters a ‘hostile act’: Lebanon officials

President Michel Aoun has said that negotiations to demarcate maritime borders are still ongoing

Israeli military plan to occupy Yemen’s Socotra Island in UAE-built facilities: Report

The island is situated near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, considered strategic for the passage of Israeli nuclear-armed submarines

Israel inks multi-billion submarine deal with Germany ahead of corruption probe

In the coming days, the occupation cabinet will discuss forming a commission into corruption in the acquisition of submarines and other warships under former PM Netanyahu

French president secures billions of dollars in arms deals following Gulf tour

Macron claims it is all part of a 'long-term strategy to contribute to stability' in the region, but Iranian FM Khatibzadeh noted that 'the weapons they sell in the region are the source of turmoil'

IRGC seizes foreign tanker smuggling diesel off Iran’s southern coast

IRGC officials say the unnamed ship was smuggling 150,000 liters of diesel

String of pearls: Yemen could be the Arab hub of the Maritime Silk Road

With an Ansarallah takeover of Yemen, Asia's trade and connectivity projects could expand into some of the world's most strategic waterways

Former Turkish Black Sea Commander: Erdogan is bartering away Turkey’s national interests

Turkey's former Black Sea Commander, Rear Admiral Türker Ertürk, tells us why his country's policies in Cyprus, Libya, Afghanistan and West Asia are so erratic – for one, President Erdogan's "outdated ideology" and its servile need to placate the West to the detriment of Turkish national interests.