Dubai Airshow 2017: UAE set to upgrade Mirage 2000 fighters
Both the aircraft original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Dassault and systems integrator Thales said on 14 November that the UAE Air Force & Air Defence (UAE…
Iraq launches assault on last IS-held town in country: army
The Iraq army said it launched an assault on Friday on the small Euphrates valley town of Rawa, the last in the country still held…
Israeli military chief wants closer Saudi ties as Iran tensions rise
Israel’s military chief has given an “unprecedented” interview to a Saudi newspaper underlining the ways in which the two countries could unite to counter Iran’s…
MENAF panel discuss the turbulent future of Turkey
On Monday evening, a panel hosted by the Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum (MENAF) discussed the troubled political situation developing in Turkey over…
Saudi Arabia Has No Idea How to Deal With Iran
Few things are as explosive as the combination of power, ambition and anxiety — and there is plenty of all three in Riyadh these days….
Turkey Expects EU to Provide Total 6 Billion Euros Under Migrant Deal by End-2018: Minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey expects the European Union to provide the remaining portion of the 3 billion euros ($3.53 billion) which the bloc pledged under…
Turkey: German gay film festival banned in Ankara
The organisers Pink Life QueerFest Four had planned to screen four films at cinemas on 16 and 17 November. They said the decision “deprives us…
Large-scale military exercises start in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani Armed Forces will conduct Command-Staff War Games (CSWG) on November 16 within the operational training of troops, the country’s Defense Ministry reported. Strategic,…
Dubai’s economy records growth in Q3 2017
Dubai’s economy has continued to grow despite the challenges posed by regional and global economic conditions, according to government statistics. Dubai’s non-oil sector foreign trade…
Israel fears Syria buffer will put Iran close to frontier
JERUSALEM – A map included in a preliminary agreement that seeks to establish buffer zones in southwest Syria indicates that Iran-backed forces could deploy within…