Syrian ally Russia on Friday vetoed a Security Council resolution that would have prolonged the mechanism by one year, and Western powers then voted down Moscow’s competing resolution that proposed extending approval by just six months
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke on Tuesday with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and discussed issues including energy, a spokesperson for Scholz said. “In a telephone conversation, the Chancellor and the President spoke about bilateral cooperation, including in the areas of energy and climate protection, regional issues as well as […]
Consultations are ongoing between Egypt and Qatar to increase the volume of investments and expand them in new areas, especially in the energy field, the north African state’s minister for trade and industry has said. Niveen Gamea told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that during her visit to Doha she presented investment opportunities in the field of manufacturing, […]
South Korea’s space program “has taken a giant leap forward” with the launch, says minister
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz has repeated his warning to Iran about its agents targeting Israelis in Turkiye. Gantz made this point during a briefing with Israeli parliamentarians in the Knesset’s Defence and Foreign Affairs Committee. Israel, he said, is ready to retaliate to any Iranian attack immediately and powerfully anywhere in the world. He […]
The current gas deal between Israel, Egypt and the EU falls short of providing a long-term solution for sufficient gas flow that an Israel-Turkiye pipeline could, according to Elai Rettig, an assistant professor in Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University, Anadolu News Agency reports. The current deal only adds an extra 2 billion cubic meters (bcm) […]
The Royal Navy demonstrated the capabilities of its Type 25 destroyer HMS Defender during Exercise Baltic Operations 22 in the Baltic Sea. In a Twitter video, the billion-pound warship showed off its Mk 8 naval gun and Phalanx miniguns. The gun reportedly fired 35 rounds continuously in one minute and 31 seconds. “Our Phalanx close-in […]
Lockheed Martin is considering whether the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile could be reconfigured for Mobile Short Range Air Defense, Defense News reported, citing a company executive. The JAGM was developed to replace several air-to-ground missiles, including the AGM-114 Hellfire. Missile Applicable to Multiple Platforms A low-rate initial production contract for the missile was approved in 2018. […]
The Indian monsoon depression has hit the Middle East causing high temperatures in the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Iraq, Iran and Egypt. The city of Jahra in Kuwait recorded a temperature of more than 50 degrees Celsius, according to Sky News. Meanwhile, the Egyptian Meteorological Authority expects the Indian seasonal depression to extend to Egypt, […]
Researchers believe use of sonars and constant underwater noise caused by military activities may explain rise in deaths
