- Defense Minister Benny Gantz, making his first visit to Bahrain, said the memorandum of understanding, that covers intelligence, procurement and...
Gantz toured the guided missile destroyer USS Cole, which is set to make its way to Abu Dhabi to help defend the UAE.
The US base in Bahrain lies just across the Gulf from Iran. The waters are crossed by hundreds of oil and cargo vessels every day.
- South Africa's tax authority has uncovered a 1.8-billion-dollar gold scam, in which coins and jewelry were illegally smelted into gold...
Coins and jewelry were illegally smelted into gold bars for sale overseas, the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism said.
Sale of gold within South Africa carries a tax, but gold exports do not. So the companies created fake invoices to claim that they had paid tax.
- The veteran Turkish leader's talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky come with Kyiv hesitant to accept US warnings that...
The veteran Turkish leader's talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky come with Kyiv hesitant to accept US warnings that President Putin is preparing to invade
Erdogan has also tried to talk down the prospects of war while pursuing his own diplomatic track separate from those followed by European leaders
- The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday said it prevented another drone attack over its territory, after Washington said it will...
The latest attack follows missile and drone assaults the Houthis said they carried out this year in which three people have been killed
The rebel attacks on the UAE have added a new dimension to Yemen's long-running war, which has killed an estimated 377,000 people directly or indirectly
- The deployment, to "assist the UAE against the current threat", follows a phone call between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and...
The USS Cole guided missile destroyer will partner with the UAE Navy and make a port call in Abu Dhabi, while the US will also deploy fifth-generation warplanes.
Other actions include "continuing to provide early warning intelligence (and) collaborating on air defense", the US embassy in the UAE said.
- Turkey has launched deadly strikes against Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria, where Kurdish forces were still reeling from the...
The raids on Tuesday night targeted shelters, tunnels, caves, ammunition depots, bases and training camps operated by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Syria strikes hit a Kurdish-run power station near the town of Al-Malikiyah in Hasakeh province
- The sovereign's record-breaking reign as head of state began when she was aged 25 and watching wildlife in a remote...
The sovereign's record-breaking reign as head of state began when she was aged 25 and watching wildlife in a remote part of Kenya with her husband, Prince Philip
She has since become the one constant in an era of rapid social and political change, a figurehead of modern Britain and a living link to its post-war and imperial past
- The veteran Turkish leader hopes mediation between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky can avert a Russian offensive.
The veteran Turkish leader hopes mediation between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky can avert a Russian offensive
Erdogan's high-profile efforts -- met with caution in Moscow -- carry huge stakes and potentially rich rewards
- More than 1,000 torchbearers will carry the flame through competition areas in Beijing and the neighbouring city of Zhangjiakou.
More than 1,000 torchbearers will carry the flame through competition areas in Beijing and the neighbouring city of Zhangjiakou
Audiences for the torch relay will be strictly limited with China encouraging its people to follow the event online rather than try to catch a glimpse of the procession in person
- The latest rebel missile was fired as Isaac Herzog makes the first visit to the UAE by an Israeli president.
The latest rebel missile was fired as Isaac Herzog makes the first visit to the UAE by an Israeli president
Herzog visited Dubai's Expo 2020 site and held talks with the UAE Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai





















