Cairo Meeting on Middle East Peace Process Concludes with 11 Points
On 11 January 2021, the ministers of foreign affairs of Egypt, France, Germany and Jordan, met in Cairo to discuss means to continue the Middle East Peace Process in order…
Egyptian Navy Commissions Locally Built Corvette “Port Said”
On 11 January 2021, the Egyptian military spokesman reported that the Egyptian Navy had received the "Port Said" Gowind-class corvette from the Alexandria Shipyard Company.
Turkish Army Claims It Killed 226 Terrorists in 43 Operations
On 10 January 2021, Turkish Ministry of Defence released a video saying that the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) had carried out a total of 43 operations during December 2020, including…
Iraqi Security Services Arrest Terrorists Including an ISIS Emir
On 9 January 2021, the Iraqi Ministry of Defence reported that security forces, in cooperation with the Iraqi Directorate of General Military Intelligence (DGMI) (Anbar Operations Command Intelligence Division), carried out a…
Joint Saudi American Military Training
On 8 January 21, the Saudi Ministry of Defence released footage documenting aerial manoeuvres of Saudi aircraft, B-52 strategic bombers, and F-16 aircraft of the US Air Force.
Normalisation and the Turmoil in Yemen
In this new era of Israeli-Arab normalisation, Israel has an even more direct interest than it always had in the outcome of the decades-long civil conflict in Yemen. Two of…
Gulf State Religious Moderation Falls by Wayside in Pakistan
Silent about rising sectarian violence in Pakistan, Gulf states vying for religious soft power risk exposing the limitations of their concepts of an undefined ‘moderate’ Islam that is tolerant and…
IS Militants Continue Attacks against Government Opponents & Loyalists – Field Events in Syria
On 5 January 2021, violent incidents continued at the same pace compared to previous days across Syria, especially in and around Idlib in northern Syria and Hama in central Syria.…
Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy
Erdogan ushered in the new year, pledging to employ his country’s military to secure Turkey’s place in a rebalanced new world order.
Lebanon’s economic woes continue after deadly explosions
Lebanon continues to grapple with hyperinflation on top of the government fallout following two explosions on 4 August that killed more than 200 and injured over 5,000 people.