NICOSIA — Iran has unveiled what it described as an indigenous combat unmanned aerial vehicle. Officials said Yasir UAV would be deployed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. IRGC (more…)
WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia has been preparing for the deployment of U.S.-origin precision-guided munitions. The U.S. Defense Department has awarded a contract to facilitate the deployment of advanced air-to-ground (more…)
WASHINGTON — Iraq has ordered tens of millions of dollars worth of robots for the military. The Iraqi Defense Ministry has reached agreement to purchase a U.S.-origin tactical robot (more…)
ANKARA — Officials said Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has ordered all of Turkey’s intelligence agencies to operate under one roof. They said the agencies would be controlled by the (more…)
WASHINGTON — Russian banks have been linked to financing the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Congress has determined that Russian state-controlled banks were bolstering the Assad regime in (more…)
WASHINGTON — The Syrian opposition has asserted that President Bashar Assad formed hostile Islamist militias in an effort to neutralize the Sunni revolt. The Syrian National Coalition determined that (more…)
LONDON — Saudi Arabia’s military, expected to enhance capabilities, operates three ballistic missile facilities designed to attack regional rivals. The IHS Jane’s Intelligence Review has determined that the Saudi (more…)
ABU DHABI — Iran and Oman have signed a defense cooperation accord. The two Gulf neighbors signed an agreement for cooperation meant to monitor maritime traffic in the Sea (more…)
ABU DHABI — Bahrain plans to host a regional security seminar. Bahrain has joined a British think tank for the Manama Dialogue. The dialogue, the ninth such regional security (more…)
