DEFENCE

Burhan and Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani set to discuss bilateral relations

DUBAI:  Iran has built an advanced homemade drone named MoHajjer-10 with an enhanced flight range and duration as well as a greater payload, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday. Iranian media said the new drone has an operational range of 2,000 km (1,240 miles) and can fly for up to 24 hours. Its payload can […]

The F-15SA aircraft, which had two people on board, crashed at 2:28 p.m. on Wednesday

The Syrian regime’s media outlets reported that Israeli raids targeted the vicinity of Damascus in the early hours of yesterday morning using missiles which had been fired from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights. The official news agency, SANA, reported that the Israeli warplanes carried out raids around Damascus, and were confronted by Syria’s air […]

More than 1,000 civilians have been killed and 3 million people have been displaced due to the fighting

The Kingdom offered its condolences to the families of those killed and wished the injured a speedy recovery

Meeting, chaired by Saudi FM, was the second of its kind; the first took place in the UAE in 2010

China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its territory and has vowed to take it one day – by force if necessary

China is reportedly negotiating major arms deals with Saudi Arabia and Egypt as both countries look to become less reliant on the US and Russia for their defence needs. According to South China Morning Post, which cited the geopolitical and intelligence website Tactical Report, Saudi Arabia Military Industries (SAMI) is currently in talks with China’s state-owned North […]

The ground forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States launched the Iron Union 19 joint military exercise, the UAE Defence Ministry said on Twitter. The UAE ministry said the exercise is being carried out on UAE soil, and aims to develop joint cooperation and coordination between the two sides, and raise […]