Category: U.A.E.

Posted in China Russia Taiwan U.A.E. Ukraine USA Yemen

Raytheon CEO: “I fully expect we’re going to see some benefit” from the tensions in Yemen, Ukraine, Taiwan

[The Motley Fool] Peter Arment — Analyst “Greg, maybe just switching over to defense, could you maybe just give us a little…

Published Date: January 25, 2022
Posted in China Ethiopia Iran Turkey U.A.E.

Ethiopia civil war: Government defeats Tigray rebels with drones from China, UAE, Turkey and Iran

[The New York Times] “After Ethiopia’s embattled prime minister pulled off a stunning military victory earlier this month, reversing a rebel…

Published Date: December 20, 2021
Posted in Israel U.A.E. UK

Cherie Blair is ethics adviser to NSO, the Israeli intelligence company behind Pegasus spyware used against Dubai ruler’s ex-wife, among others

[The Guardian, The Times] “The finding by a senior judge that NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware was used by the ruler…

Published Date: October 7, 2021
Posted in Israel U.A.E.

Israeli police to establish permanent presence in UAE to help fight recently imported Israeli crime

[The Telegraph] “Israel is setting up a permanent police presence in the UAE to tackle a surge in Israeli gangsters…

Published Date: September 23, 2021
Posted in Israel U.A.E.

Around 5,000 Israelis have received UAE citizenship in the past 3 months, deleted JPost article claims

[The Jerusalem Post] “A visa will not be necessary for Israelis in order to cross Arab countries and the Persian…

Published Date: July 4, 2021
Posted in Iran U.A.E. USA

US seized Iranian crude oil then sold it at home – again

[AP News] “The U.S. has sold some 2 million barrels of Iranian crude oil after seizing an oil tanker off…

Published Date: May 31, 2021
Posted in Israel Saudi Arabia U.A.E. Yemen

Saudi Arabia and UAE consolidating strategic positions in Yemen’s al-Mahrah province, Mayun and Socotra islands

[Brookings] “As the peace process has stalled between the Zaydi Shia Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, Saudi…

Published Date: May 28, 2021
Posted in U.A.E. Yemen

UAE is building airbase on Yemen’s strategic Mayyun Island it illegally occupies

[The Guardian] “A mysterious airbase is being built on a volcanic island off Yemen that sits in one of the world’s crucial…

Published Date: May 25, 2021
Posted in Israel Jordan Palestine Saudi Arabia U.A.E.

Claim: Jordanian ex-Crown Prince accused of coup attempt was offered escape by Mossad agent

[Tikun Olam] “An Israeli Mossad asset aided Jordan’s ex-crown prince, Hamzah bin Hussein, in a plot to overthrow King Abdullah. Roy…

Published Date: April 4, 2021
Posted in Israel U.A.E.

Israel Aerospace Industries and UAE weapons company to develop anti-drone system

[Jewish News Syndicate] “Israel Aerospace Industries announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the…

Published Date: March 11, 2021
Posted in Bahrain Egypt Iran Israel Saudi Arabia U.A.E.

Israel called for defense alliance with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain

[Foreign Policy] “Shmuel Bar, a former Israeli intelligence officer […] had served in Israeli intelligence for 30 years and later…

Published Date: March 8, 2021
Posted in Africa Libya Russia Turkey U.A.E.

Libya Arms Embargo Violated by Blackwater Founder Erik Prince, Others

[The New York Times] “Erik Prince, the former head of the security contractor Blackwater Worldwide and a prominent supporter of…

Published Date: February 24, 2021
Posted in China Israel Turkey U.A.E. USA

New Haifa Port tender: US seeks to counter Chinese influence, UAE and Turkey among bidders

[i24news] “The US is pushing to counter China’s growing influence in the Middle East by finding bidder’s for Israel’s largest port…

Published Date: October 6, 2020
Posted in Israel U.A.E. Yemen

Israel and the UAE said to establish an Intel Gathering Hub on Yemen’s Socotra Islands

[MintPress News] “Issa Salem Bin Yaqoot al-Soctari, the head of indigenous tribes on the island, said in a statement recently that the…

Published Date: September 10, 2020
Posted in Egypt Iran Israel Libya Saudi Arabia U.A.E. USA

Libya: Former CIA asset turned warlord Khalifa Haftar is working with Mossad

[MintPress News] “The stench of the CIA and its covert operations in oil-rich Libya has long followed General Khalifa Haftar. But now…

Published Date: July 29, 2020
Posted in Saudi Arabia U.A.E. Yemen

UAE-backed separatists seize Yemen’s Socotra island from Saudi-backed government

[REUTERS] UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) “Southern separatists have seized control of Yemen’s island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea, deposing its…

Published Date: June 21, 2020
Posted in U.A.E. Yemen

Yemen government accuses UAE of landing separatists on Socotra island

[REUTERS] “The Yemeni government has accused the United Arab Emirates of landing around 100 separatist troops on a remote island…

Published Date: May 9, 2019
Posted in Myanmar Pakistan Saudi Arabia U.A.E.

WSJ: ‘Saudis back Rohingya militants against Burmese security forces’

[The Wall Street Journal] “Even as Burma has made dramatic progress toward democracy and pluralism, the military has waged a…

Published Date: December 19, 2016
Posted in Bahrain Kosovo Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia U.A.E.

How Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states turned once-tolerant Kosovo into fertile ground for ISIS and Wahhabi ideology

[The New York Times] “Every Friday, just yards from a statue of Bill Clinton with arm aloft in a cheery wave, hundreds…

Published Date: May 22, 2016
Posted in Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey U.A.E. USA

VP Biden: Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE armed and funded Al Qaeda in Iraq (now ISIS) and Al Nusra

[The Daily Beast] “Vice President Joe Biden is apologizing again for speaking the truth.” ““My constant cry was that our…

Published Date: October 5, 2014
Posted in Afghanistan Egypt Jordan Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey U.A.E. USA

Bin Laden Confession Video: Muslim world divided, many call it unintelligible or fake

[NBC News, The Irish Times] “In the United States, it was a talking point for the nation. But in the…

Published Date: December 17, 2001
Posted in Israel Jordan Palestine U.A.E. UK USA

New Video: Bin Laden admits responsibility, some Arabs call it fake, US and UK ‘vindicated’

[WIRED] “Washington’s allies were quick to welcome the latest videotape of Osama bin Laden as final proof of his guilt…

Published Date: December 13, 2001