Drones
Kuwait buys a British AI-enabled air defence system for £370 million: MARSS to integrate radars, jammers and interceptors in NiDAR
Kuwait is buying an air defence system worth £370 million from Britain’s MARSS to counter drones and other…
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Middle East & North Africa
Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Iraq, the Gulf, Yemen, Egypt and Libya.
Europe
Iran: Greece among 29 countries condemning Tehran’s attacks; London links Iran to the RAF Fairford plot
Foreign ministers of 29 countries, Greece among them, signed a joint statement on October 12 condemning Iran’s use…
Africa
Algeria: 61 Moroccans arrested for planning “acts of sabotage”, including a former soldier
Algerian authorities said on Sunday, October 11, that they arrested 61 Moroccan nationals earlier this month on suspicion…
Middle East & North Africa
IRGC: three tankers hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz; ships with transponders switched off to be treated as “hostile”
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said on October 11 that three tankers that violated its transit rules hit sea…
Cyprus
Lebanese Armed Forces chief officially visits Cyprus
General Rodolph Haykal, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, made an official visit to Cyprus from October 6…
Greece
Houthis claim new strikes on Riyadh and Dammam; Greek foreign ministry advises against travel to Saudi Arabia
Greece’s foreign ministry advised citizens on October 11 to avoid travel to Saudi Arabia unless absolutely necessary, the…
Middle East & North Africa
Iran says US reply to its seven Hormuz conditions is “inadequate”; Rezaei: the Strait will not open until they are met
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Washington’s reply to Tehran’s seven conditions for reopening…
Greece
Sinai monastery: October 22 deadline for a deal with Egypt approaches, with the brotherhood divided and questions over the October 24 ruling
Athens regards October 22 as the last date for an agreement with Egypt on the status and property…
Middle East & North Africa
Katz to Erdoğan: “Rolling out a red carpet for Hamas murderers” – new threat against al-Hayya after his meeting with Fidan in Ankara
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on October 11 that Israel will target Hamas political bureau chief Khalil…
Air Force
Çekirge in Hürriyet: Turkish warships for “12 countries”, an aircraft carrier in 2027 and Oruç Reis as “proof” against Greece and Israel
Hürriyet columnist Fatih Çekirge devoted his October 11 Sunday column to Turkish naval power, from corvette exports to…
Middle East & North Africa
Yemen: Government says it killed 1,150 Houthis in 24 hours; Taiz hospitals close to collapse
Yemen’s internationally recognised government says it killed at least 1,150 Houthis in 24 hours, a figure that cannot…
Middle East & North Africa
Maariv: Washington is pressing Israel to strike Iran on its own; Zamir warns that the October 27 election could be postponed
Israel’s Maariv reports that for two weeks Washington has pushed for any military operation against Iran to be…