Middle East & North Africa
UN peacekeeping chief Lacroix in Beirut as UNIFIL’s mandate heads for its 31 December end
The UN's peacekeeping chief met Lebanon's president, speaker, prime minister and army commander as the UNIFIL mandate runs…
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Middle East & North Africa
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Africa
UN envoy Tetteh tells Security Council to “hold spoilers accountable” as Libya’s election agreement stalls
Hanna Serwaa Tetteh says the High Council of State rejected the 30 August agreement on a path to…
Air Force
Israel moves ahead with the purchase of 12 AH-64E Apache helicopters from the US after the funding deadlock
Israel’s Ministry of Defence says the purchase of 12 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters is going ahead after…
Middle East & North Africa
Colombia opens an embassy in Jerusalem, condemned by Saudi Arabia and Jordan
Colombia inaugurated its embassy in Jerusalem on October 14, which Israel’s foreign minister called the tenth foreign embassy…
Middle East & North Africa
Katz from Lebanon: if Hezbollah joins an Iranian attack, Israel will seize territory and evacuate a Beirut suburb
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Hezbollah would lose more territory in southern Lebanon and that Dahiyeh would…
Middle East & North Africa
Houthi missile hits an Aramco building at its Dhahran headquarters, with new threats to airports and oil facilities
A Houthi missile struck an administrative building in the Aramco headquarters compound in Dhahran overnight on October 13-14,…
Middle East & North Africa
Australia, Canada, France and UK “deeply regret” Palestinian decision to postpone elections to September 2027
The foreign ministers of four Western governments urged the Palestinian Authority to reconsider the postponement of legislative and…
Middle East & North Africa
Yemen: WFP says fighting has cut aid to 800,000 people, most of them in Taiz
The World Food Programme says escalating fighting has cut off aid to 800,000 people in Yemen, more than…
Defense Industry
Israel’s defence ministry brings 19 companies to AUSA 2026 in Washington after record $19.2 billion in exports
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has opened a national pavilion at the U.S. Army’s AUSA 2026 exhibition with 19…
Europe
EU approves new Lebanon support mission and extends Iraq advisory mission; Kallas says Aspides needs at least 10 ships
At the Foreign Affairs Council on 12 October, EU ministers approved a new support mission in Lebanon and…
Africa
Israel’s defence ministry opens first national pavilion at Morocco’s Marrakech Airshow
The Israeli defence ministry says it opened its first national pavilion in Morocco, with eight Israeli companies at…
Europe
MI5: Iran is now targeting military bases in Britain; more than 50 arrests in a year, Tehran speaks of a “false flag operation”
Iran has begun to target military installations in the United Kingdom, the head of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum,…