Middle East & North Africa
Iran: Revolutionary Guards captain killed in the Qandil mountains as operations against PJAK escalate
An IRGC captain, Sina Ahmadi, was killed on October 17 in the Qandil range on the Iran–Iraq border, as Iranian…
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Middle East & North Africa
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Middle East & North Africa
Netanyahu: “Turkey wants a clash with us” – he accuses Erdogan of seeking to rule Jerusalem and return to the Ottoman Empire, and points to Israel’s F-35s and F-16s
In an interview with Channel 14’s English-language service, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Turkish President Erdogan of wanting to…
Greek-Turkish Relations
Saddam Haftar welcomes the Libyan House’s approval of the Turkish–Libyan memorandum, citing “investment opportunities with Turkey”
Lt. Gen. Saddam Haftar, deputy commander of the Libyan National Army, welcomed the House of Representatives’ unanimous approval of the…
Greek-Turkish Relations
Gerapetritis speaks with Cyprus’s Kombos and Egypt’s Abdelatty after the Libyan vote on the Turkish–Libyan memorandum
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis held phone calls with Cyprus’s Constantinos Kombos and Egypt’s Badr Abdelatty on Tuesday, focused on…
Greek-Turkish Relations
Athens rejects Benghazi’s vote: the Turkish–Libyan memorandum is “spurious, null and void”, says the Greek Foreign Ministry
Greece’s Foreign Ministry said the approval of the 2019 Turkish–Libyan memorandum by Libya’s House of Representatives does not change its…
Opinion Greek-Turkish Relations
Opinion: Sanctions on Libya – Athens must make the Turkish–Libyan memorandum costly for Benghazi and Tripoli
After Libya’s House of Representatives approved the Turkish–Libyan memorandum, an opinion piece argues Athens must impose national measures at once…
Middle East & North Africa
Lebanon–Israel: military talks today at CENTCOM headquarters in Tampa – Beirut says “no” to direct coordination with the Israeli army
Lebanese and Israeli military delegations meet at CENTCOM headquarters in Tampa on October 20 with US participation; Beirut says it…
Middle East & North Africa
Hegseth makes a surprise visit to Israel and meets Netanyahu eight days before the election
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday, October 19 and met Prime Minister…
Economy & Energy
Saudi Arabia: the “Davos in the Desert” investment forum is postponed to 2027 amid Houthi attacks on Riyadh
Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative, known as the “Davos in the Desert”, planned for October 26-29 in Riyadh, has been…
Drones
Revolutionary Guards claim they shot down a US MQ-9 over the Strait of Hormuz – threats against the seven undersea internet cables
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim to have shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, an unconfirmed claim,…
Middle East & North Africa
Yemen: UN says more than 250,000 have fled renewed fighting, with 32 civilians confirmed killed in Taiz governorate
The UN said on 20 October that more than 250,000 people have fled renewed fighting in Yemen, and that its…
Greek-Turkish Relations
Breaking: Libya’s House of Representatives unanimously approves the illegal Turkish–Libyan memorandum – a blow for Greece after Aguila Saleh’s removal
Libya’s House of Representatives in Benghazi unanimously approved the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum, which Greece considers illegal and void because…