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…
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Middle East & North Africa
Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Iraq, the Gulf, Yemen, Egypt and Libya.
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…
Middle East & North Africa
CENTCOM: US fighter jet disables the “Ocean Molica” in the Gulf of Oman; UKMTO reports a tanker on fire after being hit by an unknown projectile near Hormuz
CENTCOM says a US fighter jet struck the stern of the Panama-flagged cargo ship Ocean Molica, which had…
Middle East & North Africa
Riyadh: 12 dead and 309 injured in Houthi missile attack on King Khalid airport; Rubio says an American is among the victims
Saudi civil aviation says at least 12 people were killed and 309 injured when a ballistic missile hit…
Greece
UN Security Council: Greece condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi airports and ships, Grundberg warns of “full-scale war” in Yemen
At the Security Council meeting on Yemen on October 9, Greece, which holds the Council presidency for October,…
Middle East & North Africa
Araghchi: Netanyahu is seeking to save himself “like a degenerate gambler” with “more U.S. blood and treasure”; Iranian commander: “The enemy did not dare to enter”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attacked Benjamin Netanyahu again on October 10, while the commander of Iran’s Army…