Tag: Middle East

Four Middle Eastern conflicts are staring among the top 10 'hot spots' - the 'Top Risk Environments Report determines. The report, produced by IHS Country...

In this first part in a series outlining the violently evolving middle east, this essay written by Defense-Analyst David Eshel covers the evolution of Da'ish (aka ISIS, ISIL) from the collapse of Iraq, by operation 'Iraqi Freedom' and the chaos triggered by President Obama's Middle East 'Arab Spring' campaign of 2009.

Navies from 44 nations are participating in this year's exercise, whose focus is to promote regional security through mine countermeasure operations.

Based on DefenceIQ's successful 'International Fighter' event, the region-specific 'Air Power Middle East 2012' will take place in Muscat Oman on the 26th - 27th of...

The Despite the turmoil of the ‘Arab Spring’ uprising in many Arab states, the Middle East continues to be one of the world’s leading markets for defense systems. Israel's Institute of National Security Studies has released the annual assessment of Middle East military forces. Following is a short assessment by the editor of the report Yiftah S. Shapir.

Saudi Arabian forces were deployed today to Bahrain, to assist the local government dealing with civil unrest that followed violent encounters with demonstrators that blocked main roads to the center of the Island's capital Manama.

Some questions are plaguing Middle East analysts over the sudden shift in Israeli-Syrian relations. Ehud Olmert's attitude is quite obvious - he wishes to...

Nothing can perhaps illustrate the bizarre situation, that exists in the Middle East in Spring 2008, than two events, which occurred almost simultaneously, seemingly...

It will probably become the largest arms deal in the history of the volatile Middle East: Advanced US weapons systems worth a total of...

Hamas planned to inaugurate a mosque, on Friday's prayers, as its official government seat at Mahmoud Abbas' Presidential Guard-security service compound, the Muntada, in...

IDEX 2007 which is closing today (Feb. 22, 2007) has attracted 862 exhibitors, who have filled a record total of more than 32,000 square...