Southern Yemen Crisis

Saudi Arabia Accuses UAE of Smuggling Yemeni Separatist Leader al-Zubaidi Out of Aden as Crisis Talks Collapse

Saudi Arabia has accused the United Arab Emirates of orchestrating the secret exit of UAE-backed Yemeni separatist leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi after he failed to attend critical crisis talks in Riyadh on Wednesday, deepening a diplomatic rift between the two Gulf...
People hurriedly leaving Kurdish-majority neighbourhoods in Aleppo

Syrian Army Orders Mass Evacuations in Aleppo as Clashes with Kurdish Forces Escalate, Displacing 140,000 Civilians

The Syrian army ordered civilians to evacuate key neighborhoods of Aleppo on Thursday as clashes with Kurdish-led forces entered their third day, intensifying the strain between Damascus and the US-backed Kurdish authorities in Syria. The government urged residents to leave...
Smoke rises in the aftermath of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike, which targeted what it described as foreign military support to UAE-backed southern separatists, in Yemen's southern port of Mukalla

Yemen Southern Separatist Leader Vanishes After Skipping Riyadh Talks, Deepening Gulf Rift

The leader of Yemen’s southern separatist movement fled to an unknown destination on Wednesday (Jan 7), skipping a planned flight to Riyadh for talks aimed at resolving a deepening crisis in the country’s south that has strained relations between Saudi...
Iran Conducts Widespread Nighttime Air Defense Drills Over Tehran, Shiraz, and Maragheh

Iran Conducts Widespread Nighttime Air Defense Drills Over Tehran, Shiraz, and Maragheh Amid Escalating Domestic Protests, Warnings Targeting Israel and US Strike Threat

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) appeared to carry out extensive air defense and missile-related exercises over multiple urban centers on the evening of January 5, according to Persian-language media and international observers monitoring social platforms. Videos circulating widely online...
Rafale F4 Fighters

Iraq Set to Procure Rafale F4 Fighters: Baghdad’s Rafale Deal with France Could Redefine Iraq’s Air Sovereignty and Regional Deterrence Capabilities

Iraq is on the cusp of one of the most consequential military transformations in its modern history, as negotiations with France for the acquisition of the Dassault Rafale fighter jet approach their final stage. According to multiple specialised French aviation...
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

Israel Moves to Ring-Fence Its F-35 Innovations, Complicating US Efforts to Use Fighter Jet Sale to Reanchor Turkey in NATO

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel has drawn an explicit and non-negotiable “red line” over the potential sale of F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters to Turkey, declaring that advanced Israeli-developed technologies embedded within the aircraft will not be shared with...
India Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Upendra Dwivedi - UAE Major General Staff Yousef Maayouf Saeed Al Hallami

India-UAE Defence Engagements Intensify as COAS Discusses Joint Training, Military Collaboration, and Strategic Interoperability with UAE Leadership

India’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Upendra Dwivedi, met with Major General Staff Yousef Maayouf Saeed Al Hallami, Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Land Forces, on Monday to discuss deepening military cooperation between the two nations. The...
MQ-4C Triton

U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Conducts High-Altitude Surveillance Near Iran as Economic Collapse and Mass Protests Raise Fears of Persian Gulf Instability

The departure of a U.S. Navy Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle from the United Arab Emirates on a high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission over the Persian Gulf has underscored Washington’s heightened alertness at a moment of...
Mi-28 ‘Havoc’ Attack Helicopters

Russian Heavy Cargo Flights Into Iran Signal Operational Delivery of Mi-28 ‘Havoc’ Attack Helicopters Amid Rising Middle East Tensions

Russian heavy transport aircraft entering Iranian airspace in early January 2026 are more than routine logistics movements—they appear to mark the operational phase of the long-anticipated Mil Mi-28 “Havoc” attack helicopter transfer to Tehran. Analysts say the pattern, tempo, and...
Iran UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani

Iran Appeals to UN to Condemn Trump’s ‘Unlawful Threats’ as Protests Over Economic Crisis Spread Nationwide

Iran has formally appealed to the United Nations to condemn what it described as “unlawful threats” from United States President Donald Trump, as protests over economic hardship continued to spread across the country. In a letter sent on Friday to...
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