- January 15th, 2026
Turkey is moving closer to joining a nascent defense alliance between Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan, a step that could redraw security alignments across the Middle East, South Asia and parts of Africa, according to people familiar with the discussions....
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...
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are advancing negotiations to convert roughly US$2 billion in outstanding Saudi financial assistance into a structured defence procurement programme centred on the JF-17 Thunder Block III, a move that fuses urgent fiscal relief with strategic force...
Saudi Arabia has moved to contain a rapidly escalating power struggle in southern Yemen, welcoming a request by the country’s Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) to convene rival southern factions in Riyadh for talks aimed at defusing the crisis. The...
The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was withdrawing its remaining military forces from Yemen, following an ultimatum from Saudi Arabia demanding their exit within 24 hours, as tensions sharply escalated over a rapid territorial advance by UAE-backed southern...
On December 16, 2025, Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Wisconsin marked a significant milestone in Saudi Arabia’s naval modernisation drive by moving HMS Saud (pennant number 820) — the first of four Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) frigates ordered by the Kingdom...
The accelerating contest for intelligence dominance in the Middle East, Swedish defence major SAAB has formally extended offers to supply its flagship GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The proposal lands at...
The evolving geopolitical landscape of the Middle East has reached a pivotal inflection point with Washington’s announcement of the United States–Saudi Arabia Strategic Defense Agreement, a sweeping pact that includes approval for Riyadh to acquire the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning...
Saudi Arabia could become the first Arab country to sign a deal for the American-made F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet, marking a historic shift in Middle Eastern defense alignments — if ongoing discussions between U.S. President Donald Trump and...
Gulf: The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces (RSADF) have officially inducted their first Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system into active duty. The commissioning ceremony, held with military precision at the Air Defense Forces Institute in Jeddah, was...
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