Israel signs $3.5 billion air defence deal with Greece
Israel and Greece signed a €3 billion ($3.5 billion) defence deal on Monday under which Israel will build a multi-layered air defence system for Greece as Athens pushes ahead with…
Spanish PM blames Russia, Israel for disinformation in Ceuta migrant crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday there were signs Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation over Spain’s migration policy that triggered last month’s rush of migrants into…
US says Lebanese state ‘sole legitimate interlocutor’
The US State Department on Saturday reiterated its call for Hezbollah to disarm, underscoring that the Lebanese government was the “sole legitimate” mediator in the country’s affairs. – The State…
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to hold first defence pact meeting
Top officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will gather in Istanbul on Monday for a first committee meeting under the joint defence accord that they signed this month, a…
Greece and Israel set to sign $3.4bn air defence deal
Greece and Israel are due to sign agreements in Tel Aviv on Monday to develop the so-called Achilles’ Shield, a multi-layered air defence and missile protection system worth $3.4bn, Greek…
Pezeshkian: Implementing MoU will prevent US, Israel from sowing chaos in region
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says implementing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached between Iran and the United States in June will prevent Washington and Israel from sowing chaos in the…
Alternative to UNIFIL requires international presence, says Lebanese parliament speaker
Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri has said the United States’s refusal to renew the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon’s (UNIFIL) mandate requires an alternative UN peacekeeping force…
Netanyahu condemns violence in West Bank villages in rare settler criticism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu levelled rare criticism at Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, condemning what he called “criminal acts of violence” perpetrated in two Palestinian villages on…
South Africa accuses Israel of violating ICJ orders in new dossier
South Africa has submitted a dossier to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) highlighting what it has described as Israel’s violations of provisional measures issued by the court in 2024.…
US envoy to UN calls for ‘de-escalation’ following Israeli air strikes on Syria
The US called for Israel and Syria to pursue “de-escalation” following Israeli air strikes on the Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria last week. – Addressing the UN Security Council, US…