The Royal Air Force’s participation in a military exercise in the Middle East did not go unnoticed. They joined the US Air Force, Israeli Air Force, Emirates Air Force, and other air forces in military exercises. It was another episode in a
In mid-October, Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev laid into Iranian officials in a short video. He wore a military uniform and said, “Don’t make us angry. Calm down. If you say something about us in the media again, we will walk over your
Iran’s petrol distribution network was completely parlayed in a cyberattack a few days ago. Iran’s intranet-based petrol system was targeted which allows motorists to purchase subsidized fuel using smart cards which have been issued by the government. The majority of Iranians depend
A former senior Saudi intelligence officer has claimed that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a “psychopath with no empathy” who once boasted that he could kill the kingdom’s ruler at the time, King Abdullah, and replace him with his own father. In an
In a recent press conference, Secretary of State Antony Blinken – along with his counterparts from Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – advised Iran that “time is running short” for them to re-enter the 2015 nuclear deal agreement that put
Iran has amassed more than 120kg of 20% enriched uranium, well above the level agreed to in the 2015 deal with world powers, the head of the country’s atomic energy agency has told state television. “We have passed 120 kilograms,” said Mohammad
A report by Tactics Institiute For Security and Counter Terrorism criticised the continued money laundering activities in United Arab Emirates and called for strict rules to be implemented to end the phenomenon. The report claimed that UAE has failed in dealing with
The former UK ambassador to Afghanistan Sir Nicholas Kay has said the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is playing catch-up with other countries as the Taliban assume power there, as he also became the first senior diplomat to call for a lessons learned inquiry
It all began so beautifully, with the ruler of Dubai photographed planting the first tree of his ambitious environmental initiative, as smiling officials applauded around him. In 2010, the One Million Trees initiative was announced by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the vice president and prime
The first 20 minutes of Hogir Hirori’s extraordinary documentary has the beat of a gripping thriller, full of hushed voices, car chases, and the terrifying sounds of gunfight. Much of it shot at night, the film follows Mahmud, a member of an