President Bola Tinubu has issued marching orders to the military to end banditry and general insecurity by the end of 2025. This was disclosed by the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru ...

Despite its limited relevance to national security, especially when compared to the growing threats posed by more powerful adversaries, the Middle East has consumed U.S. military, diplomatic ...

The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...

Saudi Arabia, one of the most powerful nations in the Middle East, is strengthening its military capabilities. The country has increased its defense budget and plans to expand it further in the ...

With Aviation Week’s MRO Middle East event coming up in Dubai, this week’s Flight Friday looks at the last two years of flights for Middle Eastern operators by aircraft class, comparing it to ...

But the region's governments prioritize political flexibility, making the Middle Eastern military market highly competitive. Just prior to the war in Ukraine, Russia reported that its annual ...

The Middle East that U.S. President Donald Trump faces today features ... China was purchasing about 90 percent of Iran’s oil, greatly improving the regime’s finances. Political and military relations ...

Middle East spending is on the upswing again. Defense expenditures in the region, excluding Iran, increased 21.8% in real terms to $195.4 billion in 2024 from $160.4 billion in 2021, marking its ...

A brief protest by a performer at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show unfurled a flag emblazoned with the words Sudan ...