China’s premier, Xi Jinping is touring South Asia where he’s pitching Beijing is a more reliable trade partner than the United States. As the tariff war with Donald Trump escalates, Beijing has blocked the delivery of a massive order…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Egypt has Chinese air defence system similar to Russia’s S-400, say Israeli reports – Middle East Monitor
Egypt’s armed forces possess the advanced Chinese air defence system HQ-9B, Israeli media has reported, which is similar to the Russian S-400 missiles.
According to the Israeli news website nziv, retired Major…
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Kuwaiti army nears inclusion of women in military service – Middle East Monitor
The Kuwaiti army announced that the project to integrate women into the armed forces has reached its final stages, as part of ongoing efforts to modernise and develop the military.
Lieutenant General Pilot Sabah Jaber…
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After two years of war in Sudan, the world can no longer plead ignorance | Conflict
Two years ago this week, a conflict erupted in Sudan that few anticipated would escalate so rapidly or persist for so long. What began as a violent power struggle has become one of the worst and most neglected humanitarian crises of our time.
The…
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China’s Xi hails ‘new golden era’ with Malaysia during trade tour | International Trade News
Xi’s visit to Malaysia is part of a regional diplomatic charm tour amid stinging US tariffs.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has met Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur as part of a regional push to shore up Beijing’s trade…
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Russia’s largest military call-up whips up fear among young men | Russia-Ukraine war News
On April 1, Russia began a new conscription drive with the goal of enlisting 160,000 military-age men between 18 and 30.
It is the largest such call-up since 2011, aiming to fulfil last year’s presidential decree to boost the armed forces to…
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Gaza ‘mass grave’ for Palestinians and those helping them: MSF | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Doctors Without Borders slams Israel for targeting humanitarian workers, blocking aid to Gaza and mass killings.
Palestinian lives are being systematically destroyed as Israel’s continued bombardment of the Gaza Strip shows a “blatant…
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Iraq formally recognises Halabja as 19th province in historic move – Middle East Monitor
Iraq’s parliament has officially designated Halabja as the country’s 19th province, granting full administrative status to a region long defined by the trauma of Saddam Hussein’s chemical attack in 1988. The…
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Israel says 30 percent of Gaza turned into buffer zone
Israel announced Wednesday that it had converted 30 percent of Gaza’s territory into a buffer zone as it pressed its unrelenting military offensive, vowing to maintain its blockade on humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged territory.
Israel resumed…
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Israel says no humanitarian aid will enter Gaza
Israel said Wednesday it would keep blocking humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, where a relentless military offensive has turned the Palestinian territory into a “mass grave”, a medical charity reported.
Air and ground attacks resumed across the…
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