A test firing of a hypersonic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea, January 5, 2022, in this photo. — Reuters SEOUL: North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, its first launch in more than two months, South Korea’s military said. Japan’s Coast Guard also said a projectile, … Read more
Avanceon FZE, a wholly owned subsidiary of Avanceon Limited, has secured a multi-million-dollar project to provide advanced energy solutions and services to the oil and gas sector in the Middle East. According to the company’s notice to the PSX, this acquisition of the project underscores Avanceon’s commitment to delivering world-class automation and control solutions to … Read more
BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was to leave for a Middle East trip Wednesday, Berlin said as efforts continue towards a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the Gaza war. Pressure has mounted on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a deal to end the fighting, days after Israel’s military recovered … Read more
A civilian Mi-8 helicopter with 22 people on board disappeared in the far eastern Kamchatka region, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation) reported on Saturday. The missing aircraft, which was carrying tourists, was traveling from the Vachkajec volcano in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula to the village of Nikolayevka further east — … Read more
AMMAN: The top US general began an unannounced visit to the Middle East on Saturday to discuss ways to avoid any new escalation in tensions that could spiral into a broader conflict, as the region braces for a threatened Iranian attack against Israel. Air Force General C.Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan begins seeking commercial loans from Middle Eastern banks to bridge a $2 billion external financing gap, the government informed a Senate panel on Thursday that the cost of borrowing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has exceeded 5%, making it an expensive option. On Thursday, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb reached out to … Read more
Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has discovered gas from its exploratory well, Chak 202-1, located in District Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab Province. According to a notice sent to the PSX on Tuesday, Chak 202-1 was spudded on June 29, 2024, as an exploratory well, utilizing OGDCL’s in-house expertise. The well reached a depth … Read more
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the deployment of a guided missile submarine to the Middle East, the Pentagon said Sunday. In a phone call with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Austin reiterated the US’s commitment to take “every possible” step to defend Israel, the Pentagon said in a statement. “Reinforcing this commitment, Secretary … Read more
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LONDON: Continuing its weapon and intelligence support for Israel’s attacks in Gaza, the UK is on alert amid reported preparations for retaliation by Iran and its allies following last week’s assassination of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh. As Israel-Iran tensions point to a possible war, the UK, pledging to protect Israel since the Gaza … Read more
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WASHINGTON: US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Thursday the arrival of F-22 fighter jets to its area of responsibility as tensions run high in the Middle East. CENTCOM said the F-22 raptors are “part of U.S. force posture changes in the region to mitigate the possibility of regional escalation by Iran or its proxies.” Tensions are … Read more