Middle East

The Greek government is considering transferring a Patriot air-defense battery from Karpathos to Souda Bay on Crete, according to Greek media reports, as Athens reassesses its military posture following heightened tensions in the Middle East. The reported plan remains under...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Egypt could join the newly formed defense agreement linking Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, potentially expanding a pact that Ankara has compared to NATO's collective defense framework. Speaking to Al Jazeera in an...

A new mutual defense agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan is reorganizing the security landscape of the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean, presenting Greece with a potentially challenging diplomatic equation involving three of its increasingly important relations: Saudi...

Following a seventh straight night of U.S. strikes targeting Iranian military sites, Iran has continued to attack U.S. Gulf allies.

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday he had ordered the military to be prepared to launch strikes against Iran if the Iranian government attempted an assassination against him, Reuters reported. "1000 Missiles are Locked and ⁠Loaded and aimed at...

US and Iran exchanged attacks in the Straits of Hormuz and accused one another of violating a ceasefire that was agreed on last week.

The presidents of the US and Iran signed a bilateral agreement remotely on Wednesday night, aiming to end the war in the Middle East. The deal includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a $300 billion plan for Iran's "reconstruction,"...

Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday afternoon, June 4. The forty-minute discussion focused heavily on protecting Christian communities across the Middle East and safeguarding freedom of worship in...

Kuwait has suspended all commercial air travel following a drone strike by Iran that heavily damaged Kuwait International Airport and resulted in multiple injuries. The attack marks a severe escalation in the region, coming just hours after Iran launched...

Cyprus is moving to upgrade two major military bases with US backing, reinforcing its role as a safe haven in the Eastern Mediterranean for people fleeing conflict in the Middle East and as a humanitarian hub. The effort focuses on...