Middle East
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Jul- 2026 -6 July
Egypt Opens ‘Octagon’ to Centralize Military Command
Egypt has officially inaugurated the “Octagon,” a new State Strategic Command Headquarters designed to consolidate military leadership in the country's New Administrative Capital.
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6 July
Palestinian Ministry Says Israeli Forces Kill Teen in West Bank
The Palestinian health ministry said Israeli forces fatally shot a 16-year-old boy in the occupied West Bank, the second reported killing of a Palestinian teenager within a week.
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6 July
Turkey Debuts Unified Military Headquarters During NATO Summit
Turkey will use the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara to showcase its new military complex designed to unify the country's armed forces command structure under one site.
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6 July
Netanyahu Says Some Lebanese Christian Villages ‘Asked to Be Annexed’ by Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that some Christian villages in southern Lebanon had asked to be annexed by Israel, in order to be protected from Hezbollah militants.
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5 July
Iran Envoy Says Friendly Nations to Get ‘Special’ Hormuz Fee Treatment
Iran's ambassador to China insisted that new fees would be charged to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz while assuring that "friendly" nations would receive special treatment.
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5 July
Attack by Yemen’s Houthis Kills 14 Government Troops: Official
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed 14 troops in an attack south of the port city of Hodeidah.
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3 July
Saudi Arabia Now Has Its Own Shahed-Style Drone With 1,500-Km Range
Saudi Arabia is expanding into the long-range strike drone segment with the SKYWASP, a one-way attack drone featuring a Shahed-style configuration
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3 July
Egypt Turns to Domestic Encryption to Secure Air Defense Systems
Egypt's Air Defense Forces are relying on domestically developed encryption systems and specialized cyber units to protect military communications.
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3 July
HGH to Equip Kuwait’s Al Dorra Patrol Vessels With Infrared Surveillance
HGH will equip eight offshore patrol vessels being built for the Kuwait Navy with SPYNEL infrared surveillance systems under a new contract with ADSB.
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3 July
Bomb Blast at Damascus Cafe Kills Nine, Authorities Say
A bomb blast rocked a cafe in Syria's capital Damascus, killing nine people and wounding 20, authorities said, in the latest challenge for the country's Islamist leaders as they seek stability after more than a decade of war.
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