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The Pentagon is pressing U.S. defense companies to rapidly increase weapons production and accelerate deliveries as the five-month war with Iran consumes critical American munitions.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca on Aug. 7 that commits the three countries to regard an armed attack against any one of them as an attack against all three, establishing a new framework for collective deterrence.

U.S. President Donald Trump has called for several Muslim-majority countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, and Turkey, to join the Abraham Accords as part of any future agreement with Iran

United Arab Emirates will withdraw from Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on May 1, 2026

Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have significantly expanded their strategic and economic partnership, underscored by the official visit of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, to Nur-Sultan. Hosted...

A massive explosion and fire ripped through Iran’s largest commercial port, Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas, on Saturday, leaving at least eight people dead and over 700 injured.

UAE has secured a massive $6.8 billion in defense contracts during the 2025 International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX), the Middle East’s largest defense expo.

In a major milestone for the UAE’s transportation sector, Etihad Rail has officially launched plans for a cutting-edge high-speed rail service linking Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

U.S. President Joe Biden designated the UAE as a “major defense partner” following a historic meeting between the UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the US President at the White House.

Abu Dhabi Airports is launching the “biometric smart travel” project to automate passenger registration at Zayed International Airport with ambitions to transform into the world’s first document-free airport.