QatarEnergy has signed a 20-year agreement to purchase up to 3 million metric tons of LNG annually from Woodside Energy, expanding its access to US supplies as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz
Foreign ministers from eight European and regional countries met in Istanbul to address mounting security challenges, prevent further military escalation in the Middle East and expand cooperation.
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye agreed to immediately implement collective-defense commitments under the Mecca Defense Alliance on Oct. 5, including measures to provide and rapidly deploy agreed military forces and capabilities to Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom faces escalating security threats.
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $24.3 billion Foreign Military Sale of F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft and related equipment to Saudi Arabia, advancing Riyadh's effort to acquire the advanced U.S. stealth fighter.
Europe recorded its busiest summer for air traffic on record in 2026, with an average of 35,959 flights per day between June and August, even as the war in the Middle East disrupted established aviation routes and shifted holiday travel plans.
BRICS leaders called for “maximum restraint” in the Middle East and warned of growing nuclear dangers as the bloc adopted its New Delhi Declaration amid intensifying conflict involving Iran and the United States.
Turkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have taken the first formal steps to institutionalize their new mutual defense arrangement, agreeing to establish a permanent secretariat in Saudi Arabia
US is preparing to pull its last aircraft carrier from the western Pacific, temporarily leaving the region without one of the most visible symbols of American military power as the Trump administration continues its war against Iran
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.
Pakistan is targeting a $40 billion to $50 billion export opportunity in the global Halal economy as it seeks to expand its market share through value-added production, internationally recognized certification and investment in Halal industries.
