Saudi Military’s Latest Acquisition, JVs at Paris Air Show to Boost Local Defense Ambitions
Although Saudi Arabia is the world’s third biggest military spender ($67.6bn), only 2 percent of this spending is within the...
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India: Muslim Man Tortured, Forced to Chant Hindu Slogans Succumbs to Injuries
A special ambulance for cows in New Delhi. DESPARDES -- Indian police are searching for around a dozen people who...
Post-Feb 27: India May Replace Its Russian-Made Missiles With Israeli
An analyst characterized the entire Pakistani motion on February 27 as a zero-to-60-seconds Formula One (F1) race with assured win....
Erdogan’s Party Loses Mayor Re-Election in Turkey’s Economic Powerhouse Istanbul
Election authorities annulled the March result after Erdogan claimed irregularities in the counting — but that galvanized Imamoglu to take...
Gulf of Oman Tanker Attacks: US Says “Iran Did it”, UK Says Iranian Regime “Almost Certainly” Behind it
DESPARDES -- "... here we go again ... déjà vu ... Iraq anyone?," said a recent tweet as rising US-Iran...
OPINION: Are Iran And U.S. On Brink Of War?
DR. CAN KASAPOGLU -- Let us revisit a key fact to better grasp the U.S.– Iran showdown. During his presidential...
Iran Unveils Homegrown Missile Defense System Against ‘Stealth’ Attacks
The Iranian Defense Ministry unveiled a new surface-to-air missile battery called Khordad 15 during a ceremony Sunday in Tehran. Photo...
Iran Oil Exports Plummet To 400,000 Bpd; European Payment System to Circumvent U.S. Sanctions
DESPARDES News Monitor -- From 2.5 million barrels per day in April 2018-- just before the U.S. withdrew from the...
Courting The Law: Journalist, TV Channel Head, Owner Arrested In India Over Content
A recent PEW poll shows many in emerging economies (e.g. South Asia) see social media as having given them political...
US Defense Contractor to Build High-Tech Bombs in Saudi Arabia
DESPARDES News Monitor -- The Trump administration has permitted the construction of high-tech bomb and missile parts in Saudi Arabia,...
