In this photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency, firefighters try to extinguish a blaze at an Aramco terminal in the southern border town of Jizan, Saudi Arabia, early Sunday, March 20, 2022. Yemen’s Houthi rebels unleashed a barrage of drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia early Sunday that targeted a liquified natural gas

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walks with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Moscow, Russia September 11, 2021. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo By Reuters Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has opened up diplomatic and commercial opportunities for gas exporter Qatar to expand energy sales to the West and bolster its alliance with

By Anadolu Agency A US defense official said late Friday that Russia has fired more than 1,080 missiles since the start of its military operation in Ukraine. “We assess the airspace over Ukraine remains contested. The Ukrainian Air Force is continuing to fly aircraft and employ air and missile defense,” the official said in a

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 4, 2022. Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo By Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping told his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Friday that the Taiwan issue needs to be handled

Photo/Somali Times The Chinese government has donated military vehicles and military equipment to the Somali government, in a renewed push to boost the country’s war against terrorism. A shipment of military vehicles including Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) donated by the world’s second-largest power to the Somali National Army arrived in Mogadishu Friday. According to Anadolu

By Anadolu Agency Aircraft taking part in NATO military exercise when reported missing, says Norwegian state broadcaster A US military aircraft with four people onboard crashed late Friday in northern Norway, according to state media. The aircraft was taking part in a NATO military exercise, Cold Response 2022, when it was reported missing, said Norwegian

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad meets Prime Minister and Vice-President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 18, 2022. Picture taken March 18, 2022. WAM/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Syrian President Bashar al-Assad traveled to the United Arab Emirates on Friday, his first

By Anadolu Agency Ukraine said Friday that the Russian army has recruited nearly a thousand mercenaries from Syria. “The Russian occupiers, which have suffered huge losses during the war, have already recruited mercenaries from the troops under the command of (Syria’s) Bashar al-Assad regime and (Lebanese group) Hezbollah’s so-called army,” the General Staff of the

File- President Joe Biden meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, on Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) By The Associated Press President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping are set to speak on Friday as the White House warns Beijing that providing military

File- A Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone is displayed during a rehearsal of a military parade dedicated to Independence Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug. 20, 2021. The drones, which carry lightweight, laser-guided bombs, have carried out unexpectedly successful attacks in the early stages of Ukraine’s conflict with Russia. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File) By The Associated Press