by Asma Al-Ghabiri | May 9, 2017 | Middle East
Jeddah – Sweeping regional waters, Arab Coalition Forces command said Saudi royal navy joint forces detecting a number of maritime mines on Yemeni coasts near the Red Sea port of Midi. The port holds great military and strategic significance– it is...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 6, 2017 | Middle East
Multiple fast-attack vessels from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps came close to a United States Navy ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, forcing it to change direction, a US official told Reuters on Monday. The official, speaking on the condition of...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 17, 2016 | World
China’s Defense Ministry announced on Saturday that it had been deferring with the United States about returning an underwater drone previously reported to have been taken by a Chinese vessel in the South China Sea, but the U.S. was not helping by “hyping...