Edward Finkelstein

The Israel Defense Forces has appointed Lt. Col. Ella Waweya as its new Arabic-language spokesperson, replacing Col. Avichay Adraee after 20 years in the role.

India is deepening its defense partnership with Israel through a new series of arms agreements valued at approximately $8.6 billion, according to reporting by Forbes India. 

The Palestinian Authority’s newly released draft constitution is being presented as a step toward state-building and democratic reform. 

Israel’s military has begun establishing a new maneuver-oriented division, the first of its kind in decades, in a move that reflects not only an organizational reshuffle but a deeper rethink of how the army expects to fight its next war.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has agreed to ship copper to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates under a new, US-backed partnership aimed at weakening China’s grip on global supplies of critical minerals.

Lebanon holds one of the largest gold reserves in the Middle East. Now, as the country sinks deeper into economic collapse, officials are quietly debating whether that stockpile could help stabilize a shattered financial system, a move that remains politically toxic and legally constrained.

Tower Semiconductor’s shares rose sharply after the Israeli chipmaker revealed a new collaboration with Nvidia focused on next-generation data-center networking.

Turkish state media reported on Friday that two Turkish nationals were arrested in Istanbul on suspicion of spying for Israel’s foreign intelligence service, the Mossad, a claim that could not be independently verified.

The case has sent shockwaves through Israel’s security establishment. The brother of the head of the Shin Bet has been charged with “aiding the enemy in wartime,” the public prosecutor announced on Thursday.

Talks with the U.S. should be pursued to secure national interests as long as "threats and unreasonable expectations" are avoided, President Masoud Pezeshkian posted on X on Tuesday.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iraq against moving closer to Iran, as former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki appears set to regain power with the backing of Iran-aligned Shiite partie

Saudi Arabia is positioning itself as a new hub in Africa’s gold trade, announcing that it is ready to begin purchasing bullion directly from Sudan in a move that could reshape long-established export routes dominated by Dubai.