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<p>Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye will travel to Tehran on Monday, according to an Iranian and a Saudi official.</p> <p>Iran’s state-run <em>IRNA</em> news agency quoted the deputy secretary of Iran’s top security body, Ali Bagheri Kani, as saying that the visit was part of efforts to implement the idea of endogenous security in Wes

Saudi Arabia 's Minister of Defence Prince Khalid bin Salman was on Monday leading a delegation to Tehran, along with other officials from countries in the Makkah Agreement. Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rayed Krimly, said on X that other participants in the meeting include the Chief of Staff of Pakis

Iran's security chief to meet defence officials from the Mecca Defence Alliance in Tehran as fighting rages in Yemen.

The two countries will "work in close partnership" on investment opportunities and challenges, according to a joint media statement.

OTTAWA — The British government has turned down Ottawa's attempts to have it join the international Defence, Security and Resilience Bank, though London says it will work in lockstep with Canada to meet NATO spending targets.

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate as fierce ground battles and a devastating siege strangle Yemen's Taiz.

The Gulf states find themselves at the centre of a regional war that is not of their making . A confrontation that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran has spread into a web of proxy conflicts, reaching from the Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea and Bab Al Mandeb, through Iraq and Yemen. The members of the GCC now face a question they can no longer put of

<p>SINCE September 2025, Pakistan has signed multilayered and multi-domain defence agreem­e­nts with several Arab and Muslim states. It has sig­­ned a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1942611">Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement</a> (SMDA) with Saudi Arabia, the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2035540">Makkah Joint Def­­ence Agreement</a> (MJDA) with Tur

Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy says country’s access to Starlink and Starshield satellite links has been fully restored

The Chief Minister said political and ideological differences would not come in the way of investment and development and the government had a clear approach and strong determination to advance economic growth

600 master trainers to be trained in first phase; programme aims to equip 60,000 civil defence volunteers across 12 States and Union Territories with emergency response skills

Revealed: The letter our most senior military commander received two days before he quit.

Manchester City's 100% winning start to the Premier League season comes to an abrupt end against Aston Villa - leaving Enzo Maresca with glaring defensive issues to resolve.

His current tenure was scheduled to end on October 31, 2026

The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, and alumni have urged the Unity Schools Old Students Association to lead efforts to restore the schools’ standar Read More: https://punchng.com/defence-minister-alumni-urge-action-to-restore-unity-schools/

The world number one will face Leylah Fernandez in the final after the unseeded Canadian beat Czech Marie Bouzkova.

Turkey does not expect its troops to engage in combat with the Houthis under a defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, Defence Minister Yasar Guler said on Friday, as the countries' foreign ministers met in Istanbul to discuss regional developments. "The main purpose of our possible military support to Saudi Arabia will be to strengthen deterrence . We

Vehicles will transform Army from mostly peacekeeping force to military capable of limited conventional war fighting

<p>Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have completed the ratification processes for the Makkah defence pact while Turkiye was in the process of doing so, Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said on Friday.</p> <p>Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2021248">signed </a>the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in August, unde

<p>Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have completed the ratification processes for the Makkah defence pact while Turkiye was in the process of doing so, Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said on Friday.</p> <p>Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2021248">signed </a>the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in August, unde

The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), has pledged that Nigerian troops who died during peacekeeping missions in Liberia and Sierra Leone under the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group will not be forgotten. Musa gave the assurance when he received a delegation of ECOMOG veterans, led by Maj. Gen. Ohifeme Ejimai Read Mo

<p>Officials will call on UK to ‘step up’ financial support at Brussels summit – with post-Brexit issues also on agenda</p><p>EU leaders will press Andy Burnham at a summit in Brussels to contribute more to Ukraine’s defence effort in 2027.</p><p>EU officials argue that the UK, Canada and Japan should do more to support Ukraine, but entreaties to these G7 co

'The errors of judgment were contrary to the values of the Defence Force.'

Officers of the Counter Intelligence Cell of Andhra Pradesh, intrigued by a slew of messaging patterns across various social media platforms, busted a major digital honey-trap racket, including the Indian conduits, whose motive was to leak sensitive defence details, specifically Naval intelligence, to the neighbouring country’s Inter-Services Intelligence, w

OPINION: Choosing not to speak is not a technical obstacle to justice, it is a safeguard.

The Constitutional Court’s refugee judgment protects constitutional rights. Misreading it fuels xenophobia, threatens democracy and imperils the rule of law.

Ja'Kobe Walter made it a personal goal to lead the NBA in steals by the end of the season.

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Kigali to strengthen defence cooperation against terrorism. Read More: https://punchng.com/coas-kagame-strengthen-nigeria-rwanda-defence-ties/

Just 22 per cent of respondents indicated they would make such a disclosure to seek medical support

Several hearings held ‘in camera’ in advance of inquest next month

Companies and governments around the world are racing to patch vulnerabilities in the widely used PHP programming language, as experts reported a surge in hacking attempts following their disclosure.

India and Poland to target double bilateral trade by 2030, sign agreement on protecting classified information

Amid growing threats, a grassroots aid effort has transformed into an initiative to get more ammunition to the front.

A report by MPs urges the UK to address capability gaps including a lack of Royal Navy warships and submarines, as Russia seeks to dominate the region.

Human rights advocates in Nigeria have warned against the selective defence of rights based on emotions or personal interests, calling for impartiality. Read More: https://punchng.com/advocates-warn-against-selective-human-rights-defence/

A lawyer for Dr. Leopoldo Luque, charged in Diego Maradona’s 2020 death, claims his client is innocent and a ‘scapegoat’ in the ongoing trial. Read More: https://punchng.com/defence-lawyer-claims-doctor-innocent-in-maradona-death-case/

The Crown has wrapped up its case against a former Air Canada Cargo employee who is accused of participating in the biggest gold heist in Canadian history.

<p>Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and visiting Maldivian President Dr Mohamed Muizzu underscored the importance of strengthening bilateral defence cooperation on Wednesday, state-run <em>Radio Pakistan</em> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.radio.gov.pk/21

Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports on the ‘Badr’ Memorandum of Understanding.

<p>Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and visiting Maldivian President Dr Mohamed Muizzu underscored the importance of strengthening bilateral defence cooperation on Wednesday, state-run <em>Radio Pakistan</em> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.radio.gov.pk/21

The National has obtained the full text of the Makkah Defence Pact between Saudi Arabia , Turkey and Pakistan after it was submitted to the Turkish parliament for approval. The text, which had not been made public when the agreement was signed in August, was confirmed as authentic by a Turkish source. Turkey's parliament must approve the pact before it becom

The rapid reform of the NZ Defence Force is expected to happen over six years.

Polish PM to hold meetings Delhi and Bengaluru, both sides finalising a confidentiality agreement for defence tech sensitivities on Russia

Move aims to strengthen Army’s air defence capabilities against aerial threats, including drones

Experts say conflicts and uncertainty are accelerating efforts to strengthen regional military capacity.

<p>RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday appointed a state counsel to cross-examine prosecution witnesses from the defence side in a security breach case against lawyers Imaan Zainab Hazir-Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha.</p> <p>Advocate Taimur Janjua has been directed to be present at the next hearing as Imaan and Hadi’s lawyers failed cross-examine

<p>Pakistan, Qatar, Turkiye and Indonesia on Wednesday signed a multilateral pact to promote cooperation in defence production and capabilities, the Turkish defence ministry said.</p> <p>The signing took place in Qatar, with ministers of the four countries attending the ceremony. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif represented Pakistan at the signing.</p> <p>The F

A judge hearing a judicial review of a Minister for Justice decision to deny a study visa to a student in Gaza has said there is "a substantial hole" in the case being put forward by the minister in defence of that decision.

The prosecution has concluded its case over the alleged failure in 2011 by then senior Hyflux personnel to tell investors key information about the Tuaspring water desalination project.

Today on Trending Middle East , the UK is sending Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to help defend its cities and vital infrastructure against Houthi attacks. The aircraft will be used to intercept aerial threats and will not carry out strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. Meanwhile, food and fuel prices have more than doubled in Yemen’s besieged city of

<p>UK defence secretary had been due to unveil proposals on Thursday until concerns were raised at 11th hour</p><p>Wes Streeting has been forced to delay the publication of a plan to get more young people into defence industry jobs after pushback from trade unions, the Guardian understands.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streetin

Three people including a baby were injured in the incident at a home in Glendene earlier this month.

Issue of low cadet starting pay – about €25,000 – also raised at Raco union annual conference

President Sheikh Mohamed and Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday toured companies operated by the UAE's largest defence group as part of the French President's official visit to the Gulf . Sheikh Mohamed and Mr Macron inspected advanced manufacturing sites at Tawazun Industrial Park in Abu Dhabi. The companies included Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments, EPI, H

The softly-spoken former defence secretary is gearing up for the biggest moment of his long political career.