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Algeria becomes first foreign buyer of Russia's Su-57 fighter jet: What to know

A Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter aircraft is exhibited during the Army-2022 International Military-Technical Forum at the Russian Armed Forces' Patriot Park in Kubinka, outside Moscow, Russia, Aug. 16, 2022.

Francesco Schiavi

By Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Analysis

As Iran’s role recedes, Israel alarmed by Turkey-Syria-Egypt alignment

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoan (3-R) greets Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (2-L) next to Bolivia's President Luis Arce (L) and Argentina's President Javier Milei (R) before the group photo at the end of the first session of the G20 Leaders' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

PRO: Middle East climate tech startups to be hot investment in 2023

The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) minister of industry and advanced technology, Sultan al-Jaber (L), looks on as John Kerry, the US president's climate envoy, tours the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation (GMIS) Summit in Dubai on November 22, 2021. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Al-Monitor Staff

By Al-Monitor Staff

Turkey returns $5B deposit to Saudi Arabia amid economic recovery

Turkey's Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek speaks during a breakout session on Creating Competitive Economies at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on May 15, 2024. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Turkey's opposition unites in advance of 2023 elections

Presentation of "Strengthened Parliamentary System" signing ceremony in Ankara on Feb. 28, 2022.

US green lights $95 million in aid for Lebanon’s army

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam walks among Lebanese army soldiers as he visits the southern village of Khiam near the border with Israel, on Feb. 28, 2025.

AL-Monitor Istanbul: Bronze head of Roman emperor returns to Antalya Museum

The bronze head of Septimius Severus at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek.

AL-Monitor Riyadh: Ramadan Season in Saudi Arabia

A shopkeeper prepares an order of traditional sweets for a customer in the capital Riyadh on March 27, 2023, during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

China withdraws as 2023 football Asian Cup host due to pandemic

Authorities in China are pursuing a strategy of stamping out the virus entirely, which includes rapid lockdowns and mass testing

Agence France-Presse

More than 200 Palestinians killed in 2023 as Israel detains Lion's Den leader

A Palestinian man flashes the victory sign as he faces an Israeli military vehicle, during a raid on the occupied-West Bank city of Nablus, February 22, 2023.