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Egypt plans to plant 100 million olive trees by 2022

US strikes in Yemen kill 31 as Trump vows to end Huthi attacks

A US Central Command (CENTCOM) photgraph shows forces launching strikes against Huthi targets in Yemen

Agence France-Presse

Saudi Aramco profits drop 12 percent on lower prices, volumes

The Saudi Aramco headquarters in Riyadh

Agence France-Presse

Yemen's Huthis claim attacks on carrier group after US strikes

US Navy F/A-18 fighter aircraft operate on an aircraft carrier at sea reportedly during operations against Yemen Huthi rebels

Agence France-Presse

Intel: Pentagon to accept Turkey-made F-35 parts through 2022

An F-35 military aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force trains on targets at the NATO training location at the Vliehors Range on Vlieland. (Photo by Vincent JANNINK / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by VINCENT JANNINK/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran, China, Russia hold joint naval drill despite Trump threats: What we know

Iranian soldiers take part in the National Persian Gulf Day in the Strait of Hormuz, on April 30, 2019.

Analysis

Even as Erdogan befriends Putin, Turkey and Ukraine ink major free trade deal

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Barin Kayaoglu

By Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Masdar acquisition of Terra-Gen stake builds on UAE-US renewable energy ties

An Emirati man walks in front of the stand of Masdar City at the World Future Energy Summit exhibition in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 18, 2012.

United Arab Emirates

Houthis using Chinese-made hydrogen fuel cells to build stealthier drones: Report

A picture shows a military drone on display at an exhibition held by Yemen's Huthi group in the capital Sanaa on Nov. 19, 2024.

Naftali Bennett: Israel attacked Iran drone base, killed IRGC commander in 2022

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