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Egypt FM Calls for Strategic Balance, Greater Japan Role in Middle East

Tokyo-Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Thursday highlighted Egypt’s strategic partnership with Japan and urged increased Japanese investment in the

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Gulf States Condemn Iran’s Attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain

Dubai-Gulf and Arab nations strongly condemned renewed Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting Kuwait and Bahrain on Wednesday, describing them

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Beijing Rebukes Manila Defense Chief, Deepening China-Philippines Rift

Beijing-China on Tuesday sharply criticized Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro after he described China as a continuing security threat, highlighting

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China Sends Coast Guard Patrol Near Taiwan Amid Maritime Dispute

Beijing-China’s coast guard said on Monday it conducted patrols in waters east of Taiwan in response to plans by Japan

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China FLexes Muscle at Scarborough Shoal as Phillipines Warns of ‘Severe Threat’

Beijing-China’s military and coast guard conducted patrols around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Sunday, a

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Japan Rebuffs ‘New Militarism’ Charge in Veiled Swipe at China

Singapore-Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Sunday rejected accusations that Tokyo is pursuing a path of “new militarism,” using a

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Aukus Submarine Plan Recast as Australia Opts for Used US Vessels

Singapore-Australia, the United States and Britain have agreed to streamline the submarine component of the AUKUS security partnership, with Canberra

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Mine Alert Jolts Hormuz Shipping Lane

Muscat-Oman’s Maritime Security Centre on Saturday warned seafarers, fishermen and commercial vessels to exercise extreme caution after a floating object

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Castle Strikes Deepen Border Tensions

Adloun-Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling struck areas near the historic Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon on Saturday as fighting intensified

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Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing Makes Landmark India Visit to Deepen Strategic and Economic Ties

New Delhi-Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing arrived in India on Saturday for a five-day visit aimed at strengthening political, economic

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