China’s aerospace manufacturers have become a growing presence at overseas air shows as the country seeks to expand its arms sales abroad, bolstered by technological advances in the defence and aviation industries. More than 1,500 companies took part in this year’s Dubai Airshow, the largest such show in the Middle East. They included around 80…
1. The Ilyushin Il-76 Russian transport aircraft looms large on the tarmac in Dubai. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense) 2. The air control tower at the 2025 Dubai Airshow. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense) 3. Russian Pantsir-SMD-E missile system on display at this year’s Dubai Airshow. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense) 4. A up-close look at Russia’s Pantsir-SMD-E missile system. (Daniel…
The recovery of China’s tech stocks from their trough is still at an early stage, as the country’s emergence as an artificial intelligence superpower reshapes global platforms and lures Western capital back, according to a senior investment banker at JPMorgan. As Chinese entrepreneurs expanded their businesses globally and deepened their involvement in AI, their companies…
Syria’s Asaad al-Shaibani meets with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi as Damascus pushes to bolster international ties. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has pledged to deepen collaboration on “counterterrorism” with China on his first visit to Beijing since the toppling of former President Bashar al-Assad last year. Al-Shaibani and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi agreed on Monday…
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Winter’s first strong rainfall sent water cascading through parts of Gaza’s sprawling Muwasi tent camp on Saturday, as the territory struggles to cope with flooding and devastated infrastructure after two years of war. What You Need To Know Winter’s first strong rainfall sent water cascading through parts of Gaza‘s sprawling Muwasi tent camp…
Entity called Al-Majd Europe taking families on buses out of Gaza to Israel’s Ramon Airport – and then to unknown destinations. A Palestinian man who says he left Gaza through a shadowy organisation that has landed 153 people in South Africa without documentation describes the process set up to encourage more Palestinians to leave the…
Cold temperatures and heavy rainfall are worsening already dire conditions for displaced Palestinian families across Gaza, as Israel continues to block the deliveries of tents and other critical shelter supplies into the besieged territory. Palestinians in Gaza attempted on Saturday to dig trenches around their flimsy tents to keep the water from flooding their tents,…
The Middle East is no longer asking whether it should develop domestic space capabilities; it’s deciding with whom it will develop them. If the United States wants to be the country of choice ahead of China, it must create a joint space partnership agreement framework to align American and partner nations’ industry, government and financial…
Chinese businesses should pivot their attention to the “rising” Global South such as Africa and the Middle East while minimising foreign investment risks through localisation, according to a former senior diplomat. Le Yucheng, who was a Chinese foreign vice-minister from 2018 to 2022, offered the assessment on Wednesday at the Hongqiao International Economic Forum in…
Recycling sand and gravel aggregates from construction and demolition waste could meet half of China’s demand for the materials essential for building skyscrapers, roads and railways by 2050, a Chinese-led study has found. By embracing a circular economy strategy, some provinces could achieve aggregate recycling rates as high as 65 per cent, the team led…