ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER: Israeli leaders describe the territory now occupied in Lebanon as a war gain, but some military veterans see the so-called “buffer zone” as a deadly replay of a doomed strategy they experienced first-hand. Gil Shely recalls being told daily by his commanders ​in the late 1980»»»

The chairman of Kazakhstan’s Atomic Energy Agency, Almassadam Satkaliyev, is on an extended tour of nuclear-power facilities in China, gaining insight into PRC management techniques covering the entire development cycle, from design to construction to the operation of such entities. Satkaliyev has »»»

Central Asia is battling to prevent a fuel squeeze caused by sustained Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries from becoming a regional supply shock. The situation worsened on July 8 as Russia, facing domestic fuel shortages and price spikes in some regions, banned exports of diesel until the end o»»»

DUBAI: Russia hopes by mid-July to have a commercial logistics hub up and running in one of two berths at the naval base it leases in the Syrian port of Tartous, while keeping a military presence at the other, Syrian officials told Reuters. The hub will handle a wide range of Russian goods includin»»»

Bulgaria's Council of Ministers is due to approve the country's position on the European Union's 21st package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus at its regular meeting on Thursday, according to the government's agenda. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said that he will oppose the»»»