Drones

Militarisation of the Egypt-Israel border has provoked fears of a potential escalation of tensions between the two countries
Egypt
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Why has Israel declared its border with Egypt a military zone?

Israel says the move targets drone-based weapons smuggling, but it also exposes growing mistrust toward Egypt and risks militarising a long-stable frontier.

The New Arab Staff
06 November, 2025
llustration of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen
Turkey-EU relations
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Turkey eyes bigger role in EU defence strategy as Europe rearms

Matthew Hoare
28 October, 2025
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Gaza ceasefire deal
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US deploys surveillance drones to monitor Gaza ceasefire: report

The New Arab Staff
25 October, 2025
Passengers sleep on inflatable mattresses on the ground while others queue up next to them at Munich International Airport in Munich, southern Germany, on early October 4, 2025 (Photo by MICHAELA STACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
Germany
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Flights resume at Munich airport after second drone scare

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 October, 2025
Mali's Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga speaks during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City
Algeria
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Mali PM denounces Algeria at UN over drone downing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 September, 2025
Lebanon's drone dilemma: Caught between safety and surveillance
Lebanon
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A Lebanese army drone killed a drug lord. Was it extrajudicial?

Suzanne Abou Said
28 August, 2025
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Lebanon-Israel conflict
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Israeli drones strike Lebanon as US evacuates embassy staff

The New Arab Staff
23 June, 2025
Iranian drones managed to breach Israel's air defence systems for the first time
Israel-Iran conflict
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Iranian drones breach Israeli air defences for first time

The New Arab Staff
21 June, 2025
Iranian strike in Beit She'an on June 21, 2025
Israel-Iran conflict
MENA
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Multiple Israelis trapped underground after Iranian drone strike

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 June, 2025
Iranian drones and debris of intercepted missiles fell on Syria as Tehran retaliates against Israeli aggression
Syria
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Syria hit by falling missiles as Israel–Iran conflict escalates

The New Arab Staff
15 June, 2025
RSF drone strikes have started massive fires in Port Sudan [Getty]
Sudan civil war
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Thousands of Port Sudan residents flee as RSF drones target city

The New Arab Staff
11 May, 2025
Soldiers and onlookers inspect the debris of a mosque after Indian strikes in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 7, 2025. (Photo by ZUBAIR ABBASI/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
India-Pakistan tensions
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India launches at least 25 Israeli-made drones at Pakistan

The New Arab Staff
08 May, 2025
The Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV performs during live-fire tests in Istanbul, Turkey
Algeria
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Airspace closures heighten Algeria-Mali tensions amid drone row

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 April, 2025
Fighters deploy in Atareb in the western areas of Syria's northern Aleppo province, on November 28, 2024, amidst clashes between the Syrian army and fighters of the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) along with allied factions. A Syria war monitor on November 28, said clashes between the army and jihadists killed more than 130 combatants in the worst fighting in the country's northwest in years, as the government also reported fierce battles.
Post-Assad Syria
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Ukraine intelligence may be coordinating with Syrian rebels

The New Arab Staff
04 December, 2024
Mohamed Choucair
Lebanon
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Culture
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The Lebanese DJ turning Israeli drones into sound art

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Yousra Samir Imran

22 November, 2024
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Russia
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Ukraine says Russia launched 8,060 Iranian drones during war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 September, 2024
Syria
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US military base attacked by drone in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 August, 2024
Hezbollah
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Hezbollah broadcasts drone video of airbase deep in Israel

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 July, 2024
Haifa
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Hezbollah drone takes closeup video of Israel's Haifa

The New Arab Staff
19 June, 2024
For two months and even after the ceasefire, the Israeli drone MK, nicknamed by the Lebanese 'Umm Kamel' as part of their dark humour coping mechanism, has traumatised the country with its incessant buzzing drone and ominous signalling of imminent Is
Gaza War
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UK drones reportedly helping Israel to find Gaza captives

The New Arab Staff
11 June, 2024
Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone
Turkey
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Turkish strikes in Syria kill 4 wounds 11, Kurdish group says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 June, 2024