Military base

Opinion | How new military bases could seed new cities and create jobs

3 min read . 26 May 2019

Seychelles President Danny Faure is likely to meet PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi during a state visit due to start on Sunday. File photo: PIB

Seychelles parliament blocks planned Indian naval base on Assumption island

1 min read . 22 Jun 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Danny Faure, President of Seychelles. Photo: PTI

Opposition in Seychelles to block India’s military deal

1 min read . 21 Mar 2018

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang points out a reporter to receive a question at a regular news conference in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

China denies plans to set up military base at Jiwani in Pakistan’s Balochistan

1 min read . 09 Jan 2018

The People’s Liberation Army announced the establishment of a logistics support base in Djibouti in July. Photo: AP (AP)

US Intelligence sees China’s military expanding bases globally

2 min read . 06 Oct 2017

Djibouti will be China’s first overseas naval base, although Beijing officially terms it a logistics facility. Photo: AP

China sends troops to Djibouti for opening of military base

1 min read . 12 Jul 2017

China, jointly with Pakistan, has developed Gwadar Port as part its One Belt, One Road project that also gives Beijing a potential naval base in the Arabian Sea. Photo: Bloomberg

China says Pakistan naval base talk pure speculation

1 min read . 29 Jun 2017

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey said on Friday that the Turkish military base aims to train Qatari soldiers and increase the tiny Persian Gulf nation’s security. Photo: Bloomberg

Turkey rejects Arab nations’ demands over its Qatar base

5 min read . 23 Jun 2017

Qatar and the United States on Wednesday signed a deal for F-15 fighter jets described as being worth $12 billion. Photo: Reuters

Jet deal, ship visit reflect US-Qatar ties even as former’s Gulf allies shun Doha

4 min read . 15 Jun 2017

A file photo of Chinese paramilitary forces. Pakistan, the US report noted, was already the primary market in the Asia-Pacific region for Chinese arms exports. Photo: Reuters

China may build military base in Pakistan: US

3 min read . 07 Jun 2017

File photo. The Pentagon report focuses on China’s military build-up on the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Photo: Reuters

Pentagon report cites China military buildup around world

2 min read . 07 Jun 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemns last week’s deadly terrorist attack in which some 140 Afghan National Army soldiers and officers were killed or wounded. Photo: PTI

Narendra Modi condemns terror attack on Afghanistan military base

2 min read . 24 Apr 2017

The American forces were fired on when they tried to stop a car at the gate of a military base. Photo:AFP

3 US military service members killed in Jordan shooting: official

1 min read . 04 Nov 2016

Replicas of a North Korean Scud-B missile and South Korean Hawk surface-to-air missiles are seen at the Korean War Memorial in Seoul. Photo: AFP<br />

South Korea says North Korea missile launch likely failed

2 min read . 31 May 2016

Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh. Photo: AP<br />

China negotiating Horn of Africa military base: Djibouti President

1 min read . 09 May 2015

The islands are about 100 kilometers closer to the disputed territory than the main island of Okinawa, which hosts about three-quarters of the US bases in Japan. Photo: AFP<br />

China building base near isles disputed with Japan: report

2 min read . 22 Dec 2014

Armed men, presumed by local sources to be Islamic State fighters, are pictured at a checkpoint in the west of Syrian town of Kobani. Photo: Reuters<br />

Islamic State seizes base as US warns of Baghdad threat

2 min read . 14 Oct 2014

An Islamist and jihadist alliance announced the capture of the main military base in the eastern city in a statement on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters<br />

Libya Islamists seize key Benghazi army base

3 min read . 31 Jul 2014

Okinawa governor Hirokazu Nakaima (right) talks to Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) during their meeting at Abe’s official residence in Tokyo on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters <br />

Okinawa governor approves site for new US base, says report

2 min read . 27 Dec 2013

A file photo of Afghan security personals at the site of an attack in Kabul on 18 October 2013. Photo: Reuters<br />

Gunfight breaks out between Afghan and foreign soldiers near Kabul

1 min read . 26 Oct 2013