General Khalifa Haftar arrived at El Alamein International Airport on Tuesday aboard a private Airbus A319 with the tail number P4-KH519 for his meeting with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The meeting was held yesterday, after which Haftar departed Egypt and returned to Benghazi. Interestingly, just days earlier, on August 15, a Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) Airbus A319-111, tail number 5A-ONI, arrived at El Alamein from Tripoli. The aircraft arrived around the same time as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who was also in El Alamein following his visit to Libya.

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RT by @EGYOSINT: General Khalifa Haftar arrived at El Alamein International Airport on Tuesday aboard a private Airbus A319 with the tail number P4-KH519 for his meeting with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The meeting was held yesterday, after which Haftar departed Egypt and returned to Benghazi.

https://fxtwitter.com/EGYOSINT/status/2090364902162456731

RT by @EGYOSINT: Interestingly, just days earlier, on August 15, a Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) Airbus A319-111, tail number 5A-ONI, arrived in El Alamein from Tripoli, likely carrying a senior GNU official. The aircraft arrived around the same time as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who was also in El Alamein following his visit to Libya.

https://fxtwitter.com/EGYOSINT/status/2090364960060604657

🛰 The Liberian-flagged chemical and oil products tanker Amara (IMO 9333280), seized by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz on August 17, 2026, is visible in Sentinel-2L satellite imagery captured today, anchored near Larak Island. The vessel was intercepted and seized by the IRGC for allegedly violating maritime transit regulations and failing to pay newly imposed service fees. Amara is managed and operated by UAE-based Superfleet DMCC, while its registered owner is HSG Shipping Inc., a single-vessel shell company registered in the Marshall Islands.

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The U.S. Air Force EA-37B Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft, originally deployed to Chania Airport in Greece to support operations related to the war with Iran, is now conducting its second consecutive day of ISR flights near Poland’s border with Kaliningrad.

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🇨🇳🇪🇬 More People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft are currently deploying to Egypt for the joint Egyptian-Chinese “Eagles of Civilization 2026” air exercise. This year’s exercise is expected to be substantial, with PLAAF J-16 fighter jets taking part for the first time.

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🇨🇳🇪🇬 Six J-16 fighter jets, along with a KJ-500 AEW&C aircraft and a Y-20 transport aircraft, were spotted in Karachi, Pakistan, ahead of their deployment to Egypt for the joint Egyptian-Chinese air forces exercise.

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Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Shaanxi Y-9LG electronic warfare (EW) and intelligence-gathering aircraft are also participating in the joint Egyptian-Chinese air forces exercise.

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🇸🇦🇾🇪 The Houthis say they carried out two drone attacks targeting Saudi Arabia’s Najran region, including Najran Airport and an Aramco facility. Houthi spokesman said the attacks were retaliation for alleged Saudi drone activity over Yemen’s Saada province.

https://fxtwitter.com/EGYOSINT/status/2090444930653073736

🇸🇦🇺🇸 More expansion work is underway at the U.S. Army’s Logistics Support Area in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, known as LSA Jenkins.. Ongoing excavation work is visible at the site, while new structures have been installed in the camp’s eastern section.

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🇺🇸 The ongoing works visible in satellite imagery align with a May 2026 U.S. Army solicitation (W912D226QA038) for engineering equipment at TF Castle, LSA Jenkins. The contract covered equipment, transport, delivery, pickup, maintenance, repairs, replacements and technical support.

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So, for everyone who doubted that Tiran and Sanafir were handed over to KSA: 🇸🇦 A March 2026 Saudi Border Guards tender called for the installation of two supporting coastal radar systems at the Tiran and Sanafir Island centers, along with associated equipment and support.

https://fxtwitter.com/EGYOSINT/status/1920562072988852309

Another older Saudi Border Guards tender, issued in 2025, sought the supply and installation of pumps for the water desalination plant at the Sanafir Island Border Guard Center.

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The Saudi Navy also published a tender on April 29, 2026 for the supply of diving machinery and equipment specifically for Tiran and Sanafir, through the Marine Supply Center of the Eastern Fleet.

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🇸🇾 🇵🇰 The day after Israel struck Syria’s Abu al-Duhur Airbase, Syrian Foreign Minister traveled to Islamabad aboard a Syrian government Bombardier Global 6000 T7-SYR marking his first visit to Pakistan in 19 years. The timing is notable, raising questions over whether Damascus is seeking to deepen defense ties with Pakistan and potentially leverage the emerging Pakistan–Saudi Arabia–Turkey alliance.

https://fxtwitter.com/EGYOSINT/status/2090109497712775573

🛰 🇸🇦🇾🇪 New damage is now visible at the Jazan Oil Refinery in southern Saudi Arabia following the Houthi drone strike on August 18. New Sentinel-2L satellite imagery confirms that a large oil storage tank at 17°16'47.38"N 42°23'52.82"E was struck and subsequently caught fire.

https://fxtwitter.com/EGYOSINT/status/2089025351095661048

🇪🇬🇹🇿 EgyptAir Airbus A320neo passenger aircraft with tail number SU-GFO has arrived in Tanzania carrying the Egyptian Prime Minister to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant and Dam, which was built by an Egyptian consortium.

https://fxtwitter.com/EGYOSINT/status/2090780953589211396

🛰 🇶🇦🇺🇸 Around 3–4 U.S. Air Force aerial refueling aircraft remain visible at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in Sentinel-2L satellite imagery captured today. 5× Qatari Emiri Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airlifters have also returned to the base for the first time since July 12.

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🇾🇪🇸🇦 The Houthis have released footage showing their Rajum quadcopter dropping munitions directly onto a Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) American-made M1A2S tank at a forward military position in Marib, Yemen, triggering an explosion that was followed by a fire engulfing the tank.

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🇸🇦🇫🇷 Saudi Crown Prince MBS is en route to Paris on a state visit aboard the Saudi government’s Airbus A340-200 VIP aircraft (HZ-HMS2) operating as SVA002, escorted by three G650s (SRA350, SRA352 and SRA358) and a Boeing 777-300 (HZ-HM5) operating under the SRA354 callsign.

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