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19 May

RTX Teams With UAE Partners to Produce Defense-Critical Gallium

RTX has signed an agreement with Tawazun Council and Emirates Global Aluminium to explore gallium production at EGA’s facility in Abu Dhabi.

19 May

Fixed Site – Low, Slow, Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS).

Giulia Bernacchi

Qatar Becomes First Foreign Buyer of Raytheon FS-LIDS Counter-Drone

Raytheon signed a $1-billion deal with Qatar to deliver the FS-LIDS counter-drone technology, making Doha the system’s first international customer.

19 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Will ‘Take Control of All’ of Gaza, PM Says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel will “take control” of the whole of Gaza, as the military pressed a newly intensified campaign in the war-ravaged territory.

19 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Says Intercepted Missile From Yemen, Houthis Claim Attack

The Israeli military said Sunday it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, where the Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed launching two missiles at Israel's main airport.

18 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Says Security Force Member, 3 IS Jihadists Dead in Aleppo Operation

Syria's interior ministry said a member of the security forces was killed in an operation that left three Islamic State group jihadists dead in Aleppo.

17 May

Paramedics and Palestinian people carry the bodies of people killed in Israel's attack on al-Touba (al-Tawbah) Mosque west of Jabalia Camp, north of the Gaza Strip on May 15, 2025.

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Launches Expanded Gaza Offensive Aimed at Defeating Hamas

Israel announced the early stages of an intensified operation in Gaza aimed at defeating Hamas, with 10 reported killed in fresh strikes in the Strip.

17 May

Forces loyal to Yemen's Houthi rebels take part in a military parade

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Threatens Houthi Leaders After Striking Yemen Ports

Israel threatened to target the leadership of Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels after the air force struck two rebel-held ports.

16 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Says Getting Close to Deal to Avoid Iran Military Action

US President Trump said Iran nuclear deal was close to averting military action, as he toured Gulf capitals, securing $1.4 trillion investments from Abu Dhabi.

16 May