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Blast targets Palestinian prime minister’s convoy during rare Gaza visit

An explosion targeted Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah's convoy as he arrived in the Gaza Strip for a rare visit,…

Staff Writer With AFP

Suicide bombing hits UAE-backed force in Yemen’s Aden

A suicide bombing hit Yemeni troops trained by the United Arab Emirates in the government bastion of Aden, a security…

Staff Writer With AFP

Three assailants killed in attack on Iran military checkpoint

Three assailants were killed after they attacked a military checkpoint in southeastern Iran, the Islamic Republic's elite Revolutionary Guards said

Staff Writer With AFP

US tops global arms exporter list, India leads importers

The United States was the world's biggest arms exporter in 2013-17, while India imported the most weapons, according to a…

Joanne Stocker

UK signs memorandum with Saudi Arabia for sale of 48 Typhoon multirole fighter jets

Saudi Arabia has signed a Memorandum of Intent with the U.K. government to purchase 48 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter jets.

Fergus Kelly

Casualties reported after suicide bombing in Kabul’s Hazara neighborhood

A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least seven people who were attending a memorial for a…

Joanne Stocker

US approves sale to UAE of 300 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles

The U.S. State Department approved the sale to the United Arab Emirates of 300 AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II air-to-air missiles…

Fergus Kelly

Air strike kills 6 family members in Yemen’s capital: witnesses

An air raid believed to have been carried out by the Saudi-led coalition hit a home in Yemen's rebel-held capital…

Staff Writer With AFP

MBDA and Lockheed form joint venture for Germany’s TLVS missile defense system

MBDA Deutschland and Lockheed Martin announced a joint venture expected to become the prime contractor for Germany's TLVS next-generation integrated…

Joanne Stocker

Qatar signs agreement allowing NATO use of Al-Udeid Air Base

NATO and Qatar signed an agreement allowing NATO personnel to enter Qatar, and to use Al-Udeid Air Base, which NATO…

Fergus Kelly