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Qatar makes first BAE Eurofighter Typhoon payment, now buying 9 Hawk trainer jets

Qatar made its first payment to BAE for Eurofighter Typhoons, and increased its purchase of Hawk trainer jets to 9,…

Fergus Kelly

Libya rival militias clash south of Tripoli, causing power outages

New clashes flared between rival militias south of Libya's capital Tripoli, causing widespread power outages, the national electricity firm said

Staff Writer With AFP

Egypt cleared to buy 60,500 tank rounds from General Dynamics

The US approved a possible foreign military sale to Egypt of 56,000 tank rounds for its M1A1 Abrams tank fleet and…

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia says Syria air defense shot down Il-20 military aircraft after Israeli airstrikes

A Russian spy plane that disappeared from radar was shot down by Syrian air defense systems responding to Israeli strikes, Russia's…

Joanne Stocker

Israel airstrike kills 2 Palestinians on Gaza border

Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza border, the health ministry said, with Israel saying they…

Staff Writer With AFP

Russian Il-20 military aircraft disappears off Syria coast with 14 people on board

A Russian Ilyushin Il-20 military aircraft with 14 personnel aboard disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea while returning to Hmeimim air base, as…

Fergus Kelly

Russia and Turkey agree to create Idlib demilitarized zone, Putin says

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to implement a 15 km demilitarized zone in Syria's…

Staff Writer With AFP

India successfully flight tests anti-tank guided missile twice

India successfully flight tested its indigenous man-portable anti-tank guided missile twice, the Ministry of Defence said

Staff Writer With AFP

Former US-backed Syrian opposition group Liwa Shuhada al-Qaryatayn relocating to Aleppo province

Former US-backed vetted Syrian opposition militia Liwa Shuhada al-Qaryatayn (ShQ) is relocating from the Tanf area to the north along with…

Joanne Stocker

Netherlands signs letter of acceptance for $1.2 billion Apache helicopter upgrade

Netherlands and US officials signed a letter of offer and acceptance for the $1.2 billion upgrade of Dutch AH-64D Apache helicopters

Staff Writer With AFP