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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

What the end of the Qatar-Chad dispute means

Last month, a joint statement between Qatar and Chad led to restoration of relations that had been under stress since…

Joseph Hammond

Hundreds of jihadists and children with Dutch ties still in ISIS territory

Nearly 200 adults who joined the jihad in Syria and Iraq and at least 175 children with ties to the…

Staff Writer With AFP

SDF fighters redeploy from battle against ISIS to defend Efrin

Coalition-backed Syrian Democratic Forces will redeploy 1,700 fighters from fighting ISIS to defend a Kurdish enclave under Turkish attack

Fergus Kelly

Ghani’s peace offer to the Taliban: A long shot, but worth a shot

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was right to offer peace to the Taliban, and he deserves praise for making such a…

Opinion Editor