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Mar- 2018 -23 MarchBusiness
US approves $1.1 billion sale to Saudi Arabia of military equipment and services
The U.S. State Department approved sales of military equipment and services to Saudi Arabia worth an estimated $1076.8 million
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23 MarchBusiness
Raytheon awarded $523 million contract for AMRAAM air-to-air missile production
Raytheon was awarded a $523 million contract for the production of Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) that includes sales to eight U.S. allies
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23 MarchAfrica
Mali PM visits Kidal for first time since 2014, a day after 5 French soldiers injured in attack
Mali's Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga made a landmark visit to the restive northern town of Kidal on Friday, the first since 2014 by a head of government to to the area
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23 MarchBusiness
US Army orders 16 more UH-72A Lakota helicopters from Airbus, two weeks after it ordered 35
Airbus Helicopters was awarded an almost $117 million contract for 16 UH-72A Lakota helicopters for the U.S. Army, just two weeks 35 were ordered
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23 MarchAsia Pacific
French female ISIS fighter captured in Afghanistan
A French woman fighting for Islamic State in Afghanistan has been detained, Afghan officials said, amid fears that ISIS militants fleeing Syria and Iraq are finding their way to the country
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23 MarchEurope
Gunman shot dead after killing three and taking hostages in Trebes, southern France
At least three people were killed after a gunman who allegedly claimed allegiance to Islamic State hijacked a car, shot at police officers and then took hostages at a supermarket in Trebes, southwest France
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22 MarchPolitics
Saudi Arabia and US must pursue ‘urgent efforts’ for Yemen peace, Mattis tells Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia and the US must try to bring a peaceful end to Yemen's war, U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The leaders also discussed peace talks for Afghanistan
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22 MarchMiddle East
First Syrian rebels leave Eastern Ghouta enclave under Russia-brokered deal
Syrian rebels and their families began leaving the shrinking Eastern Ghouta enclave outside Damascus under an evacuation deal brokered by regime ally Russia
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22 MarchAfrica
Estonia seeks mandate to send 50 troops to reinforce French-led Mali mission
Estonia's government said it would ask parliament for a mandate to send 50 troops to Mali for one year as part of France's Operation Barkhane mission
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22 MarchMiddle East
Jordan and US launch new counter-terrorism training center
Jordan and the United States unveiled a counterterrorism training centre south of Amman aimed at boosting the capacity of local forces in a region beset by conflict.
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