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Mar- 2018 -13 MarchMiddle East
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, lightly wounding seven people, officials and witnesses said
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13 MarchMiddle East
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 source said, with at least five people dead or wounded
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12 MarchMiddle East
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
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12 MarchAmericas
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 new SIPRI report
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9 MarchBusiness
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.
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9 MarchAsia Pacific
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 prominent Hazara leader.
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8 MarchBusiness
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 for an estimated $270.4 million
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8 MarchMiddle East
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 Sana'a, killing six members of the same family, witnesses and rebels said
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8 MarchBusiness
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 air and missile defense system
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7 MarchMiddle East
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 said will facilitate operations in the region, including in Afghanistan
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