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Dec- 2017 -15 DecemberMiddle East
Airstrikes and clashes kill 51 in Yemen
Saudi-led air strikes have killed 28 Houthi rebels around Yemen's west coast, medics and security sources close to the insurgents said Friday, as government forces reported deadly clashes in the south.
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15 DecemberBusiness
Pratt & Whitney awarded $6.7 billion contract for F-22 Raptor engine sustainment
Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a $6.7 billion contract for engine sustainment for the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter until 2025
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15 DecemberAfrica
Cameroon army repels attack by ‘anglophone separatists’
Armed separatists in Cameroon's troubled anglophone region attacked a village before being repelled by soldiers, security officials said Friday.
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14 DecemberMiddle East
‘Golden opportunity missed’ at Syria peace talks – UN mediator
The latest round of Syria peace talks in Geneva was a "golden opportunity missed," the country's U.N. mediator lamented Thursday.
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14 DecemberAmericas
US will create a coalition to push back against Iran – Haley
US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said Washington would establish a coalition to push back against Iran.
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14 DecemberTechnology
Flapless flight: Successful first flight of ground-breaking BAE Systems MAGMA UAV
BAE Systems and the University of Manchester successfully completed flight trials of MAGMA, a new UAV with a revolutionary blown-air flight control system
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14 DecemberAir
New UK-based RAF Typhoon squadron will temporarily integrate Qatari personnel
The U.K. is to create a new Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon squadron that will temporarily integrate personnel from Qatar
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14 DecemberMiddle East
Did ISIS kill Iraqis with weapons the US gave to Syrian fighters?
ISIS captured European weapons given by the US to Syrian rebels and later used them against the Iraqi Security Forces in the battles of Mosul and Fallujah
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13 DecemberMiddle East
Lebanon to get $120 million in US military aid including ScanEagle drones and helicopters
The United States is to give the Lebanese Armed Forces more than $120 million in additional military aid for border security and counter-terrorism operations
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13 DecemberMiddle East
UPDATED ISIS attack on Tanf deconfliction zone repelled by MaT
The U.S.-backed vetted Syrian opposition group Jaysh Maghawir al-Thawra (MaT) repelled ISIS attacks on the deconfliction zone near At Tanf in southern Syria
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