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Dec- 2018 -27 DecemberEurope
Princely ties: The growing Chechnya-Gulf security relationship
Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s Middle East engagement appears set for substantial growth in special forces and counterterrorism training
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19 DecemberAir
Saudi-led coalition ‘destroys drone’ in airstrike at Yemen’s Sana’a airport
The Saudi-led coalition fighting on the side of Yemen's government said it launched an airstrike at the airport in the capital Sanaa, destroying a drone
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15 DecemberBusiness
Raytheon awarded $57 million for Evolved SeaSparrow Missile production requirements
Raytheon was awarded two contracts for for long lead material for the production of Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles, the U.S. Department of Defense said
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13 DecemberMiddle East
Yemen’s warring parties agree to ceasefire, deal for Hodeidah, UN says
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced breakthroughs in peace talks with the warring parties in Yemen, including a ceasefire for Hodeidah
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12 DecemberMiddle East
UN at Yemen talks pushes for truce to allow aid deliveries
Before the scheduled close of UN-brokered talks on Yemen, mediators pushed for a truce between warring parties to allow aid deliveries
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6 DecemberMiddle East
Yemen peace talks begin in Sweden
Yemen's government and Houthi rebels traded mutual accusations as they sat for talks the UN envoy described as a "critical opportunity."
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5 DecemberBlog
The hypocrisy of the $15 billion Canada-Saudi arms deal
The Canadian government will continue to be in a state of hypocrisy on human rights until parliament seriously pursues an end to the arms deal with Saudi Arabia, Anna Badillo argues
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Nov- 2018 -22 NovemberEurope
Finland freezes arms export permits to Saudi Arabia and UAE over Yemen
Finland will not issue new arms export authorisations to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates due to concerns over the humanitarian situation in Yemen
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22 NovemberEurope
Denmark suspends arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Yemen war, Khashoggi murder
Denmark has suspended military exports to Saudi Arabia over the situation in Yemen and the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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21 NovemberAfrica
UN envoy arrives in Yemen for critical talks amid widespread famine fears
The UN Yemen envoy faced his "sternest test" as he flew into the rebel-held capital Sana'a for talks on averting all-out fighting for the port of Hodeidah and widespread famine
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