Middle East

Israel to Invest $110 Billion in Developing Independent Arms Industry

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would invest $110 billion over the next decade to develop its own independent arms industry.

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Yemen Separatists Report Saudi Air Strikes in Hadramawt

Saudi Arabia, the main backer of Yemen's internationally-recognized government, conducted air strikes on separatist positions in Hadramawt.

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Syria Ministers Talk Military Cooperation With Putin in Russia: State Media

Damascus's foreign and defense ministers met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday during a visit to Moscow where they discussed military cooperation, Syrian state media said.

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Palestinian Authority Says Israel Tightening Control Over West Bank With New Settlements

The Palestinian Authority condemned on Tuesday Israel's recent approval of 19 settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing it of tightening its control over Palestinian land.

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Houthis, Yemen Government Say to Exchange Nearly 3,000 Prisoners

Yemen's Houthi rebels and its internationally recognized government agreed Tuesday to a prisoner swap involving nearly 3,000 people, including seven Saudis — making it the largest such exchange in 11 years of war should it succeed.

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Syria State Media Says Kurdish Force Shelling Kills One Person in Aleppo City

Kurdish forces' shelling in Aleppo killed one person, after clashes with the Syrian government forces erupted in Kurdish neighborhoods.

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Israel Defense Minister Vows to Stay in Gaza, Establish Outposts

Defence Minister Katz vowed Israel will remain in Gaza and pledged to establish outposts in the north of the Palestinian territory.

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EDGE, EM&E Kick Off Ferox Armored Vehicle Production in Spain

The UAE’s state-owned company EDGE Group has signed a technology transfer agreement with EM&E Group to produce the Ferox 6x6 armored vehicle in Spain.

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US Strikes Over 70 IS Targets in Syria After Attack on Troops

US forces struck more than 70 Islamic State group targets in Syria on Friday in what President Donald Trump described as "very serious retaliation" for an attack that killed three Americans last weekend.

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Israel Launches Series of Strikes on Lebanon

Israel launched several strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon on Thursday, Lebanese state media reported, as the Israeli military said it targeted Hezbollah infrastructure, including a military compound.

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