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Egyptian security forces in Sinai. (AFP/ File)

August 30th, 2018 - 10:23 GMT

Egyptian Forces: 20 Takfiris Killed in Operation Sinai

The Egyptian Armed Forces announced their killing of 20 “dangerous takfiris” in 2018’s comprehensive Operation Sinai, with the stated aim of combating extremism.

With state-of-the-art technology, the system provides missile defense against a variety of aerial, naval and air-borne threats. (Israel Aerospace Industries)

August 29th, 2017 - 11:35 GMT

India Buys its First Long-Range Surface to Air Missile from Israel

Russian Military jets (AFP/File)

August 28th, 2017 - 08:58 GMT

Russia is Using Syria as a Testing Ground for its Weapons

A handout picture released by the Egyptian defence ministry on February 16, 2015 shows a fighter jet landing at an undisclosed location in Egypt following air strikes in Libya (AFP)

June 28th, 2017 - 09:57 GMT

Libyan Arms Convoy Hit by Egyptian Air Strikes

Iraqi women walk past destroyed buildings south of Mosul on May 26, 2017, as government forces continue their offensive to retake the city of Mosul from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. (Karim Sahib/AFP)

May 27th, 2017 - 09:29 GMT

Iraq Launches Final Push to Oust Daesh

The Saudi cabinet said it is planning a 35-percent increase in basic salaries of all air force pilots and weapons operators. Officers who fly fighter jets or operate their weapons systems will receive a 60-percent pay increase. (File photo)

April 6th, 2017 - 02:01 GMT

War in Yemen: Saudi fighter pilots get 60 percent pay hike

A child killed in the chemical attack in Idlib at a hospital in Khan Sheikhun, Syria. (AFP/Omar Haj Kadour)

April 5th, 2017 - 02:19 GMT

After Idlib chemical attack, four pro-Assad talking points to be wary of

A Syrian Arab Red Crescent lorries are seen in the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus, on October 19, 2016. (AFP/Abd Doumany)

October 20th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Belgium summons Russian ambassador over deadly airstrike near Aleppo

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. (AFP/Oli Scarff)

October 18th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Russia proposes ‘humanitarian pause’ of eight hours to Aleppo carnage

A Syrian man carries the body of an infant retrieved from under the rubble of a building following a reported airstrike on September 23, 2016, on the al-Muasalat area in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. (AFP/Thaer Mohammed)

September 24th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

'Unprecedented' bombing targets Syria’s civil defense as assault on Aleppo escalates

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September 11th, 2016

Hajj on lockdown: How the Saudi government is working to protect its visiting pilgrims this year

The shroud of mystery over Sinai has led social media users and some journalists to question whether the leader that was reported killed on Thursday is in fact a real person. (AFP/File)

August 7th, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

Media baffled by mysterious fate of Sinai Province leader in Egypt

An aircraft is seen at Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey, which the US has used to launch airstrikes against Daesh in Syria since last year. (File photo)

July 27th, 2016 - 09:30 GMT

US to continue operating out of Incirlik base in southern Turkey