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Iraqi army: Rockets hit Baghdad airport, damage two planes
Middle East
January 29, 2022
Iraqi army: Rockets hit Baghdad airport, damage two planes
BAGHDAD (AP) — Six rockets struck Baghdad’s international airport facility on Friday, damaging two commercial planes but causing no casualties,…
Egypt ranks 12th place on Global Fire Power classification of world’s most powerful armies
Egypt
January 21, 2022
Egypt ranks 12th place on Global Fire Power classification of world’s most powerful armies
Egypt advanced on the Global Fire Power classification of the world’s most powerful armies for the year 2022, as it…
Six Sudanese soldiers killed in Ethiopian attack – Sudan military
Middle East
November 28, 2021
Six Sudanese soldiers killed in Ethiopian attack – Sudan military
KHARTOUM, Nov 27 (REUTERS) – Six Sudanese soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack by Ethiopian forces on a…
Myanmar army ruler pledges elections, ASEAN cooperation
World
August 1, 2021
Myanmar army ruler pledges elections, ASEAN cooperation
BANGKOK, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday again promised new multi-party elections and said…
Iraq paramilitaries show off weaponry in big, anniversary parade
Middle East
June 26, 2021
Iraq paramilitaries show off weaponry in big, anniversary parade
BAGHDAD, June 26 (Reuters) – Thousands of Iraqi paramilitary fighters, including powerful Iran-backed factions, marched at a military base in…
Ousted Myanmar leader on trial; critics say charges bogus
World
June 14, 2021
Ousted Myanmar leader on trial; critics say charges bogus
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was set to go on trial Monday on charges that…
Egypt’s Minister of Defense Mohammed Zaki to appoint new army spokesperson
Egypt
June 13, 2021
Egypt’s Minister of Defense Mohammed Zaki to appoint new army spokesperson
Egyptian Minister of Defense Mohammed Zaki on Sunday approved the appointment of Colonel Gharib Abdel-Hafez the spokesperson for the armed…
Iraqi militia commander, whose arrest stoked tensions, freed
Middle East
June 10, 2021
Iraqi militia commander, whose arrest stoked tensions, freed
BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi militia commander whose arrest last month sparked a standoff between the government and paramilitary groups…
Al-Azhar says Sharia does not support recruiting females into military service
Egypt
May 11, 2021
Al-Azhar says Sharia does not support recruiting females into military service
The Al-Azhar Council of Senior Scholars has responded to calls to include females into military service, stressing that “the recruitment…
US Navy seizes arms shipment in Arabian Sea amid Yemen war
Middle East
May 9, 2021
US Navy seizes arms shipment in Arabian Sea amid Yemen war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The US Navy announced Sunday it seized an arms shipment hidden aboard a vessel…