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Iraqi army: Rockets hit Baghdad airport, damage two planes
Middle East

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

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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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

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
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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
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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…
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