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China’s tighter drone rules send new pilots flocking to school
Technology

China’s tighter drone rules send new pilots flocking to school

A buzz fills the sky above a flight base in northern Beijing, as pilots practise take-offs and landings ahead of…
Dubai airport shuts for over an hour due to unauthorized drone
Middle East

Dubai airport shuts for over an hour due to unauthorized drone

Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest airport for international travel, closed its airspace for 69 minutes due to unauthorized drone…
Forget drones, here come delivery robots
Science

Forget drones, here come delivery robots

Forget drone deliveries. It's all about cute self-driving robots now. At least that's what Skype's co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis…
WSJ: US considering drones in North Africa to monitor Islamic State
Egypt

WSJ: US considering drones in North Africa to monitor Islamic State

The United States is holding discussions with countries in North Africa about locating drones at a base there to heighten…
US establishes policy for exports of armed drones
Egypt

US establishes policy for exports of armed drones

The US government on Tuesday established a policy for exports of military and commercial drones, including armed ones, and said…
Pakistan tells UN at least 400 civilians killed by drone strikes
World

Pakistan tells UN at least 400 civilians killed by drone strikes

Pakistan has confirmed that of some 2,200 people killed by drone strikes in the past decade, at least 400 were…
‘Sanctity’ of Egyptian airspace challenged, again?
Egypt

‘Sanctity’ of Egyptian airspace challenged, again?

After five suspected armed militants were killed in Sinai on Friday, the spokesperson of the Egyptian army denied claims that…
Breaking: Military sources deny Israeli planes dropped missile on northern Sinai
Egypt

Breaking: Military sources deny Israeli planes dropped missile on northern Sinai

Official military sources have denied that Israeli drones dropped missiles on northern Sinai, destroying a missile base and killing five…
US drone strike kills Taliban commander, sources say
World

US drone strike kills Taliban commander, sources say

A US drone strike killed a Taliban commander, his deputy and eight others in northwest Pakistan, intelligence sources and tribal…
Obama victory infuriates Pakistani drone victims
World

Obama victory infuriates Pakistani drone victims

The roars celebrating the re-election of US President Barack Obama on television give Mohammad Rehman Khan a searing headache, as…
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