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Saudi-led coalition’s committee admits “unintended bombings”

SANAA, Yemen: The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Shiite rebels announced Friday that the coalition has committed “unintended bombings” and blamed U.N. agencies for not coordinating with the coalition, causing civilian casualties, according to the Saudi official news agency. Spokesman Mohammed al-Mansour, in comments published Friday […]

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Berri ties new electoral law to senate formation

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s rival political factions wrapped up the third consecutive day of talks aimed at breaking a nearly two-year-long political deadlock with no signs of a breakthrough. After failing to find common ground on the election of a president and the ratification of a new […]

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IDF, Robot: Israel Rolls Out 7-Ton Autonomous Fighting Vehicle

The 3-ton payload include manipulator arms, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance sensors and radars, as well as remotely controlled weapons. “With the modular ‘robotic kit’ methodology, designed to meet specific customer requirements, RoBattle is one of the most advanced combat, maneuvering, ground robotics [units] in the […]

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Boroujerdi: Iran supports unity in Lebanon

NNA – Chairman of the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security at the Iranian Shura Council, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, has arrived in Beirut on a two-day visit, NNA field reporter said on Monday. “Iran supports Lebanese national unity as this unity provides tranquility, security and […]

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At the Front in a Scarred Falluja

I accompanied Iraq’s elite counterterrorism force and other units from the Iraqi military and the federal police into Falluja at the end of June, during the final days of their long battle to wrest back control of the city from the Islamic State. Falluja was […]