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 World News: Middle East & Africa

  1. US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said Al Said in Muscat, Oman, on May 21. State Department

    Kerry in Oman To Help Ink $2.1B Defense Deal

    US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Oman on Tuesday aiming to help finalize an estimated US $2.1 billion deal to supply a US-made air-defense system to the Gulf nation.

    • May. 21, 2013
  2. Israeli annual export sales of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) averaged US $578 million over the past eight years and should grow by up to 10 percent yearly through 2020, according to Frost & Sullivan. Frost & Sullivan

    Consultancy Forecasts Israeli UAS Export Growth

    Israeli annual export sales of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) averaged US $578 million over the past eight years and should grow by up to 10 percent yearly through 2020, according to Frost & Sullivan.

    • May. 20, 2013

  3. French Defense Minister Defends Strategy, Mali Mission

    France's defense minister on Friday defended his government's new security strategy and its mission in Mali, and called for a political solution to Syria's bloody civil war.

    • May. 17, 2013

  4. US Repositioning 200 Marines in Italy as Precaution for Libya Unrest

    Italy on Wednesday said the United States was transferring 200 Marines and two planes to its base at Sigonella in Sicily to deploy in Libya in case US diplomats come under attack as they did last year.

    • May. 15, 2013

  5. Afghanistan overtaxes US contractors, IG finds

    Afghanistan has slapped US-funded contractors working on reconstruction efforts with nearly $1 billion in taxes since 2008, often in spite of clear tax exemption agreements, a government watchdog has found.

    • May. 14, 2013

  6. Netanyahu Reduces Defense Cuts by 1 Billion Shekels

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged his government to pass, by close of business Monday, a 2013-2014 budget that includes some US $14.7 billion in defense spending, nearly $1 billion less than 2012 levels but $280 million more than cuts prescribed by the Israeli Treasury.

    • May. 13, 2013

  7. US Moves Troops Closer as Security Worsens in Libya

    The United States has moved military forces closer to Libya since the Benghazi attack so they will be ready to respond to threats against diplomatic personnel, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.

    • May. 13, 2013

  8. Russian-Made Yemeni Military Jet Crashes in Sanaa

    A Russian-made Yemeni military jet ploughed into a residential district of the capital Sanaa on Monday, killing the pilot, officials said, and witnesses said it exploded in mid-air before crashing.

    • May. 13, 2013
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