Lockheed Martin to launch C2 software factory in Saudi Arabia
Experts told Breaking Defense that establishing the software factory is a qualitative shift in the relation between US and Saudi from a hardware-based cooperation to software.
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US ‘ready’ to meet Iran, says Rubio, but talks must address ballistic missiles programme
Talks between Iran and the US must include Tehran’s ballistic missiles programme, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday, adding to the menu an issue that the Islamic Republic regards as an infringements of its sovereignty. The talks, planne…
Israel indicts 12 suspects, including IDF soldiers, for smuggling goods into Gaza
Israeli proscutors on Wednesday filed charges against 12 suspects for smuggling goods into besieged Gaza. The suspects included reservist soldiers and the brother of the chief of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet. The charge sheet for “as…
IDF strikes in Gaza kill at least 21 as Israel and Hamas trade ceasefire violation accusations
Israeli air strikes on Wednesday pounded Gaza, killing at least 21 people including children, according to medical officials. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said it retaliated after gunfire wounded an officer; Israel and Hamas accused each other of …
US military shoots down ‘aggressive’ Iranian drone as nuclear talks loom
Tensions have been ramping up in the region as the US builds up its military presence
Revealed: Toxic old Iraqi oil barrels being sold as water tanks
Across the southern province of Maysan, people are storing water in discarded oil field containers sold to them as ‘safe’. Aya Mansour investigates a public health crisis in the heart of the Iraqi marshlands
Iran demands Oman venue for US talks as tensions rise in Middle East
Iran has demanded that this week’s talks with the US be held in Oman rather than Turkey, with the agenda narrowed to nuclear issues only, a regional source said on Tuesday. The move adds new complications to an already delicate diplomatic effort amid …
Trump-Iran latest: US military shoots down Iranian drone as Tehran demands venue change for talks
The incident came ahead of planned talks between Iran and the United States
Only five critical Palestinian patients let out of Gaza after Israel reopens Rafah crossing with Egypt
Thousands are awaiting medical treatment, and some are dying while they wait to get it
First five patients evacuated via Gaza’s Rafah crossing
The crossing’s reopening was hailed as a step forward for the fragile ceasefire struck in October