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September 6th, 2018 - 01:58 GMT

Cancellation of Spain's Bomb Sale to Saudi Arabia Yet to be Verified

Spain has yet to issue an official stance on a Reuters report that said Madrid had canceled the sale of a shipment of bombs to Saudi Arabia.

An undated image shows the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb. (AFP/US Air Force)

April 14th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Afghanistan: 36 Daesh militants killed in US 'Mother of All Bombs' attack

A Palestinian boy sits on the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli air strike in the center of Gaza City on July 22, 2014. (AFP/file)

February 23rd, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

EU lawmakers prevented from entering Gaza Strip

Bahraini youth holding signs calling for the boycott of the parliamentary elections, during a rally in the village of Diraz, west of Manama on November 21, 2014. (AFP/Mohammed al-Shaikh)

February 22nd, 2017 - 03:00 GMT

Bahrain passes constitutional amendment to allow the military trial of civilians

The closure of the Nassib border crossing translated into a heavy drop in Lebanese agricultural exports from 533.18 tons in 2014 to 360.76 tons in 2016. (File photo)

February 14th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Struggling Lebanese farmers call for more governmental support

The Iraqi army began a wide-ranging campaign to retake Mosul from Daesh in October last year. (AFP/File)

January 24th, 2017 - 10:39 GMT

Iraqi government retracts claim Mosul has been ‘fully liberated’

A Lebanese-owned company changed its name to German Naval Yards Kiel to cover up its link to the Arab world. (AFP/Jack Guez)

December 22nd, 2016 - 02:00 GMT

Sleeping with the enemy? Lebanese-owned shipyard manufacturing Israeli warships

Iraqi army soldiers. (AFP/File)

September 26th, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Iraq Defense Ministry: Only Iraqi troops to participate in Mosul operations

Daesh turned many of the ancient ruins of Palmyra into rubble. (AFP/File)

July 13th, 2016 - 06:30 GMT

Russian airstrikes hit Daesh targets east of Palmyra

Israeli security forces gather outside the Sarona shopping complex after a shooting attack on June 8, 2016. (AFP/Jack Guez)

June 8th, 2016 - 08:35 GMT

Shooting in central Tel Aviv, at least three killed

Harel will remain in his position until a successor is appointed and trained. (Wikimedia Commons)

March 20th, 2016 - 03:30 GMT

Israel's director-general of defense resigns

Israeli emergency personnel and security forces gather at the scene of an attack outside Jerusalem's Old City's New Gate on March 9, 2016. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)

March 9th, 2016 - 12:30 GMT

Netanyahu to complete separation barrier in Jerusalem amid heightened violence

Syrian civilians and activists wave pre-Baath Syrian flags, now used by the Syrian opposition, during an anti-regime demonstration in the rebel-controlled side of Aleppo, on March 4, 2016. (AFP/Karam al-Masri)

March 7th, 2016 - 06:30 GMT

Aleppo shelling kills 13, injures 40 in government-controlled area