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Sweden to end defence agreement with Saudi ArabiaSweden will end a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia after heavy domestic criticism and a diplomatic spat, the defence minister told the state broadcaster SVT on Tuesday. The framework memorandum provides for the supply of milita More… |
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Laos defence minister killed in plane crashA Laotian air force plane with at least 14 people on board crashed on Saturday, a defence ministry source said, and a witness at the site said the defence minister was among the dead. "A Laos air force plane has crashed More… |
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Yemen defence minister escapes assassination bidSuspected al Qaeda-linked gunmen attacked Yemen's presidential palace on Friday and tried to kill the defence minister in his car, selecting high profile targets in apparent reprisal for the army's biggest push against militants in nearl More… |
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Army chief Sisi ‘to stay on as defence minister’Egyptian army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will keep his post as defence minister in a new government, an official source said on Wednesday, quashing speculation he was about to announce a widely expected bid for the presidency. More… |
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Former Syrian minister defects; in TurkeyFormer Syrian Defence Minister General Ali Habib, a prominent member of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, has defected and is now in Turkey, a senior member of the opposition Syrian National Coalition told Reuters on Wednesday. More… |
Saudi appoints new deputy defence ministerSaudi Arabia's King Abdullah appointed Prince Salman bin Sultan as deputy defence minister late on Tuesday in a move that strengthens his credentials for future high office in the world's top oil exporter. More… |
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Saudi King removes deputy defence ministerSaudi Arabia's King Abdullah has removed veteran deputy defence minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan from his post, state media reported on Saturday, the latest move in a reshuffle among princes holding government jobs in the US-allied kingdom. More… |
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Barak says to quit politicsDefence Minister Ehud Barak, a main architect of Israel's policy towards Iran's nuclear programme, said in a surprise announcement on Monday that he was quitting politics and would not run in the January 22 national election. More… |
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Yemen minister escapes assassination bidYemen's defence minister escaped an assassination attempt on Tuesday but the car bomb that targeted his motorcade killed at least five bodyguards, government sources said. Witnesses said the explosion took place as Major Gener More… |
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Israel ‘very far’ from decision to attack IranAny decision about an Israeli attack on Iran was “very far off” said Israel’s Defence Minister on Wednesday. Ehud Barak was speaking on Israel's Army Radio ahead of a planned visit this week by US armed forces More… |
