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          Leaders from across the region stand for a photograph during the 46th GCC Summit, at Sakhir Palace, in Bahrain. UAE Presidential Court

          The GCC summit underlines Gulf priorities

          EditorialDecember 05, 2025
          US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth ordered US troops to kill all on board a suspected drug-smuggling vessel, the Washington Post and CNN reported. EPA

          Calls for inquiry after Hegseth accused of ordering killing of strike survivors

          USNovember 30, 2025
          Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan national who is the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members. Reuters

          National Guard attack suspect radicalised in US, says Trump

          USNovember 30, 2025
          A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II at Al Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 on November 17. AFP

          US to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia, Trump says

          USNovember 17, 2025
          Hamad Al Marar, managing director and chief executive of Edge Group, said the company is moving faster to meet higher demand. Victor Besa / The National

          Edge CEO: Conflicts spark 'higher urgency' for arms deliveries

          AviationNovember 14, 2025
          Edge is the UAE's biggest defence conglomerate. Photo: Edge

          Edge and Anduril in joint venture to build AI-powered drones in the UAE

          AviationNovember 13, 2025
          A pro-government demonstration in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 31, 2025. EPA

          Trump denies the US is planning to attack Venezuela

          USOctober 31, 2025
          Pete Hegseth, head of the Pentagon, said drug runners have 'have killed more Americans than Al Qaeda'. Reuters

          US kills 14 more 'narco-terrorists' on boats in the Pacific

          USOctober 28, 2025
          British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspect a guard of honour at the presidential palace in Ankara. Reuters

          Turkey agrees to buy 20 Typhoon jets in $11bn deal with UK

          UKOctober 27, 2025
          The USS Gravely warship enters the port of Port of Spain on October 26. AFP

          US warship docks near Venezuela for military exercises

          USOctober 26, 2025
          Space intelligence company Vantor calls its AI-powered spatial intelligence platform 'a living globe'. Photo: Wikicommons

          How artificial intelligence can help countries cut through the fog of war

          UAEOctober 10, 2025
          The Frecce Tricolori team during the flying display at the 2023 Dubai Airshow at DWC in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

          No Israeli companies at November's Dubai Airshow, say organisers

          AviationOctober 07, 2025
          US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz speaks at a Security Council emergency meeting in New York. Getty Images / AFP

          US pledges Nato support as Russia ramps up air incursions

          USSeptember 22, 2025
          Israel killed six people, including a Qatari security officer, in its attack on Doha. Reuters

          Gulf states to share intelligence and set up missile warnings after Doha attack

          GulfSeptember 18, 2025
          A Shaheen-III missile, capable of carrying nuclear warheads, is displayed during a military parade to mark Pakistan National Day in 2022. AP

          Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan sign mutual defence pact

          GulfSeptember 17, 2025
          The Royal College of Defence Studies building in Belgravia, London. Britain has barred Israeli officers from its top defence academy, escalating diplomatic tension over the Gaza conflict. Alamy

          Israeli officers banned from prestigious UK defence academy

          UKSeptember 15, 2025
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