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Israeli-Argentinian hostage Louis Har (L) being reunited with his family at the Tel Hashomer Hospital in Ramat Gan, on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. AFP
Two Israeli hostages rescued in night raid as air strikes hit Rafah

The rescue operation is the third reported attempt to free hostages held in the enclave since the war began on October 7

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 12, 2024
Milrem Robotics' unmanned ground combat system with the Scorpion remote weapons station. Saudi Arabia's Wahaj, the UAE's Edge and Estonia's Themis worked on the widely exported vehicle. Robert Tollast / The National
Saudi Arabia showcases growing domestic defence trade

Domestically made military equipment is growing in complexity, World Defence Show exhibitors tell The National

Saudi ArabiaFebruary 08, 2024
One of the SBIRS satellites undergoing testing in April 2020. Photo: Lockheed Martin
$20bn US missile warning system 'protects lives every day'

Top-secret space programme could provide vital protection against powerful Iranian missiles

USFebruary 07, 2024
A member of Saudi Arabia's special armed forces stands in front of a military vehicle at the World Defence Show. AFP
Saudi Arabia promotes local production at World Defence Show

Kingdom aims to source half of its defence requirements from Saudi firms by 2030

GulfFebruary 06, 2024
The close-in weapons system fires from the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge during a live-fire exercise in 2018. Getty Images
US warship intercepts Houthi missile seconds from impact

Incident highlights risk posed by Iran-backed militia to US-led international coalition ships in the Red Sea

GulfFebruary 01, 2024
A Kataib Hezbollah flag is waved outside the US embassy in Baghdad. Reuters
Who are Kataib Hezbollah? Iran-backed militia in US crosshairs

Group is one of Tehran's most active proxies opposing the US

IraqJanuary 31, 2024
An underground tunnel that Israeli forces said they found during a raid in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Israeli Army / AFP
Israel flooding Gaza tunnels revives failed Vietnam war tactic

The US spent two years flooding, gassing and bombing tunnel complexes in Vietnam in the late 1960s

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 31, 2024
The man posted a video on YouTube purportedly showing his father's decapitated head. Photo: Blog video via YouTube
Man in US 'beheads his father' in horrifying YouTube video

Clip was on the popular video-sharing site for six hours before being taken down

USJanuary 31, 2024
A Kataib Hezbollah militia fighter inspects the site of a US air strike in Hilla, Iraq at the end of last year. Reuters
The US strikes back? How Biden might retaliate to drone attack

Analysts say President Joe Biden is caught between trying to ward off Iran and avoiding full-scale war

IranJanuary 30, 2024
Tower 22, operated by US troops near Jordan's border with Iraq and Syria, where the fatal drone attack took place. Photo Planet Labs / AFP
Drone strike on military base in Jordan highlights US vulnerability

Washington's isolated bases in Syria and Jordan offer tempting target for Iran-backed groups

JordanJanuary 29, 2024
A US soldier looks onto Baghdad from a guardhouse near the International Zone, in May 2021. Getty Images
Withdrawal of US forces puts Iraq's security at risk, warn analysts

About 2,500 US troops and several small contingents of other Nato countries are still advising Iraqi military officers

IraqJanuary 26, 2024
A US Air Force operation to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. Photo: US Navy
US expected to strike Iraqi militias after 'huge escalation'

Iran-backed groups in Iraq launch their largest missile attack yet on US forces

IraqJanuary 21, 2024
Syrians look at an abandoned medical facility in the village of Talteta, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, that was hit by Iranian missiles late Monday night, according to a voluntary rescue group White Helmets. Iran fired missiles late Monday at what it claimed was Israeli "spy headquarters" near the U. S. Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil and at targets linked to the extremist group Islamic State in northern Syria. (AP Photo / Omar Albam)
Iranian attacks on Iraq, Syria and Pakistan: What we know so far

Tehran has fired volleys of ballistic missiles into Iraq, Syria and Pakistan, claiming terror groups and Israeli agents were the targets

IranJanuary 17, 2024
Demonstrators outside the UN headquarters after missile attacks by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Erbil, Iraq. Reuters
Iran's strikes on Iraq and Syria 'message' to foes

Tehran fired ballistic missiles at houses in Kurdish region, claiming they were Mossad headquarters

IranJanuary 16, 2024
ISIS fighters in Iraq's Mosul, in 2014. The scale of the Kerman attacks could indicate a resurgence for the group, analysts say. AP
Is ISIS exploiting Gaza war chaos?

Nearly 100 people died when suicide bombers struck at event commemorating the killing of Iranian general Qassem Suleimani on January 3

MENAJanuary 09, 2024
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