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A handout picture released by Iraq's Prime Minister's Media Office on January 9, 2022 shows Iraqi lawmakers attending the inaugural session of the parliament in Baghdad, three months after legislative elections. AFP
Iraq parliament session to elect president boycotted by parties

Country's constitution requires a president to complete government formation

MENAFebruary 07, 2022
Amir Mohammed Said Abd Al Rahman Al Mawla. AFP
ISIS leader killed in US Special Forces operation in Syria

Children also killed in largest mission since 2019 killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi

SyriaFebruary 03, 2022
The US navy began operating the Saildrone Explorer unmanned vessel in the Arabian Gulf on January 27.
US tests drone boats in Arabian Gulf that can sail for 12 months

Saildrones were initially developed for scientific research

BahrainJanuary 31, 2022
Members of Iraq's Rapid Intervention forces patrol a village in the Hawi Al Azim area, in Diyala province on January 24, as part of a military operation after an attack on an army base in which 11 soldiers were killed in the eastern Iraqi province. AFP
Surge of violence and intimidation in Iraqi politics: will full-scale conflict follow?

Several of Iraq's largest political parties are backed by powerful militia groups

MENAJanuary 28, 2022
The aircraft carrier 'USS Carl Vinson' during the Rim of the Pacific exercise off the coast of Hawaii, July 26, 2018. AP
US scrambles to recover crashed F-35 in South China Sea

Aircraft is thought to be largely intact and salvage operation could take weeks

USJanuary 26, 2022
American soldiers deploy in Hassakeh, Syria, Tuesday, Jen. 25, 2022. After breaking into the prison late Thursday, IS militants were joined by others rioting inside the facility that houses over 3,000 inmates, including hundreds of minors. They took hostages from among the prison staff and have since been holed up in the northern wing at one end of the facility, known as al-Sinaa or Gweiran prison. (AP Photo / Hogir Al Abdo)
Prison break in Syria sparks fears of ISIS on the rise again

What if a daring raid to try and free thousands of imprisoned fighters had succeeded, is ISIS still a threat?

MENAJanuary 25, 2022
A missile that the U.S. Department of Defense says is a "Qiam" ballistic missile manufactured in Iran and that the Pentagon says was fired by Houthi rebels from Yemen into Saudi Arabia on July 22, 2017 is seen on display at a US military base in Washington, US December 13, 2017. Reuters
How do Houthis obtain ballistic missiles and what kind are they?

Houthi militias are using ballistic missiles that trace their history back to Nazi V2 rockets

GulfJanuary 24, 2022
From left, Dario Arellano, Manny Manahan, Edward Lansdale, Johnny Orendain and Oscar Arellano at Manila's international airport in December 1960. Photo: Muir S Fairchild Research Information Centre, Maxwell Air Force Base
Did CIA use pop music to help get Philippines president elected?

At the start of the Cold War, the US and Russia fought a desperate battle to influence culture

WorldJanuary 21, 2022
0600 "Riot" (As reported at Manila International Airport (now named Ninoy Aquino International Airport), December 1960. L-R: Dario Arellano, Manny Manahan, self (Edward Lansdale), Johnny Orendain, Oscar Arellano. Photo: Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Centre, Maxwell Air Force base
Beyond the Headlines: How CIA pop music helped elect the president of the Philippines

Did CIA officer and famed spy Edward Lansdowne the man who penned a pop classic and spark a decades-long trend of political campaign songs?

Beyond the HeadlinesJanuary 21, 2022
The US is one of several countries known to have a marine mammal programme in its navy. US Navy
Do trained ‘killer’ dolphins really patrol Israeli waters?

Experts say truth could be stranger than fiction but claim by Hamas to have captured such a creature is shrouded in mystery

MENAJanuary 12, 2022
The ‘Fin Shul Yuen 2’ was found adrift with no crew onboard. Photo: Royal Thai Navy
Thai navy find ‘ghost ship’ in Gulf of Siam

The ‘Fin Shul Yuen 2’ sank on Saturday evening during an attempt to salvage it

WorldJanuary 09, 2022
Iraq's airspace has become a battleground for an array of different drone systems. Photo: AFP
Iraq seeks new drone defences to protect official sites

Drone attacks on diplomatic and government buildings have increased in recent months

IraqJanuary 03, 2022
A rendering of the SR-72. Photo: Lockheed Martin
Future drone warfare: bigger, faster and better armed

Drones are taking on an increasing number of new missions, leading to an array of new designs

WorldDecember 24, 2021
An Iranian Ghadir missile in flight during a military exercise in southern Iran last month. EPA
Iran test-fires powerful ballistic missiles during war game

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed they hit their targets 'with 100 per cent precision'

MENADecember 21, 2021
In this aerial view, the bodies of six giraffes lie on the outskirts of Eyrib village in Sabuli Wildlife Conservancy on December 10, 2021 in Wajir County, Kenya. Getty
Images of dead giraffes highlight Kenya climate crisis

Kenya has recorded significantly less than average rainfall in recent years

AfricaDecember 14, 2021
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