Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: DRONES
US drone strike kills local Qaeda ‘commander’ in Yemen
:: A US drone killed a “commander” of al-Qaeda militants in Yemen in a strike on the central province of Baida, security sources said on Thursday. Shroum al-Sanaani, a local military commander with Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula group, was
US Army calls halt on use of Chinese-made drones by DJI
:: The US Army has ordered its members to stop using drones made by Chinese manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd because of “cyber vulnerabilities” in the products. An Aug. 2 Army memo posted online and verified by Reuters applies
UK moves to tighten rules on drone use
:: British officials have announced plans to regulate drone use in a bid to prevent accidents and threats to commercial aviation. The new rules announced Saturday will require drones that weigh eight ounces (226.79 grams) or more to be registered
US using Tunisia base to ‘conduct drones in Libya’
The United States has begun using a Tunisian air base to conduct surveillance drone operations inside Libya, the latest expansion of its campaign against ISIS militants in North Africa, US government sources said on Wednesday. The unarmed drones have been
Two French soldiers badly wounded by drone in Iraq
Two French soldiers were badly wounded in Iraq and two Peshmerga fighters were killed by a booby trapped drone sent by a group related to ISIS, Le Monde reported on Tuesday. In what could be the first report of an
US strikes in Yemen kill 13 al-Qaeda militants
The United States killed 13 al-Qaeda operatives in three counterterrorism strikes in Yemen from Aug. 24 to Sept. 4, the US military said on Tuesday. All three of the strikes against the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula targets were conducted
Drone strike kills seven Qaeda suspects in Yemen
A possible US drone strike killed seven suspected al-Qaeda operatives in central Yemen, a security official said. The official said a missile fired by what was “probably an American drone” hit an apartment building in the al-Wadi area of Marib
Drones, Turkish artillery hit ISIS in Syria, 34 dead
Shelling by Turkish artillery and drones which took off from southern Turkey struck ISIS targets in Syria on Sunday, killing 34 militants, the Turkish military said. It said the strikes, in response to ISIS rocket attacks which hit the southern
Palestinian charged with hacking Israeli drones
Israel has charged a Palestinian computer hacker from the Gaza Strip with breaking into Israeli military drone camera systems for Islamic militants and gleaning details of civilian aircraft movements. Beersheba District Court said on Wednesday it had charged Majd Oweida,
Italy agrees to let anti-ISIS drones depart from Sicily
Italy has agreed to let armed drones take off from its soil to defend U.S.-led forces against ISIS in North Africa, an Italian defense ministry official said on Monday. The agreement covers only defensive missions and not offensive action, such
Afghan army to fly first unmanned aircraft in March, U.S. official says
The Afghan military is expected to field its first specialized surveillance drones as soon as March, a U.S. commander in Kabul said on Thursday, as the Asian nation slowly expands its own air force. The boost in military hardware comes
Russia agrees all technical questions for Syria flight safety with U.S.
The Russian defence ministry said on Friday it had agreed all the necessary technical questions needed to seal an agreement with the United States on flight safety over Syria and that a final memorandum would be signed in the near
South Sudan opposes drones for U.N. peace mission
South Sudan told the United Nations Friday that it opposed the use of surveillance drones to help track ongoing fighting in the world’s youngest nation. The comments came as the Security Council approved a resolution that asks Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Syria deploys Russian drones for first time
The Syrian military for the first time on Wednesday deployed drones supplied by Russia for its fight against jihadists, a security source in Damascus said. “For the first time, the army today used drones received from Moscow in operations against
India turns to Israel for drones as Pakistan, China build fleets
India has accelerated plans to buy drones from Israel that can be armed, defense sources said, allowing the military to carry out strikes overseas with less risk to personnel. The news comes weeks after long-time rival Pakistan first reported using
U.S. establishes policy for exports of armed drones
The U.S. government on Tuesday established a policy for exports of military and commercial drones, including armed ones, and said it plans to work with other countries to shape global standards for the use of the controversial weapons systems. The
Yemeni boy told of his fear of drones just months before his death
A teenage Yemeni boy who said he had dreams about drones and said he lived in constant fear of the “death machines in the sky,” was killed months later in a CIA attack, British newspaper, The Guardian has reported. 13-year-old
Some U.S. counter-terrorism efforts in Yemen frozen for now
The United States has halted some counter-terrorism operations against al-Qaeda militants in Yemen following a takeover of the country by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, U.S. officials said on Friday. The collapse of the U.S.-backed government of Yemen on Thursday has left
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