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Kuwait probes alleged graft in French helicopter deal

Kuwait has ordered an investigation into a $1.1 billion deal to buy 30 military helicopters from France, a minister said Wednesday, after reports of alleged kickbacks. The oil-rich emirate agreed to buy the Airbus Caracal helicopters for one billion euros ($1.1 billion) in August 2016...

Qatar emir, seeking new markets, starts West Africa tour

Qatar's emir was to tour six West African nations starting Wednesday in search of new markets, six months after Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries cut ties with the wealthy emirate. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Lulwa al-Khater told a press conference that Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad...

Saudis intercept Yemen rebel missile targeting royal palace

 The Saudi-led Arab coalition fighting Yemen's Shiite rebels said it intercepted a missile fired over southern Riyadh Tuesday, while the rebels said they targeted the royal palace in the kingdom's capital. It was the second time in as many months that a rebel projectile had reached...

Family of slain ex-president leaves Sanaa for S. Yemen

The family of slain former President Ali Abdullah Saleh has left Yemeni capital Sanaa to the southern city of Aden, according to a Yemeni military source. Children and women from Saleh’s family left the Houthi-held capital late Saturday to Aden, the current seat of the internationally...