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Riyadh acquires cutting edge fighter jets amid Yemen escalation

Saudi Arabia showed off its next-generation fighter jets this week, the first batch of military items bought in a $30 billion US arms deal, as the UN warned the kingdom’s military campaign in Yemen may pull the war-torn country into famine. The kingdom unveiled the new Boeing F-15SA jets...

Morocco arrests seven suspected militants and seizes weapons

Moroccan authorities said Friday they had arrested seven suspected militants linked to ISIS and seized weapons and explosive belts. A statement from the interior ministry said the group had ties with commanders of the Sunni Islamist group in Syria, Iraq and Libya and had set up a hideout in...

Israel's new Jerusalem housing units 'illegal'

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday described Israel's recent decision to build a host of new Jewish-only housing units in the occupied West Bank as "illegal". "In accordance with international law, this decision by Israel is illegal," the ministry said in a statement. Israeli plans...

EU prolongs sanctions against 48 Tunisians

The European Union has prolonged for a year sanctions against dozens of Tunisians, including ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, accused of illegally using state funds. EU member states agreed Friday to extend the asset freezes on 48 people until Jan. 31, 2018. They believe "the...