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Saudi Arabia conducts military exercises with 15 countries at Air Warfare Center

Saudi Arabia conducts military exercises with 15 countries at Air Warfare Center

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is conducting military exercises called Spears of Victory 2025 at the Air Warfare Center, involving forces from 15 countries. Some of the Kingdom’s prominent military branches are participating in the drills, including forces from the Presidency of State Security and the Saudi Arabian National Guard. The drills started this week at the […]

Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon will last beyond 60 days, Netanyahu’s office says

Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon will last beyond 60 days, Netanyahu’s office says

JERUSALEM: The Israeli army will not complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon by a Monday deadline, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Friday, saying Lebanon has not yet fully enforced the ceasefire agreement. The deal, brokered by the United States and France, ended more than a year of hostilities between Israel and the Iran-backed […]

Saudi project clears 639 Houthi mines in Yemen

Saudi project clears 639 Houthi mines in Yemen

RIYADH: Members of Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam removed 639 explosive devices from various regions of Yemen last week. The total included eight anti-personnel mines, 45 anti-tank mines, 585 unexploded ordnances and one explosive device, according to a recent report. Ousama Al-Gosaibi, the initiative’s managing director, said a total of 478,222 mines had been cleared since […]

US defence group in talks to buy Israel’s blacklisted Pegasus spyware

US defence group in talks to buy Israel’s blacklisted Pegasus spyware

The US defence contractor L3Harris Technologies is in talks with Israel’s notorious NSO Group surveillance technology to purchase the firm’s spyware tools despite it being placed on a US blacklist. The Biden administration is warning that this potential acquisition is deeply concerning and would raise serious counterintelligence and security concerns for the US government, according […]

Israel: Spyware NSO Group in talks to sell after scandal

Israel: Spyware NSO Group in talks to sell after scandal

Israeli spyware company NSO Group is in talks to sell the company following last year’s scandal which revealed that it had sold its Pegasus programme to foreign governments, which used it to target government officials, journalists and others. Israeli media outlets reported last week that Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit had told Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai […]