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  1 Comment on UAE awards $6.8 billion in defense contracts during IDEX and NAVEX 2025 0

  UAE awards $6.8 billion in defense contracts during IDEX and NAVEX 2025

  Middle East, News February 24, 2025 , by IRIA

  The International Defense Exhibition (IDEX) and Naval Defense Exhibition (NAVDEX) 2025, held in Abu Dhabi,
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  Comments Off on Israel deploys tanks in West Bank and suspends release of 600 Palestinians after Hamas frees 6 Israeli hostages 0

  Israel deploys tanks in West Bank and suspends release of 600 Palestinians after Hamas frees 6 Israeli hostages

  Middle East, News February 23, 2025 , by IRIA

  Israel is delaying the release of about 600 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, citing a "degrading"
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  Comments Off on Arab leaders meet in Riyadh to counter Trump’s Gaza plan and discuss reconstruction 0

  Arab leaders meet in Riyadh to counter Trump’s Gaza plan and discuss reconstruction

  Middle East, News February 23, 2025 , by IRIA

  Prominent leaders of the Arab world convened in Riyadh on February 21, 2025, to devise a strategy for
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  Comments Off on Turkish Navy conducts first test firing of Göksur missile system 0

  Turkish Navy conducts first test firing of Göksur missile system

  Europe, Middle East, News February 22, 2025 , by IRIA

  Turkish naval forces conducted the first successful test launch of the Göksur Vertical Launch System
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  Comments Off on Hamas says it is ready to release all Israeli hostages at once in second phase ceasefire deal 0

  Hamas says it is ready to release all Israeli hostages at once in second phase ceasefire deal

  Middle East, News February 20, 2025 , by IRIA

  Hamas signaled on February 19, 2025, that it plans to free all remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza
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  1 Comment on US and Russia take major step toward ending Ukraine War by restoring diplomatic ties 0

  US and Russia take major step toward ending Ukraine War by restoring diplomatic ties

  Europe, News, US February 19, 2025 , by IRIA

  Top diplomats from the United States and Russia met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025, for
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  Comments Off on Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs from US after Trump lifts weapons embargo 0

  Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs from US after Trump lifts weapons embargo

  Middle East, News, US February 18, 2025 , by IRIA

  Israel received a shipment of MK-84 2,000-pound bombs from the United States following President Trump's
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  Comments Off on Syria’s interim president visits Turkey to discuss defense, economy and return of Syrian refugees 0

  Syria’s interim president visits Turkey to discuss defense, economy and return of Syrian refugees

  Middle East, News February 6, 2025 , by IRIA

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Syria’s newly appointed interim President Ahmed Al
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  Comments Off on Trump proposes US takeover of Gaza for reconstruction during Netanyahu’s visit, sparking criticism 0

  Trump proposes US takeover of Gaza for reconstruction during Netanyahu’s visit, sparking criticism

  Middle East, News, US February 5, 2025 , by IRIA

  U.S. President Donald Trump proposed a drastic shift in U.S. policy, suggesting that the United States
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  Comments Off on Syrian President meets Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh on first foreign trip 0

  Syrian President meets Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh on first foreign trip

  Middle East, News February 3, 2025 , by IRIA

  Syria’s transitional president, Ahmed Al Sharaa, made his first official foreign visit to Saudi Arabia

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