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Saudi King removes deputy defence ministerSaudi Arabia's King Abdullah has removed veteran deputy defence minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan from his post, state media reported on Saturday, the latest move in a reshuffle among princes holding government jobs in the US-allied kingdom. More… |
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Barak says to quit politicsDefence Minister Ehud Barak, a main architect of Israel's policy towards Iran's nuclear programme, said in a surprise announcement on Monday that he was quitting politics and would not run in the January 22 national election. More… |
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Yemen minister escapes assassination bidYemen's defence minister escaped an assassination attempt on Tuesday but the car bomb that targeted his motorcade killed at least five bodyguards, government sources said. Witnesses said the explosion took place as Major Gener More… |
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Israel ‘very far’ from decision to attack IranAny decision about an Israeli attack on Iran was “very far off” said Israel’s Defence Minister on Wednesday. Ehud Barak was speaking on Israel's Army Radio ahead of a planned visit this week by US armed forces More… |
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Kuwait defence minister to be named PM?Kuwait's emir will name outgoing Defence Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah as new prime minister and ask him to form a government, Al Jazeera television and Kuwaiti newspapers reported on Wednesday. The Qatar-based news station More… |
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Defence minister Tantawi heads military councilEgypt's higher military council will sack the cabinet, suspend both houses of parliament and rule with the head of the supreme constitutional court, Al Arabiya television reported on Friday. Defence minister Mohamed Hussein Tanta More… |
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Defence minister Tantawi heads military councilEgypt's higher military council will sack the cabinet, suspend both houses of parliament and rule with the head of the supreme constitutional court, Al Arabiya television reported on Friday. Defence minister Mohamed Hussein Tanta More… |
