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Qatar awards major arms contract to German firmGerman defence firm Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) won a contract to supply more than 50 Leopard 2 tanks and about 20 PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers to Qatar, a defence source told Reuters on Thursday. Arms exports are a sensitive More… |
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Annan urges world to unite over SyriaUN mediator Kofi Annan warned on Saturday that the conflict in Syria would enflame the Middle East and beyond unless world powers agreed on a peace plan but the US said foreign ministers meeting in Geneva might fail in that task. Internati More… |
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Saudi eyes 800 battle tanks from GermanySaudi Arabia wants to buy 600 to 800 Leopard battle tanks from Germany, at least twice the number previously expected, a German newspaper reported on Sunday. A deal for around 300 tanks was about to be signed, Bild am Sonntag newspaper sai More… |
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Syria seeks written guarantee for troop pullbackSyria said on Sunday it wants "written guarantees" that insurgents will stop fighting before it implements a troop pullback agreed by President Bashar Al-Assad, putting the likelihood of an imminent truce into doubt. Foreign Ministry spoke More… |
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Syria seeks written guarantee for troop pullbackSyria said on Sunday it wants "written guarantees" that insurgents will stop fighting before it implements a troop pullback agreed by President Bashar Al-Assad, putting the likelihood of an imminent truce into doubt. Foreign Ministry spoke More… |
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Syrian tanks pound province near TurkeySyrian forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad shelled an area in the rebellious province of Idlib near the border with Turkey on Sunday, killing and injuring dozens of people, opposition activists said. Around 90 tanks and armoured vehi More… |
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Homs pounded, Syrian tanks enter northern townSyrian forces pounded the already battered city of Homs with tank and mortar fire and troops raided a rebellious northern town on Saturday, leaving 10 civilians and four soldiers dead, opposition activists said. With the year-long bloodshe More… |
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Homs fears major onslaught by Syrian forcesTanks amassed outside opposition neighbourhoods in Homs on Friday as Alawite-led forces bombarded the Syrian city for the fifth day and residents expected a major push to subdue the centre of revolt against President Bashar Al Assad's rule. More… |
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General Dynamics wins Egypt tanks dealThe US Tacom Lifecycle Management Command (LCMC) has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, a $395 million contract for work under the Egyptian tank co- production program. The contract funds the More… |
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Rebels enter Tripoli, Gaddafi forces fight backRebel fighters swept into the heart of Tripoli and crowds took to the streets to celebrate what they saw as the end of Muammar Gaddafi's four decades of power, but a government fightback was reported as dawn broke on Monday. Tanks emer More… |
