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US right to arm Syrian rebels, says Israeli presidentIsraeli President Shimon Peres has thrown his weight behind US plans to arm Syrian rebels, shrugging off fears the weapons could be turned on Israel and exacerbate the conflict. In a wide-ranging interview with Reuters before his More… |
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Bahrain urged to sign global arms trade treatyBahrain has been urged to sign a landmark United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that aims to prevent weapons from falling into the hands of warlords and pirates. More than 70 countries, including the UK, France and Germany, have More… |
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If US does not arm Syria's rebels, Arabs mayAmong the consequences facing US President Barack Obama if he decides against arming Syria's rebels is that Arab and European states may step in more aggressively, perhaps further fracturing rebel forces. More… |
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US soon to decide on arming Syrian rebelsThe United States could make a decision as early as this week on whether to arm Syrian rebels, a US official said on Monday. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the question of whether to arm rebels is on t More… |
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US senate backs arming Syrian rebelsA US Senate panel has voted overwhelmingly to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal with its response to the conflict. More… |
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US rethinking arming Syrian rebels: HagelThe US is rethinking its opposition to arming the Syrian rebels, President Barack Obama's defense chief said on Thursday, even as Obama himself signaled that no decision to deepen U.S. involvement in the conflict was imminent. More… |
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US nears $10bn arms pact with Saudi, UAEThe US is finalizing a complex $10 billion arms deal that would strengthen two key Arab allies while maintaining Israel's military edge, defence officials said ahead of a trip to the Middle East by Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel. More… |
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Military spending up 8pc in Mena regionMilitary spending increased by around 8 percent in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena region) last year, while global arms spending dropped for the first time in more than a decade. In Mena, More… |
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UN approves first-ever global arms trade treatyThe 193-nation UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday the first-ever treaty on global arms trade that seeks to regulate the $70 billion international business in conventional arms ranging from light weapons to battle tanks and wa More… |
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France says too early to send arms to Syria rebelsFrench President Francois Hollande said that the situation in Syria was still too unsure to start supplying weapons to opposition rebels, an idea France backs in the longer term. France and Britain are both pressing for the relaxa More… |
