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Prospects for security and defence in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for security and defence in 2016.

Riyadh may agree to Yemen talks, but in its own time

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YEMEN/SAUDI ARABIA

Prior to that, medical sources had reported 150 deaths in the space of 24 hours in fighting in the city. Washington and London are putting renewed pressure on Saudi Arabia and the…

Iran will seek solid-fuel tech for space and missiles

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IRAN

The Nur satellite was lifted by the two-stage Qased satellite launch vehicle (SLV) into orbit 425 kilometres from earth. This followed a second failed launch in February by the…

Hezbollah and Israel will avoid intentional escalation

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LEBANON

Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah -- a Shia militant group and political party -- last month announced that the organisation would shoot down any Israeli drones in…

Growing ‘mercenary’ use will sustain Mideast conflicts

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MIDDLE EAST

From US contractors in Iraq and Russian mercenary groups in Syria, to Gulf states’ ‘foreign legions’ in Yemen and multiple Iranian proxy militias, national armies no longer…