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Al-Shabaab Attacks a Kenyan Military Base in Somalia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 28, 2017 | World

The militant group Al-Shabaab yesterday launched an attack on a Kenyan military base in southern Somalia. This is the second attack that the group that has links to Al-Qaeda has carried out this week. The attack on the Kulbiyow base where Kenyan soldiers are deployed...

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Opinion: The Russians and the Iranian Base

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 25, 2016 | Opinion

The confusion that accompanied the announcement of an agreement under which Iran granted Russia use of a military air base in Hamadan is unworthy of serious discussion. News agencies are preoccupied with the news and some have reported that the Iranian parliament...

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Opinion: The Shock of the Russian Base in Iran

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 18, 2016 | Opinion

By granting the Russians their first military airbase in Iran, the Iranians have cut the distance that Russian bombers have to fly by approximately 1000 kilometres. However, the political meaning of the development in relations between the two countries is more...

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Iran: Russia’s New Aircraft Carrier in the Mideast

by Amir Taheri | Aug 17, 2016 | World

Iran has granted Russia full use of facilities at a major air-base near Hamadan, west of Tehran, Iranian authorities confirmed Tuesday. The confirmation came only hours after Russia announced that its heavy bombers had taken off from the Iranian base to attack...

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Djibouti: We Welcome the Establishment of a Saudi Military Base on Our Territory

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Mar 8, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The Saudi Council of Ministers headed by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz entrusted the Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who is also Second Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence, or whoever he delegates, with...