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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The French military electronics giant Thales is negotiating with Saudi Arabia for a contract, worth up to $3 billion, to upgrade the kingdom's air-defense network, particularly those guarding key military and government sites.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- It almost would be easier to list the star-quality horses not nominated to the races on the March 31 Dubai World Cup program than the ones that are.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates consume the most water per capita in the world and disregard the consequences of their water usage, a report says.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- France was reported Monday to be in the final stages of wrapping up a $10 billion contract with the United Arab Emirates for 60 Rafale combat jets.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Dubai ruler Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum said Wednesday world media are overreacting to Dubai World's debt problems.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum plans to run in a Kentucky Cup Endurance race in Lexington, the Courier-Journal reported.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The prevailing mood in Israel about Iran’s nuclear facilities is hawkish and uncompromising. “It is a race against time, and time is winning,” said a key Israeli player. The Bush administration argues the clock won’t run out until Jan. 20, 2009, when the president turns things over to his successor. Barack Obama’s advisers are saying the clock should be reset to the results of next June’s Iranian presidential elections. John McCain, with Joseph Lieberman by his side, agrees with Israel’s hawks.
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, July 14 (UPI) -- U.S. lawyers for terror detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan said Monday they intend to call other detainees to testify at his Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, trial.
FALLUJAH, Iraq, May 29 (UPI) -- Residents in the Iraqi city of Fallujah blamed the U.S. Marines for humiliating Islam by handing out coins with a Bible verse on them.
MANAMA, Bahrain, May 21 (UPI) -- A delegation of Iraqi officials spoke to the third session of a ministerial meeting with Chinese officials on bilateral commercial and other relations.
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