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  1. Iran warned NATO against any temptation to intervene in Syria, saying that rather than the defeating a regime it would be bogged down in a “quagmire” similar to Iraq or Afghanistan.
  2. Bahrain’s King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa called for national unity and dialogue to overcome the recent painful events that marked the start of the year, the state-run BNA reported.
  3. It will take Libyan rebels no more than 10 days to take control of Sirte, Muammar Qaddafi’s hometown and last major stronghold along the Mediterranean coast, a rebel Commander told Reuters.
  4. The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Munitions Directorate and Lockheed Martin signed a five-year cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to assess the viability of its cooled tri-mode seeker for integration onto Air Force...
  5. Egypt and Israel agreed to increase the number of Egyptian troops along the border in the Sinai Peninsula, a Senior Security Official said, following a spike in violence that sparked a diplomatic row between the two countries.
  6. Defense and security company Saab has recently signed a framework agreement with Eurocopter for support of their NH90 helicopters.
  7. Arab Ministers called on “the UN and concerned countries” to “unfreeze the assets and property” of Libya, in a statement released after a special meeting of the Arab Foreign Ministers early Sunday, Reuters reported.
  8. Yemen's Navy sank a speed boat suspected of carrying explosives as it approached Yemeni naval vessels patrolling the Gulf of Aden on Saturday night, a military official said.
  9. The UAE has trimmed what had been billed as a possible $7 billion purchase of an advanced US missile defense system but there are no major obstacles to its completion, Lockheed Martin Corp's lead executive on the deal said.
  10. Leading global security company Northrop Grumman will showcase its cyber security expertise at a major summit to be held next month in Abu Dhabi.
 



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