Pakistan will purchase 30 of the Turkey-made T129 helicopters used in battle fields, the Turkish defense industry directorate said Friday. “Contract negotiations on T129 ATAK helicopters between Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and the Pakistani Ministry of Defense Production were finalized,” the Directorate said. The defense authorities have not disclosed the cost of the transaction. […]
A loud explosion at a chemical factory near Cairo international Airport Thursday left 12 people injured. The blast according to the army spokesperson, Colonel Tamer al-Rifai, was caused by high temperatures. “Due to high temperatures, an explosion happened at a petrochemicals storage belonging to the Heliopolis for Chemical Industries,” he said. “Civil defense trucks […]
President Xi Jinping will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next week, his first visit to the Gulf country, at the time trade between the two countries is at its peak. During the state visit, the Chinese leader who is in command of the world’s second economy will meet with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al […]
A top US lawmaker and former Republican presidential candidate has sent warning to Israel against moves by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to notch a deal with Russia to remove Iranian forces out of Syria. Russia has been since 2015 Syria’s top power protector and has helped turn the tide of fighting in the civil war […]
The internationally recognized National Oil Corporation (NOC) Wednesday announced resumption of operation at the country’s four oil terminals after east-based army relinquished control of the ports it seized last month. Khalifa Haftar, head of the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA) Wednesday restored Zueitina, Hariga, Ras Lanuf and Es Sider to Tripoli-based NOC following intense international […]
Security authorities Wednesday claimed the killing of several suspected militants in the city of Arish, in the Sinai as state-run news agency MENA put the number of those killed at 11. The army and police have launched since February a massive campaign in the Sinai used by militant groups, including the Islamic State, for attacks […]
India has ceased buying Iran’s crude oil as hoped by the United States as data from the industry and shipping sources show sharp decrease in oil imports last month. Oil imports from Iran in June dropped by 16 per cent to reach 592,800 barrels per day (bpd) compared with May data. The move, officials said, […]
Qatar’s authorities are seeking to raise as much as $4 billion from banks for the purchase of several British Typhoon fighter jets, Bloomberg reports citing sources aware of the move. The sum, according to sources who spoke to Bloomberg on conditions of anonymity, could be raised as late as end of next month. […]
The United States Tuesday slapped sanctions on the alleged Iran-backed al-Ashtar Brigades that it designated as terror group and blamed for attacks on security forces. The State Department said in a statement the group, which was established in 2013, seeks to overthrow the Bahraini government led by a Sunni monarchy. The Gulf country is […]
US ambassador to Germany Tuesday urged German authorities to prevent withdrawal by Iran of around €300 million ($350 million) from its Germany-based accounts as it faces suffocating economic pressure led by the United States. Richard Grenell, a staunch aid of US President Donald Trump, urged German authorities to kill Iran’s request to withdraw around […]