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Hackers Cripple Taliban’s Website
2012-05-01 Read More...
For the third time in less than a year, hackers crippled the main website of the Afghan

Iraq to Receive 24 F-16 Jets Early 2014
2012-04-30 Read More...
Iraq will receive the first 24 of 36 F-16 fighter jets it has ordered from the United States at the beginning of 2014, a senior official told Reuters on

Lebanese Army Intercepts Arms Containers Heading to Syria
2012-04-30 Read More...
The Lebanese Army intercepted three containers of weapons on board of a ship intercepted in the Mediterranean which may have been trying to supply Syrian rebels, security sources said on

Kuwait Airways Gets Cabinet Privatization Approval
2012-04-24 Read More...
Kuwait's cabinet approved an amended draft law paving the way for the privatization of Kuwait Airways within 3 years, state-run news agency Kuna reported, after restructuring at the troubled carrier delayed the original

Kuwait to Launch $2.9bn Airport Tender
2012-04-05 Read More...
Kuwait will launch in coming weeks an initial tender for construction of a second terminal at its international airport, a project worth around KD700 to 800 million ($2.5-$2.9 billion), state-run news agency Kuna

BAE to Build 48 Eurofighter Typhoon for Saudi Arabia
2012-04-04 Read More...
British defence contractor BAE Systems said a contract to build 48 Typhoon aircraft in Britain for the Saudi Arabian Air Force had been signed but changes to the price of the deal had yet to be

US Seeks to Build Regional Ballistic Missile Shields
2012-04-02 Read More...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday promoted a missile shield to protect Gulf Arab states from Tehran and sought to work with them to help end the violence in Iran’s ally

Pentagon: F-35 Won’t Reach Full Production Until 2019
2012-03-30 Read More...
The cost of developing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter rose 4.3% to $395.7 billion last year and the plane will not reach full-rate production until 2019, the Pentagon

Khamenei: “Iran Will Attack to Defend Itself”
2012-03-21 Read More...
In the face of aggression from the US or Israel, Iran will attack to defend itself, Iran's most powerful figure, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on

Germany to Sell 6th Nuclear-Capable Submarine to Israel
2012-03-21 Read More...
Germany will sell Israel a sixth nuclear capable Dolphin-class submarine, Germany's Defense Minister confirmed on Tuesday after talks in Berlin with his Israeli counterpart Ehud

Iraq & Kuwait Solve Airline Row in $500m Deal
2012-03-16 Read More...
Iraq has reached a $500 million agreement with Kuwait to resolve a standoff over Gulf War-era debts that had prevented Iraqi Airways from flying to destinations in the West, an aide to Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki said on

Abiyev: “No Attack on Iran through Azerbaijan”
2012-03-13 Read More...
Azerbaijan will not allow other countries to use its territory to launch an attack on neighboring Iran, Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Safar Abiyev said on

Qaddafi’s Hidden Weapons in Libyan Embassies Worldwide
2012-03-12 Read More...
The administration of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi was running a covert program to conceal weapons in Libyan embassies across the globe, a senior official in the new government

Al Baker Plays Down A380, Dreamliner Delays
2012-03-09 Read More...
The Head of Qatar Airways, usually one of the aircraft industry's fiercest critics, expressed confidence that Airbus and Boeing would resolve a series of high-profile glitches but warned against further production

Russia Accuses Libya of Training Syrian Rebels
2012-03-09 Read More...
Russia’s Ambassador to the U.N. Vitaly Churkin accused Libya of helping to train Syrian rebels to carry out attacks on Damascus government

UAE Target Customer For V-22 Osprey Aircraft
2012-02-29 Read More...
The US government is eyeing the UAE among the possible initial foreign buyers of the V-22 Osprey, a tilt-rotor aircraft built by Boeing Company and Bell Helicopter, a top US Marine Corps official told

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