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Saudi Arabian Airlines Seeking $1.3 Billion Via Islamic Bonds
2016-03-24 Read More...
National carrier Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is seeking to raise SR5 billion ($1.3 billion) via the first tranche of a Sukuk (Islamic Bonds) issuance program in the second or third quarter of this year, its Director General Saleh Al-Jasser said

Algerian President Orders Government to Face Security Threats
2016-03-22 Read More...
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika ordered his government on Sunday to face the ongoing security, diplomatic and humanitarian situation in the

Germany Approves Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia, Oman
2016-03-17 Read More...
The German government has approved several arms export deals with countries in the Middle East, including delivery of 23 Airbus helicopters to Saudi Arabia, according to an Economy Ministry letter seen by Reuters on

First Group of Russian Planes Starts Leaving Syria
2016-03-16 Read More...
A first group of Russian military planes on Tuesday left Moscow’s base in Syria heading for home after President Vladimir Putin’s order on Monday to withdraw most of his forces from the war-torn country, the Russian Defense Ministry

Arab League Names New Secretary General
2016-03-14 Read More...
The Arab League’s 22 members picked a veteran Egyptian diplomat to head the body in a late-night session on Thursday. Ahmed Aboul-Gheit was the only contender for the post, the Associate Press (AP)

Iran Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles; U.S. Raises Concerns
2016-03-11 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday fired 2 home-made “Qadr “' ballistic missiles from the Eastern Alborz Mountains at a target in Iran’s Southeastern Makran seashore some 1400km away, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported.

Iranian Airlines Eyeing 50 Embraer Jets
2016-03-01 Read More...
Iran is interested in buying 50 airliners from Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA, a presidential aide in Brazil with knowledge of the negotiations said, as the end of global sanctions against the Islamic Republic triggers a flurry of trade

U.S. Test Fires Second Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
2016-03-01 Read More...
The U.S. military test-fired its second Intercontinental Ballistic Missile in a week on Thursday night, seeking to demonstrate its nuclear arms capacity at a time of rising strategic tensions with Russia and North Korea.The unarmed Minuteman III

Iraq Locates Missing Radioactive Material
2016-02-22 Read More...
Radioactive material that went missing in Iraq has been found dumped near a petrol station in the southern town of Zubair, officials said on Sunday, ending speculation it could be acquired by Islamic State (IS) and used as a

Sukhoi Eyes Selling up to 100 SSJ100 Jets to Iran
2016-02-17 Read More...
Russia could deliver up to 100 of its Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100) short-haul passenger aircraft to Iran, Interfax news agency quoted the Vice President of Russia's state-controlled United Aircraft Corporation as saying on Tuesday. The lifting of

Russian Warship with Kalibr Cruise Missiles Heads to Syria
2016-02-16 Read More...
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet ship Zeleny Dol equipped with the new Kalibr cruise missile systems will join the Russian warships operating off the coast of Syria soon, a source in Crimea’s law enforcement agencies said.The ships

Canada to End Air Strikes in Iraq, Syria this Month
2016-02-10 Read More...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada would pull out six jets that have been bombing targets in Iraq and Syria, ending a controversial combat role in the fight against Islamic State

Iraqi Security Forces Building Wall Around Baghdad
2016-02-08 Read More...
Iraqi Security Forces have begun building a concrete wall surrounding the capital Baghdad in a bid to prevent attacks by Islamic State militants, a military statement

Iraq Receives New Batch of F-16 Fighter Jets
2016-02-05 Read More...
The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday the arrival of a new batch of U.S. F-16 fighter jets to one of the Iraqi air

Egypt’s Air Leisure Airlines to Acquire Russian Sukhoi Jets
2016-02-04 Read More...
Privately-owned Egyptian Air Leisure Airlines agreed a multi-million dollar deal in Cairo on Tuesday to buy four Russian-made passenger jets from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, with the option of ordering another six, a Sukhoi official

Saudi Gulf Airlines Expected to Start Flights by April 2016
2016-01-27 Read More...
Saudi Gulf Airlines is set to obtain regulatory approvals to launch flights within the Kingdom by the end of March, a top official at Saudi Arabia’s aviation watchdog

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