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Afghan, Pakistan Presidents Attend Iran Anti-Terrorism Summit
2011-06-27 Read More...
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and his Afghani counterpart Hamid Karzai arrived in Tehran Friday to attend the First International Conference on Global Fight against Terrorism which was held in Tehran on 25-26 June

Qatar Airways: “Airline of the Year”
2011-06-27 Read More...
Qatar Airways has been named “Airline of the Year” at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards 2011 for its outstanding in-flight product and operational excellence.

Qatar Diplomat Elected UN Assembly President
2011-06-25 Read More...
The UN General Assembly elected as its next President Veteran Qatari Diplomat Nassir Abdulaziz

Batelco to Sponsor Bahrain Air Show 2012
2011-06-25 Read More...
Batelco has announced its sponsorship of the Bahrain International Air Show which will be held at the Sakhir Airbase from January 19 to 21 next

BAE Wins Iraqi Army Contract
2011-06-24 Read More...
BAE Systems was awarded a $14.2 million contract to provide field service representatives to support the transition activities of 1,026 refurbished M113A2s and 21 refurbished M88A1s to the Iraqi

Emirates Plans Asia's Most Advanced Engine Facility
2011-06-24 Read More...
Emirates Airline said it plans to establish Asia's most technologically-advanced engine overhaul facility in Dubai at an estimated cost of $120

EADS-TAI Sign Multi-National Cooperation MoU
2011-06-24 Read More...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covering industrial cooperation and involving the activities of EADS and its Divisions Cassidian and Astrium in Germany, Spain,

Raytheon Delivers Patriot GEM-T Missiles for UAE
2011-06-23 Read More...
Raytheon has completed the first major delivery of materials under the UAE

Raytheon Wins $1.7bn Saudi Patriot Upgrade Deal
2011-06-22 Read More...
Saudi Arabia placed a $ 1.7 billion direct commercial sales contract with Raytheon to upgrade the Kingdom's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System to the latest Configuration-3.

1st Flight for Qatar’s 1st Super Hercules
2011-06-22 Read More...
The first of four C-130J Super Hercules for the Qatar Emiri Air Force took to the skies over the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Georgia, on 08 June 2011.

Airbus Wins $890m Saudi Airlines Order
2011-06-21 Read More...
European plane maker Airbus won an order from Saudi Arabian Airlines for four additional A330-300 wide-body aircraft, taking the carrier's total order for the plane to

Assad: “National Dialogue to Start Soon”
2011-06-21 Read More...
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, facing three months of protests, said on Monday a national dialogue would start

Saudi Arabian Airlines Selects Goodrich Carbon Brakes
2011-06-20 Read More...
Goodrich Corporation has been selected to supply wheels and carbon brakes on Saudi Arabian Airlines' fleet of 12 new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

Iran to Send a Monkey Into Space
2011-06-18 Read More...
Iran plans to send a live monkey into space in the summer, the country’s top space official said after the launch of the Rassad-1 satellite, state television reported on its

Kuwait Emir Warns Against Any Security Threats
2011-06-18 Read More...
Kuwait’s Emir said the Gulf state would show “zero tolerance” to anyone threatening the OPEC oil exporter’s security, after the opposition held weekly rallies demanding that the Prime Minister step down.

Qatar Airways Considering an IPO in 2011
2011-06-16 Read More...
Qatar Airways is considering an initial public offering (IPO) in 2011 and has appointed advisors for the purpose, its Chief Executive

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