Tehran, March 11 – Iran has started production of new medium-range surface-to-air missiles with the aim of upgrading its air defence systems.
Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the missiles can travel with supersonic speed and hit the target at the distance of 40 km.
These technologically advanced missiles are apt in electronic warfare, Vahidi said, [...]
Kabul, March 11 – Five civilians, including four children, were killed Thursday by a roadside bomb in north-eastern Afghanistan, officials said.
The civilians were killed when a mine exploded in Taqab district of Kapisa province, district governor Abdul Hakim Akhundzada said.
‘The explosion killed five civilians, including four children, and injured three children,’ NATO said in a [...]
Amman, March 11 – The Jordanian government Wednesday confirmed that it had received an official request from the NATO alliance to train the Afghan army.
‘We have received a request for training Afghan policemen and we are still studying it,’ Minister of State for Media Affairs Nabil Sharif said at a press conference.
He did not give [...]
Dubai, March 10 – United Arab Emirates (UAE) Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum embarks on a two-day visit to India Thursday.
Sheikh Mohammed, who is also the ruler of Dubai, is leading a high-level delegation, WAM news agency reported.
Other members of the delegation include Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy [...]
Dubai, March 10 – The Dubai Mall, world’s largest shopping and entertainment destination, hosted a record five million visitors in the 15th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival Jan 28 to Feb 28, WAM news agency reported.
Emaar Malls Group, one of the sponsors of Dubai Shopping Festival 2010, reported positive results across its key retail properties, [...]
Abu Dhabi, March 10 – Representatives of over 60 top South Korean companies have arrived here in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to explore business opportunities, WAM news agency reported.
The Higher Corporation for Specialised Economic Zones (ZonesCorp), a government department, has received the delegation Monday. The visit is aimed at learning from the experiences of [...]
Abu Dhabi, March 10 – The 34th Arab Health Ministers’ Conference will begin in Cairo Wednesday to discuss ways to improve primary healthcare in the region, WAM news agency reported.
The two-day conference will discuss the status of the Arab health fund, swine flu crisis and alternative funding sources for health services, among other issues, the [...]
Tehran, March 9 – Iran has barred former president and reformist leader Seyed Mohammad Khatami from leaving the country, sources said.
Executive Secretary of Tehran’s Vo’az (preachers) community Hojjatoleslam Abbas Amirifar announced that an Iranian intelligence official had told the community members Monday night that Khatami has been barred from leaving the country.
He quoted the [...]
Mosul (Iraq), March 9 – Five suspected Al Qaeda members were arrested Tuesday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a police source said.
‘Three of the suspects admitted to firing mortar shells on several polling stations in the city Sunday,’ the source said, adding that the suspects were arrested in the Tel al-Ruman area of [...]
Istanbul, March 9 (IANS/AKI) More than 40 aftershocks have struck eastern Turkey, hampering rescue operations in the region, where several people have been trapped since Monday’s earthquake that killed at least 51 people.
Hundreds of people spent the night in tents braving cold weather, following the 6.0-magnitude quake that struck Basyurt region of Karakocan town, 500 [...]
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