The third edition of the annual 'KONKAN' bilateral series of Indo-UK exercises, 'KONKAN 2008' is scheduled on the western seaboard, Goa, from 21 Apr to 2 May 08.The Royal Navy will field the aircraft carrier HMS ILLUSTRIOUS (with six Merlin
Only weeks after the successful trials on Frigates, the CAMCOPTER S-100 continued to prove its naval capabilities on 14th April south of Gran Canaria from a vessel of the Spanish Guardia Civil. The CAMCOPTER® S-100 demonstrated its outstanding capabilities as
With the handover of GT015, a German Twin-Seater aircraft, the final aircraft out of Tranche 1 destined for the four partner Air Forces of Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom in the core programme has been delivered on March
The government in Niger recently ordered Diamond Aircraft 42 Multi-Purpose Platforms (MPP) for border surveillance missions to inhibit smuggling and to protect critical infrastructures. The aircraft are equipped with Denel/Zeiss Goshawk cameras incorporating multiple sensors for daylight surveillance and nighttime
Diamond Aircraft Industries today announced that D-JET serial number 003 completed its first flight, marking another important milestone in the company's D-JET personal jet program. The aircraft departed from Diamond Aircraft's London, Ontario facility for a successful 1 hour and
dpa) -US banking giant Citigroup announced plans Friday to cut 9,000 jobs in the wakeof a first-quarter net loss of 5.11 billion dollars. Company chief financial officer Gary Crittenden announced the payroll cut plansfor the bank which employs 370,000 people
Beirut, Lebanon - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch on Friday stressed that Palestinians living in Lebanon should have the opportunity to live in their own Palestinian state.
Beirut, Lebanon - Future Movement leader Saad Hariri on Friday vowed to confront escalating calls by pro-Syrian factions for the release of four generals held in connecting with his father's assassination.
Beirut & Paris - The latest reports revealed that the international investigation committee seeking ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's assassins, determined that at a minimum, Syria's involvement was critical to the Valentines Day murder.
Beirut, Lebanon - Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea accused Syria of planning the assassinations of leaders from the pro-government March 14 coalition.
Damascus - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrived in Syria on Friday for talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and exiled Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal.
Beirut, Lebanon - Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun on Friday accused U.S. assistant Secretary of State David Welch of changing the March 14 majority into "his party."
Georgia is amassing troops towards the South Ossetian border, a REGNUM correspondent is told at the press office of the Security Council of South Ossetia. According to the source, artillery units are being drawn up to the unrecognized state that
Russia's President Vladimir Putin entrusted to proceed further in taking practical measures to normalize the relations with Georgia, including lifting visa restrictions for Georgian citizens, says a statement released by the Russian Foreign Ministry."Adding up to the decisions that are
If they in Kiev are intending to annex Transdnestr to Ukraine, they must take into account the necessity to bring territories of South Bessarabia and North Bukovina back to Moldova." According to Ziua newspaper (Bucharest) of April 17, such announcement
ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan presented reappointed minister of culture, Hasmik Poghosyan Friday.T. Sargsyan said he met about 300 cultural workers over the last month and it was a pleasant surprise for him when all them spoke only good
ArmInfo. The head of the permanent parliamentary commission on finances and budget issues, a member of the RPA faction Gagik Minasyan has called Armenian society to unite against Levon Ter-Petrosyan.Making a speech at today's discussions in the National Press Club
ArmInfo. 'I am sorry, no suggestion was made to us when forming the new government. The Communist Party has a big number of professionals', - first secretary of Central Committee of Armenian Communist Party Ruben Tovmasyan told journalists in Pastarq
ArmInfo Today, the maximum buying rates at commercial banks of Yerevan were 310 drams for 1 dollar, 492drams for 1 EUR and 13 drams for 1 Russian ruble. The minimum selling rates stood at 311 drams for 1 dollar, 494
