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A Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jet Oleg Russia is set to receive 16 new Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jets in 2017, the country’s deputy defense minister announced on Friday. The delivery will form part of an order for 92 aircraft from the Novosibirsk Chkalov Aircraft Plant in Siberia, Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov told Russian news agency […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R) prior to the sixth meeting of the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 10, 2017. (EPA Photo) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in his meeting with Vladimir Putin on Friday that Turkey expects Russia to end […]

Meanwhile, the flight has landed safely with all passengers and crew safe.  A Hungarian fighter jet was deployed subsequently to ensure safety of the passengers on board. A London-bound Air India flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad had lost contact with Air Traffic Control flying over Hungarian air space on Friday. A Hungarian fighter jet was deployed […]

Tal Afar military airpor Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi special forces recaptured Friday another district in western Mosul as operations against the Islamic State continue, also foiling an attack on a major military airport, according to security sources. The Joint Operations Command said government forces recaptured al-Aamel district in southwest Mosul amid resistance from IS extremists. Shafaaq […]

Two reporters wait outside the gates of the mortuary at Hospital Kuala Lumpur  KUALA LUMPUR: Journalists covering the Kim Jong-nam assassination turned their attention back to the mortuary at Hospital Kuala Lumpur following the positive identification of the body of the North Korean. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar had earlier confirmed that […]

A top Iranian commander confirmed on Thursday the Islamic Republic has successfully test-fired Hormuz-2 ballistic missile. Iran “fired Hormuz-2 this week and the missile successfully destroyed a target at a distance of 250 kilometers,” commander of the Aerospace Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh said Thursday. Hormuz-2 is a naval strike ballistic missile that can […]

Puntland, Somalia – Puntland is on the edge of famine, according to aid agencies working in this semi-autonomous state in Somalia’s arid north. Between 20,000 and 27,000 nomadic pastoralists have been forced to travel hundreds of miles to reach coastal regions of Puntland where there was a flash of rain in December last year. There […]

The Associated Press White House press secretary Sean Spicer says President Donald Trump has “grave concern” about the release of classified material and believes the systems at the CIA are outdated. Spicer was responding Thursday to questions about WikiLeaks‘ disclosure of thousands of documents that it says reveals details of the CIA’s cyberespionage toolkit. The […]

MAA Photo Turkey has provided Somalia with humanitarian aid worth 456 million Turkish liras ($121.9 million) since 2011, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said Thursday. AFAD contributed 255 million liras ($68.1 million) worth of aid while the Turkish Red Crescent provided 176 million liras ($47 million) and the Religious Affairs Directorate gave 25 […]

Kim Jong-un’s actions may seem ‘irrational’ on the surface, but he knows what he is doing and his policies are working. Kim understands that the only way to keep the population docile and obedient is to start economic growth, writes Lankov [KCNA via Reuters] by Andrei Lankov Andrei Lankov is professor of Korean Studies at […]