Eurasia

Iran Celebrates Test Launch Of S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile System

On March 4, Iran released an edited version of the test launching of the S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile System, purchased from Russia. According to the report, which was posted by IRIB on YouTube, the launch was successful, “destroying the target missile with precision.

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IRGC Using 'Mahan Air' Civilian Airliners To Hide Transfer Of Weapons And Fighters To Syria, Yemen

On February 25, 2017, the Iranian reformist website Amad News reported, citing a source in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), that the IRGC is using civilian passenger jets operated by the Iranian airline Mahan Air to transfer weapons to Syria and Yemen and also to bring back the bodies …

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Armenian Bishop Armash Nalbandian: Countries Supporting The Turkish Criminals In Syria Bear Responsibility For Genocide

Bishop Armash Nalbandian, Primate of the Armenian Church of Damascus, accused Turkey of giving militants in Syria instructions “to target Armenian places, churches, and schools, and to target the very identity of the Armenians.” Bishop Nalbandian, speaking on the Egyptian ON TV channel on January 28, said that a new …

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Algeria Approves Three Axes in Anticipation of Tripartite Summit on Libya

The Algerian Minister of Maghreb, AU and Arab League Affairs Abdul Gader Msahel has said that his country had adopted three axses in anticipation of the tripartite summit of Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia. The three axses were designed to narrow the gap between Libyan antagonists, in a bid to find …

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Tunisia military clashes with jihadists in Kasserine

Tunisian military units clashed on Tuesday with some jihadists and killed two of them in Kasserine, central west of Tunisia, a medical source said. A soldier was also slightly injured, said the source at the regional hospital of Kasserine. Tunisian defense ministry said that the military operation is still in …

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UN Welcomes Ceasefire in Abu Salim

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya ‘UNSMIL’ has welcomed the ceasefire agreement regarding the events in Abu Salim neighborhood in Tripoli. The Head of UNSMIL Martin Kobler paid tribute, in a statement on Saturday, to efforts of the Presidency Council and the notables of Tarhuna and Gharyan as well …

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Algeria's ambassador to Egypt highlights role of national reconciliation in counterterrorism

Algeria’s ambassador to Egypt and permanent delegate to the Arab League Nadir Larbaoui highlighted Tuesday in Sharm El Sheikh the role of national reconciliation initiated by President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. In his address before participants in the Arab forum on …

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Algiers to host next meeting of Libya's neighbouring countries by end March

The next meeting of Libya’s neighbouring countries would be held in Algiers by the end of March, announced Wednesday Minister of Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League Abdelkader Messahel. “The next meeting of Libya’s neighbouring countries will take place in Algeria by the end of March,” Messahel told the …

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