Israel’s foreign minister urged would-be participants of the pro-Palestinian flotilla to give up their plans and deliver their aid to UN supervised ports for distribution. Avigdor Lieberman spoke to reporters Thursday after meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger, on issues that both men said included the flotilla as well as efforts by Palestinian leaders [...]
Jun 30 2011 | Posted in
American Defense New,
Cyprus Defence News,
European Defence News,
French Defence News,
German Defence News,
Global Military Watch,
Greek Defence News,
Iranian Defence News,
Iraqi Defence News,
Israeli Defence News,
Italian Defence News,
Middle East Military News,
NATO News,
Russian Defence News,
Security & Geopolitics,
Syrian Defence News,
Turkish Defense News,
Turkish Foreign Policy News,
Turkish Politics News,
UK Defence News |
Read More »
by Murat Yetkin Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan was proud yesterday to underline that Turkey was the fastest growing economy of the world (with an 11 percent growth rate) in the first quarter of 2011. This is especially important as Prime Minister George Papandreou of Turkeyâs Aegean neighbor, Greece, was struggling in Parliament to pass [...]
Syrian troops shot dead 11 villagers on Wednesday, residents said, as authorities pressed on with a tank-led assault that has driven thousands of refugees across the northwest border with Turkey. The assault on Jabal al-Zawya, a region 35 km (22 miles) south of Turkey that has seen spreading protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, was [...]
Jun 30 2011 | Posted in
Asian Defence News,
Caucaus Defence News,
European Defence News,
Global Military Watch,
Headlines,
Iranian Defence News,
Iraqi Defence News,
Israeli Defence News,
Middle East Military News,
NATO News,
Syrian Defence News,
Turkish Defense News,
Turkish Foreign Policy News,
Turkish Politics News |
Read More »
Pakistan told the United States to leave a remote desert air base reportedly used as a hub for covert CIA drone attacks, Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar was quoted by state media as saying on Wednesday. His remarks are the latest indication of Pakistan attempting to limit US military role in the country since a clandestine [...]
Jun 30 2011 | Posted in
American Defense New,
Asian Defence News,
Caucaus Defence News,
China Defence News,
European Defence News,
French Defence News,
German Defence News,
Global Military Watch,
Globe Watch,
Iranian Defence News,
Iraqi Defence News,
Israeli Defence News,
Middle East Military News,
NATO News,
Pakistani Defence News,
Russian Defence News,
Syrian Defence News,
Turkish Defense News,
Turkish Foreign Policy News,
UK Defence News |
Read More »
With private investments and domestic consumption leading the charge, Turkey claimed the top spot in economic growth worldwide for the first quarter of 2011 with a blistering 11 percent, according to the Turkish Statistics Institute, or TurkStat. At this rate Turkey will surpass $742 billion, its pre-crisis 2008 level of gross domestic product, by the [...]
Jun 30 2011 | Posted in
Economy,
European Defence News,
Global Military Watch,
Industry News,
Middle East Military News,
NATO News,
Turkish Defense News,
Turkish Economy News,
Turkish Energy News,
Turkish Foreign Policy News,
Turkish Politics News |
Read More »
Israel’s military police on June 13 opened an inquiry into the theft of airplane parts, a spokeswoman said without confirming press reports that eight fighter jet engines had been stolen. “The military police have opened an inquiry into the matter,” she told AFP without giving further detail or confirming reports of the theft from Tel [...]
Jun 27 2011 | Posted in
African Defence News,
American Defense New,
Caucaus Defence News,
Cyprus Defence News,
European Defence News,
French Defence News,
German Defence News,
Global Military Watch,
Globe Watch,
Greek Defence News,
Iranian Defence News,
Iraqi Defence News,
Israeli Defence News,
Middle East Military News,
NATO News,
Russian Defence News,
Syrian Defence News,
Turkish Defense News,
Turkish Foreign Policy News,
UK Defence News |
Read More »
Russia is in talks with Kyrgyzstan to expand its military presence in the volatile central Asian nation by setting up a training center in the south, the Kyrgyz foreign minister told AFP. “We are discussing the possibility of creating a training base in the south of Kyrgyzstan,” Ruslan Kazakbayev told AFP in an interview conducted [...]
Jun 27 2011 | Posted in
American Defense New,
Armenian Defence News,
Asian Defence News,
Azerbaijani Defence News,
Bosnian-Serbian Defence News,
Caucaus Defence News,
European Defence News,
Global Military Watch,
Globe Watch,
Iranian Defence News,
Israeli Defence News,
Middle East Military News,
NATO News,
Russian Defence News,
Syrian Defence News,
Turkish Defense News,
Turkish Foreign Policy News,
UK Defence News |
Read More »
by Hasan Karaahmet As Syria’s Assad regime continues to struggle in containing the widespread uprisings and demonstrations for a more democratic, progressive political system throughout the country, neighboring Turkey is facing an increasingly difficult humanitarian crisis just north of the long border. Last Thursday, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mr. Ahmet Davutoglu spoke with his Syrian counterpart, [...]
Jun 26 2011 | Posted in
African Defence News,
American Defense New,
Analysts & Editorial,
Armenian Defence News,
Asian Defence News,
Azerbaijani Defence News,
Bosnian-Serbian Defence News,
Brazilian Defence News,
Caucaus Defence News,
China Defence News,
Cyprus Defence News,
European Defence News,
French Defence News,
German Defence News,
Global Military Watch,
Greek Defence News,
Iranian Defence News,
Iraqi Defence News,
Israeli Defence News,
Italian Defence News,
Korean Defence News,
Malaysian Defence News,
Middle East Military News,
NATO News,
Pakistani Defence News,
Russian Defence News,
Syrian Defence News,
Turkish Defense News,
Turkish Foreign Policy News,
Turkish Politics News,
UK Defence News |
Read More »
Azerbaijan paraded thousands of soldiers and hundreds of military vehicles through its capital June 26 in a show of force two days after talks failed to resolve a bitter territorial dispute with Armenia. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who has overseen massive increases in defense spending, warned in his speech that he was ready to take [...]
Jun 26 2011 | Posted in
American Defense New,
Armenian Defence News,
Asian Defence News,
Azerbaijani Defence News,
Bosnian-Serbian Defence News,
Caucaus Defence News,
European Defence News,
Global Military Watch,
Headlines,
Iranian Defence News,
Israeli Defence News,
Middle East Military News,
NATO News,
Russian Defence News,
Turkish Defense News,
Turkish Foreign Policy News,
Turkish Politics News,
UK Defence News |
Read More »
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards are to launch military exercises on June 26 with the firing of different range ballistic missiles, the state news agency IRNA reported. The exercises, codenamed Great Prophet-6, are to start on June 26, said a Guards commander, Gen. Ami Ali Hadjizadeh, quoted by IRNA, without specifying how long the maneuvers will [...]
Jun 26 2011 | Posted in
American Defense New,
Asian Defence News,
Azerbaijani Defence News,
Bosnian-Serbian Defence News,
Caucaus Defence News,
China Defence News,
European Defence News,
French Defence News,
German Defence News,
Global Military Watch,
Iranian Defence News,
Iraqi Defence News,
Israeli Defence News,
Middle East Military News,
NATO News,
Pakistani Defence News,
Russian Defence News,
Security & Geopolitics,
Syrian Defence News,
Turkish Defense News,
Turkish Foreign Policy News,
UK Defence News |
Read More »
RECENT COMMENTS