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Russia to expand its Hmeimim air base in Syria

 Russia is expanding its Hmeimim airbase in Syria and rebuilding a second landing strip to allow the facility to serve more aircraft, Russian news agencies cited an unnamed Defense Ministry official Thursday. The ministry has also set up new buildings to house aircraft at the site that...

Libya: Airstrike hits Mitiga international airport

Libya’s Mitiga international airport in the capital Tripoli was hit by an airstrike on Thursday. The aircrafts that targeted the airport were believed to be loyal to Gen. Khalifa Haftar, eye witnesses told Anadolu Agency. The airstrike came after few hours of another two airstrikes on...

UAE astronaut makes history as first Arab aboard ISS

An Emirati has made history as the first Arab to reach the International Space Station, after blasting off from Kazakhstan. The Russian spacecraft carrying Hazzaa al-Mansoori of the United Arab Emirates, who was accompanied by Russia’s Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir,...

Airbus hit by series of cyber attacks on suppliers

European aerospace giant Airbus has been hit by a series of attacks by hackers who targeted its suppliers in their search for commercial secrets, security sources told AFP, adding they suspected a China link. There have been four major attacks on Airbus in the last 12 months, according to...