by Hamza Mustafa | Jun 30, 2014 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq has received five Sukhoi-25 fighter aircraft from Russia as it seeks to contain the advance of extremist fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) across its territory. A statement issued by the Iraqi defense ministry said:...
by Michel Abu Najm | Jun 18, 2013 | Business
Le Bourget, Asharq Al-Awsat—The 50th Paris Air Show took off in Le Bourget this week amid expectations of intense competition between the civil aviation industry’s two giants, the US-based Boeing and Europe’s Airbus. This year’s show will see 2,215 exhibitors...