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In this Saturday, June 28, 2014 photo, Iraqi and Russian aircraft technicians unload warplanes aircraft at the Al-Muthanna Air base in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo)

Iraq receives Russian fighter jets to help quell ISIS advance

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:...

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An employee removes the rain protection from items in front of a Eurofighter Typhoon during the first day of the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Monday, June 17, 2013. The manufacturer, BAE, is hoping to secure an order for the jet from the air force of the United Arab Emirates (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

The Paris Air Show

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...