Moscow 06 January 2017 TASS General Valery Gerasimov, Russian Chief of the General Staff said on Friday that 'Admiral Kuznetsov' aircraft carrier naval group will be the first to leave the conflict area as per the decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Russian Defense Forces on the reduction of Russian forces...

MANILA 06 Jan. 2017 (PNA) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte visited today, Friday the Russian large anti-submarine ship, which is anchored in the country this week for a goodwill visit. President of Philippines arrived at Pier 15, Port Area in Manila at 12:58 p.m.(local time) and was accorded foyer honors by the Russian Navy. President Duterte...

Doha 04 January 2017 (QNA) Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Interior Minister of State of Qatar met Wednesday with Mohammad Ali Sobhani, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to State of Qatar. During the meeting, they reviewed aspects of mutual cooperation between the two countries and ways of promoting...

Doha 04 January 2017 (QNA) Emir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met at the Emiri Diwan on Wednesday with Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines Wilfredo C. Santos and Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador Guillermo Rubio Funes, who called on HH the Emir to greet him on the...

Doha 03 January 2017 (QNA) Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) recently partnered with College of the North Atlantic – Qatar (CNA-Q) to send 14 students to Nepal as part of its International Volunteer Trips Program, which aims to build the capacity of volunteers in Qatar as well as youth and communities in Nepal and around...

Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC January 3, 2017 Deputy Secretary Antony Blinken will host First Deputy Director of the Republic of Korea (ROK) National Security Office Cho Tae-yong in Washington on January 6, 2017, for the fifth round of U.S.-ROK strategic consultations on North Korea policy. The two will discuss the international community’s response...

IHS Jane's 360 28 Dec. 2016 The Indonesian Marines Corps (Korps Marinir, or KORMAR) has taken delivery of four units of the Type 90B 122 mm (40-round) multiple rocket system (MRS) from China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO). Sources within the service told IHS Jane's on 27 December that first test firings of the system are...

1 January 2017 UN News Centre United Nations, New York On his first day at the helm of the United Nations, Secretary-General António Guterres today pledged to make 2017 a year for peace. “On this New Year's Day, I ask all of you to join me in making one shared New Year's resolution: Let us...

Ankara, Turkey Anadolu Agency 1st January 2017 The U.S. embassy in Turkey on Sunday rejected media claims it had prior intelligence about the deadly terror attack at an Istanbul nightclub. "Contrary to rumors circulating on social media, the U.S. Government had no information about threats to specific entertainment venues, including the Reina Club, and ‎the...

Ramallah 31 Dec 2016 QNA Israeli forces shot and killed 134 Palestinians, including 34 minors, most at military checkpoints in the West Bank, since the start of 2016, a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Center said on Saturday. In It's bi-weekly report on Protection of Civilians, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance to...