Drones
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 09:08
A roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around Central Eurasia over the last week:
Central Asia:
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 14:10
On a visit to Turkmenistan, Belarus's president, Alexander Lukashenko, announced on November 5 that Belarus would set up a joint venture in the Central Asian country to manufacture drone aircraft. The drones would be used “to monitor its [Turkmenistan's] territory, its borders and drug-trafficking,” Lukashenko said in Ashgabat. If the plan is implemented, Turkmenistan would become just the latest country in the region to manufacture unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 11:57
While governorate officials claim to know little about the three brothers why they were targeted, Marib locals and family members deny they had been engaged in any forms of militancy.
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 08:45
Spokesperson Jen Psaki discussed the latest developments in Syria, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's visit to the U.S., U.S.-Afghan relations, Egypt's military operations in the Sinai and other issues.
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 08:31
Spokesperson Jen Psaki discussed Syria's foreign relations and political situation, Iran's nuclear program, Cuba's economic relationship with the United States, Amnesty International's report on U.S. drone operations in Pakistan and other issues.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 09:30
Kamal Terban, the dean of the Palestine Security Academy in Gaza, said that military activity in Gaza has become very risky because of Israeli technological advances in monitoring and targeting Palestinian factions.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 06:47
Spokesperson Jen Psaki discussed U.S.-Egyptian relations, Georgia's presidential election, Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium, Syria's political situation, U.S. priorities in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving and other topics.
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 08:59
Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the Middle East and North Africa over the last week:
Egypt:
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 12:28
“The ability of the Yemeni government to restrict the U.S. government in terms of what it does inside Yemen is almost nothing.”