Türkiye to supply arms and training to Syria under new military accord
Türkiye will provide Syria with weapons systems, logistics and military training under a new cooperation deal aimed at bolstering Syrian state forces...
With Iranian, Iraqi and Israeli skies abruptly restricted, Heydar Aliyev International Airport stepped in as a regional lifeline on Friday morning, safely receiving a stream of diverted jets from six international carriers and underscoring Baku’s capacity to reroute air traffic in a crisis.
Following the closure of Iranian, Iraqi and Israeli airspace, Heydar Aliyev International Airport received diversion requests from several carriers seeking a safe corridor for ongoing services. Thanks to swift decision-making and close coordination, the airport welcomed the following aircraft on Friday morning:
AJet: Istanbul → Tehran (Boeing 737)
Fly Dubai: Minsk → Dubai, Kazan → Dubai, St Petersburg → Dubai, Moscow → Dubai (Boeing 737)
Air Arabia: Moscow → Sharjah (Airbus A320)
Jazeera Airways: Makhachkala → Kuwait, Moscow → Kuwait (Airbus A320)
Etihad Airways: Moscow → Abu Dhabi (Boeing 787)
Turkish Airlines: Istanbul → Phuket (Boeing 777); Istanbul → Singapore (Airbus A330)
Each arrival was managed in line with Baku Airport’s priorities of passenger safety, comfort and rapid logistics. The incident once again underscored the airport’s role as a dependable regional transit hub, fully equipped to reroute international traffic swiftly and securely whenever emergency situations arise.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 56 kilometres east of Gorgan in northern Iran early Sunday morning, according to preliminary seismic data.
Kyiv has received $1.5 billion in commitments from European partners to purchase U.S.-made weapons, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday, describing the NATO mechanism enabling the deal as one that “truly strengthens our defence.”
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday (14 August) that he has ordered authorities to conduct a swift and thorough investigation into an attack on a former minister's son that took place a day earlier.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Thursday, a day before U.S. President Donald Trump holds talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
A major forest fire in northern Morocco is now largely under control, though efforts to fully extinguish it are still underway, the national water and forests agency (ANEF) said on Wednesday.
Supporters of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) threw flares and firecrackers at anti-government protesters in Novi Sad on Wednesday evening, according to Reuters, prompting police to intervene to end the standoff, a major escalation of nine-month-long protests in Serbia.
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