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DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (5): officially defined the Greek detail
Athens, Greece - Unconditional no for the sending of ground troops
The Greek government yesterday, after a meeting of Governmental Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense, presided by the Premier Costas Karamanlis, announced the conditions with which will take part to... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (4): today in Beirut the conjoint delegation Farnesina-Defense
Rome, Italy - Sent also a mission for the cooperation to development
On dispositions of the Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema and of Italian MInister of Defense Arturo Parisi for today is predicted the departure of a conjoint delegation at high level guided by D... more
DefenseNuclear matter. North Korea: more US anti-missile systems
Pyongyang, North Korea - China stands against North-Korean nuclear armament development
According to Japanes press agency "Kyodo", USA intend to strengthen precautional strategic measures against North Korea through the installation of another modern radar system, after the one which was... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (2): Prodi calls up the Russian President Putin
Rome, Italy - Russia confirms the support to a possible Italian command
yesterday, the Italian President of Council Romano Prodi had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Two leaders talked about Lebanon situation and in the main about the Middle-East... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon: Amnesty INternational accuses Tel Aviv of war crimes
Beirut, Lebanon - "Deliberate and non-strategic attacks with no distinction between civil and military targets"
In a report to be published in the next hours, Amnesty International says that Israeli attacks to Lebanese civil people were made with the deliberate intention to arouse people against Hezbollah. Amnesty... more
DefenseUS Air Force will have its profile on MySpace.com
Washington, Usa - The initiative is aimed to facilitate the recruitment of young people by US aviation
Since this week the web sailors that will connect to the web site www.MySpace.com will be able to see the new profile of US Air Force, that will show to them aspects of the military aeronautic life of... more
DefenseIran (2): the reply on nuclear matter has been delivered
Teheran, Iran - The document text is not known yet
As "Alam" TV had already announced, Teheran delivered a written reply to the incentives offer that was made by the six members of UN Security Council concerning Iranian nuclear program. The Secretary of... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (4): the hypothetical multi-national detail
Rome, Italy - Tomorrow the meeting of the European Political and Security Committee
In these hours it continues to discuss about the UN multi-national detail’s building for Lebanon, attending on the meeting of tomorrow of the European Political and Security Committee. To this day, t... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (3): tomorrow the European Political and Security Committee meets in Brussels
Rome, Italy - A rapid and clear definition of the enlistment rules will need
Tomorrow the European Political and Security Committee meets in Brussels, convoked by the Finnish presidency at the instance of France and Italy, to define the ways and consistence of the participation... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (2): Intervention a surprise of Bush to Glass Palace
New York, USA - Right now Blue Helmets in Lebanon
Yesterday, the American President George W.Bush has intervened to Glass Palace while the diplomatics were preparing the new meeting about the creation of detail, in programme for today afternoon. "It... more
DefenseIran: today the reply about nuclear to United Nations Security Council
Teheran, Iran - Bush: "If Iran had to ignore the Security Council's mandate will be needed any sanctions towards the State"
Today, Iran will be in the center of the attention of the whole world. Last Sunday, the Teheran government have made known that August 22 Tuesday, it should have given its replies about the pack of incentives... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon: Kofi Annan calls up Prodi
Rome,Italy - "Italy significantly will contribute to the UNIFIL mission
Yesterday, the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan called up the Italian President of Council Romano Prodi to resume the situation about the unfold of the military forces in South Lebanon and to... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon: resume the air connections between Beirut and Cairo
Cairo, Egypt - Temporary passage in Amman looking forward to the direct line came reinstated
The Middle East Airlines (MEA) has resumed today, after 40 days of break, the connection between Beirut and Cairo via Amman, this has been retailed by Egyptian journalistic sources. A Lebanese aircraft... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (2): from Italy also an environmental task force
Rome, Italy - Italy is, with France, the main financer of the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution
Today, the Council of Ministers has approved also the sending of an environmental task force, proposed by Minister of Environment Alfonso Pecorario Scanio to face the serious environmental problems that... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon: green light to Italian mission in Lebanon
Rome, Italy - Parisi: "The mission forecasts long, dangerous, hard and onerous"
This morning, in Palazzo Chigi, the Italian Council of Ministers to treat about the approval of the UN resolution 1701 for Lebanon that request the immediate cease-fire and the sending of an international... more
DefenseUN presses to receive the official offers of troops to send in Lebanon
Brusselles, Belgium - France and Italy should be the Countries to send more men
The UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has recently stated that the United nations would like to "Receive as soon as possible sure promises of troops". The times are tightening for the sending of Unifil contingent... more
DefenseA US Air Force delegation visits Moscow
Moscow, Russia - It's the first official visit after many years
For the first time in the recent history a general from Usa Air Force went to visit Russia. Usa military aviation sources say they don’t have memory of the last time an Air Force delegation went to visit t... more
DefenseUK: Islamabad denies Pakistan funding to terrorists
Islamabad, Pakistan – The British government still shuts up about the request of extradition for Rashid Rauf
Yesterday, the Pakistan Foreign Ministry defined absurd and without basis the press information that regarding a funding by the side of different local humanitarian organizations to terrorists of the London... more
DefenseUK (2): continue the caos in the airport and lost thousands of luggages
London, United Kingdom - Blamed a decrease of bookings for Ryanair
The caos in the Londonese Airports continue, with a lot of deletions of flights and thousands of luggages lost, 20.000 only from August 10. British Airways has promised a return to normalcy in the terminals,... more
DefensePentagon launches the cooperation with Israel for the missile program "Star Wars"
Washington, usa - The program had been launched by Reagan in 1983
In 1983 the US President Ronald Reagan launched the missiles program "Star Wars", that had the aim to act the testing and fulfillment of a large anti-missiles defense. Yesterday, during a press conference,... more
DefenseCommon line of the European MInisters against terrorism
London, United Kingdom - New anti-terrorism measures and best coordination in the security of transports
Europe searchs a common line against terrorism after abortive attempts of London. The British Home Minster John reid has called a meeting that has seen the partecipation of Vice-President and EU Commissioner... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (15): brigade of paratroopers returns in Galilea
Tel Aviv, Israel - Shoots of mortar fire against column
The retreat from South Lebanon of the Israeli Forces gradually continue since two days. The military Radio has retailed that yesterday has returned in Galilea a brigade of paratroopers, at the end of... more
DefenseSaudi Arabia does not agree the binomial name "Islam-Fascism"
Riad, Saudi Arabia - The Islam according to the American President
The Riad’s government, last Monday, in an official press conference, after a meeting of cabinet, has stated that it can not accept that Islam was correlated with Fascism, according to it is affirmed b... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (13): France wants to cut times for the Lebanese troops to go in the south of the Country
Paris, France - The Foreign Minister goes in visit to Beirut
While in Italy the meeting of Council of ministers is scheduled for Friday to give the definitive green light to the sending of Italian troops for the UN peace mission in Lebanon (see for details AVIONEWS),... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (3): still have not made know the special corps and the military detachment that will come lined up in the Italian detail for UNIFIL
Rome, Italy - Sources of Italian Navy and Ministry of Defense deny the details of the mission
Continue in this hours the comparison between the MInister of Defense and the General Staff, that will come the apex in the meeting of the Italian Ministers Council next August Friday 18, for the definition... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (12): Friday meeting of Italian Cdm and Foreign and Defense Commissions
Rome, Italy - The times for green light about UN mission are shorter
Friday August 18 there will be the extraordinary meeting of the Italian Ministers Council to discuss the Italian participations to the Un peace mission in Lebanon. It’s announced by the Presidency of C... more
DefenseCameron says Blair's Government doesn't do enough to fight terrorism
London, United Kingdom - The opposition leader hopes for more strict measures for who is suspected to be a terrorist
While the English Police has arrested yesterday another person suspected of beeing involved in the failed terrorist attacks of last weeks, the chief of English opposition David Cameron blames Toni Blair’s G... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (4). Mastella: " It will occur can hit back at fire"
Rome, Italy - Italian mission in an area at high risk
"If someboby shoots, it occurs also to have the possibility to hit back at fire" has said the Italian Minister of Justice Clemente Mastella, chiming about the theme of the enlistment rules for the mission... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (5): Bush says Hezbollah lost the war
Washington, Usa - The President assures that Usa will persist in the fight against terror
After ten days vacation the US President George W. Bush has expressed satisfaction for the reaching of the cease-fire (that seems to keep) between Israel and Lebanon and for the sending, stated by the... more
DefenseIsrael.-Lebanon(2): the Italian detail will come lined up in more phases
Rome,Italy - The transport will be committed to flights of the Italian Aviation and to ships of Italian Navy
The Italian detail that will makes part to UN Force in Lebanon will be lined up in echelons, in two big phases: the first factor will be the light Infantry, and it will follow after three or four weeks,... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon: left from Brindisi the ship "San Marco"
Brindisi, Italia - The ship takes a freight of humanitarian aids destined to Lebanese population
Yesterday night, after days of preparatives, has left from Brindisi’s Port the ship "San Marco" of the Italian Navy with a freight of 500 tons of humanitarian aids, including foods, products for children, m... more
DefenseAlso the US Navy buys the new UAV Predator
Washington, Usa - After CIA and Air FOrce also the US NAVY signes a contract with the manufacturer
The US Navy will join the CIA and Air Force in purchasing the new unmanned vehicle (UAV) the Predator B, built in San Diego base, California, by the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. The Navy had previously... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (12): Italian detail lineable up in two weeks
Rome, Italy - Considerable the Rome's effort in the eyes of humanitarian
The Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema this morning has met in Beirut the Lebanese Authorities, the Lebanese Foreign Minister Nabih Berri, and the Premier Fouad Siniora, and has confirmed the commitment o... more
DefenseCompliments of Bush to Prodi :"Italy is courageous"
Rome, Italy - The Usa President calls the Italian Premier to express his satisfaction about the Italian participation to the UN contingent in Lebanon
In a press release the Ministry Council Presidency makes know that the President of Council Romano Prodi has had today a long and warm phone conversation with the US President George W. BUsh, that praised... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (4): D'Alema visits Beirut, "This war has been a tragedy"
Beirut, Lebanon - The Italian Foreign Minister has reached Beirut with a military airplane just in the first cease-fire day
"Seeing the war destructions in tv in not the same of beeing among the bombings wracks", these are the words of Italian Foreign Ministry Massimo D’Alema during his visit to beirut, where he came this m... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (3): the Beirut airport could open again within the next 72 hours
Beirut, Lebanon - In the mean time thousands of displaced persons are returning to their houses
Tv and radio stations in Lebanon say today that the international airport of Beirut could be open again by the next 72 hours. In these cease-fire hours thousands of Lebanese displaced persons are coming... more
DefenseIsraeli air raid on Gaza strip: a Palestinian has been killed
Tel Aviv, Israel - Few hours later the cease-fire with Lebanon
While it seems to go on the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah (see also AVIONEWS), the battles in the Gaza strip don’t stop. Medical sources have retailed that this morning an Israeli air raid h... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon: the cease-fire starts today
Tel Aviv, Israel- From this morning the weapons don't fire
Since the 7:00am (Italian hour) the cease-fir has come into effect in the Israel-Lebanon conflict, issued forth from the UN resolution 1701 and accepted by the two Countries’s Governments. The conflict, i... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon: ready to leave the ship "San Marco" with the humanitarian aids
Rome, Italy - Increasingly incisive the Italy role in the Middle-East crisis
The Italian Premier, Romano Prodi, in a meeting with Lebanese Premier Fouad Siniora, has confirmed that Italy is ready to send the emergency aids to Civilian population. About this, the Civil Defense,... more
DefenseThe Russian Air Force will receive a deliver of MI-28N "Night Avoc"
Moscow, Russia - First flight realized in December 2005
The commander of Russian Air Force, the General Vladimir Mijailov, has communicated that within the end of the year, to three helicopters MI-28N "Night Avoc" already in possession, it will add a deliver... more
DefenseBasescu visits Italian contingent in Iraq
Nassiriya, Iraq - A Romanian battalion inside the Italian Joint Task Force
On the field of a visit to the 811th battalion "Transylvania Dragons" of the Romanian Army, which operates in Iraq with the Italian contingent, the Romanian President, Traian Basescu, visited yesterday... more
DefenseUSA: arrested an Officer of the US Navy for desertion and espionage
Washington, USA - Probably tried to work for Russia
Only today the US Navy has made known the arrest to Ariel Weinmann, 21, an Officer that has deserted in 2005 with his fellow soldiers in New London, Connecticut, while developed his first assignment on... more
DefenseAustralia increases troops in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - From 240 to 400 military men
Australian Government decided to reinforce its contingent in Afghanistan, leading from 24 to almost 400 units. The Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) will have an important role in rebuilding and control... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon: Russia sends four aircraft with humanitarian aids
Moscow, Russia - Collaboration with the Fao's delegates
This morning, round about 9:00am, an Ilyushin-76 of the Russian Civil Defense’s Department has taken off in the direction of Larnaka, Cyprus island, with on board humanitarian aids that the Fao’s delegates wil... more
DefenseA portable veterinary kit for Italian contingents abroad
Kabul, Afghanistan - Tested in Kabul for support interventions of local zootechnic resources
From now on Italian military men in offset operations have a new tool, the portable veterinary kit. Conceived and created by the Army Logistic Command Veterinary Department and tested for the first time... more
DefenseIraq: a fifth division of local Army has taken in charge
Baghdad, Iraq - Now 50% of Iraqui Armed Forces is autonomous
The Pentagon made known that a fifth division of Iraqui Army took control of an area between Tikrit and Kirkuk, North of the Country, leading to 50% total local Armed Forces that are capable to autonomously... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (5): downed by Israeli helicopters a drone Hezbollah
Tel Aviv, Israel - Probable a load of 40 kg of explosive
Yesterday evening, the Israeli media have noised about the news, confirmed then by a military spokesman, that Israeli helicopters have downed an UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) at remote controlled, better... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (3): according to USA, Hezbollah attacks Israel to turn the attention aside from Iran
Washington, USA - And Israel is doing a war that the Pentagon has wanted for years
According to some members of Bush administration, Hezbollah militants attacks against Israel would be a manoeuvre to turn the International Community’s attention aside from Iranian nuclear programme a... more
DefenseUSA will further reduce military presence in South Korea
Seul, South Korea - Cuts will surpass previously announced 25,000 units
US military presence in South Korea will be reorganized within 2008, but Pentagon sources make known that the reduction will go under 25,000 units, as it was previously announced. USA currently have 30,000... more
DefenseIraq: Italian military men leave command to local Forces
Nassiriya, Iraq - The official announcement on August 15
The official announcement of passage from Italian military men to the Iraqi ones will be given in Nassiriya on the 15th of August. Within the end of September local security Forces should take over in... more