Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Lebanon and Russia have been examining a weapons deal involving the export of combat platforms to Beirut. They said any deal by Lebanon would be financed by Saudi Arabia. [Related: U.S. delivers vans and pickups to only Lebanese force not controlled by Hizbullah] “There are talks on buying Russian arms […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Sudan has ordered advanced military aircraft from Russia despite a UN report in March that said Sudan violated a Security Council resolution and written pledges to Belarus and Russia to not use aircraft purchased from them in Darfour by carrying out “aerial bombardments and intimidating flights.” Officials said Sudan has […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Thousands of soldiers have demanded the dismissal of Yemen’s Air Force commander and half-brother of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Soldiers have been protesting Yemen Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Mohammed Saleh Al Ahmar, accused of corruption. Al Ahmar was meant to be replaced by Gen. Abdullah Al Yadoumi but […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The opposition has destroyed fighter-jets of the Yemeni Air Force. In the first such operation, rebels shelled an Air Force base in Sanaa on late Oct. 30. The Yemeni Defense Ministry acknowledged that two fighter-jets were destroyed and the nearby Sanaa International Airport was forced to close. Accounts of the […]