Iran to purchase 60 Russian light helicopters
The Russian Helicopters holding is in talks with Iran on the deliveries of Ansat and Ka-226T light helicopters for Iran`s health ministry, the company’s press service said on August 23. “Russian Helicopters issue is in talks to supply Ansat and Ka-226T light helicopters in the interest of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of […]
Kazakhstan and Israel to jointly manufacture UAVs
Kazakhstan and Israel have reached agreements on joint production of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicle), Kazakh ministry of defense said on August 22, Trend reports. The message did not reveal the UAV models that Kazakhstan and Israel plan to manufacture. The agreements have been reached during the meeting of Kazakh and Israeli defence ministers Imangali Tasmagambetov […]
Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project gets all permits
Seven months after ground was broken for Indonesia’s first high-speed railway, which is being developed by a China-Indonesia joint venture, the project received a construction permit for its entire length, media reports said on August 21. Experts said Sunday that construction should be completed within three years as planned, despite concerns that work might be […]
Uzbekistan completes the high-speed railroad
The national railroad workers are completing a project aimed at launching a new high-speed railroad between Tashkent and Bukhara, Jahon Agency reports. As part of this initiative, a new site, Marakand-Navoi, spanning 140.2 km was built from the beginning of the year. Now the railroad line from Navoi to Bukhara has been adapted to the […]
Google faces scrutiny by Korean regulators
Lee Min-hyung – The Korea Times Search engine giant Google is facing increasing scrutiny by Korean regulators over the latest series of heated controversies surrounding its alleged involvement in tax evasion and abuse of its market dominance. The controversies include allegations that the Android operating system creator has breached the nation’s antitrust regulations by abusing its […]
Tehran and Moscow to construct 2 Nuclear Power Plants in Iran
Iran and Russia will construct two nuclear power plants in Iran, Spokesman of the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Sayid Hossein Naqavi Hosseini said Sputnik reports. Hosseini said on Saturday that Iran needs 20,000MW of electricity, which requires construction of about 10 nuclear power plants, Shana news agency reported. He noted that the […]
Korea to develop Nano-tech coop. with Iran
Iran’s National Nanotechnology Initiative released the details of an agreement signed with Nano Technology Research Association of Korea, Mehr News Agency reports. During the time of the Nano exhibition in Korea, July 13 to 15, 2016, Iran’s National Nanotechnology Initiative (INNI) signed several agreements with Nano Technology Research Association of Korea (NTRA), according to a […]
Iran to purchase 20 small airplanes from Japan
Iran’s Deputy Road and Urban Development Minister Asqar Fakhriyeh Kashan announced that his country is holding negotiations with the Japanese Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation to buy 20 small passenger airplanes, Fars News reports. “We have held negotiations with Japan to purchase MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet passenger) planes from Mitsubishi,” Fakhriyeh Kashan said on Sunday. He explained […]
Everyday with Samsung in Iran
Alireza Bahrami/Iranian Journalist Editor-in-chief of ISNA (Iranian Students’ News Agency) “Samsung” has become a part of Iranian culture while an issue, which did not exist in the history of a nation, needs some factors to be a part of that culture. The presence of this brand is undeniable among Iranian people and it has become […]
Azerbaijan allocates $850M for refinery construction in Turkey
Azerbaijani State Oil Fund (SOFAZ) has allocated $844 million as of July 1, 2016, as part of the country’s financing the project of construction of a new oil refinery of Azerbaijan’s SOCAR in Turkey, SOFAZ told Trend. In accordance with the decree of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on additional measures to support the participation of […]
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