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Spain seized Assad's uncle's estates and accounts
Spanish authorities have seized the accounts and estates of Syrian President Bashar Assad's uncle, Rifaat Assad, who is suspected of stealing $300 million from the Syrian treasury in 1984. The investigation into the case of a 79-year-old expatriate from Syria began in France, where he has been living for more than 30 years.
French prosecutors suspect the former Syrian army officer of money laundering, forgery and tax evasion. Rifaat’s property in Spain includes villas in the Andalusian resorts …
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Smolensk plane crash: Moscow rejected Poland's accusation
The Kremlin is aware of Poland’s position regarding the crash of Polish President Lech Kaczynski's plane in 2010, but it does not agree with their conclusions, as was reported to journalists by the Russian President’s Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov, in commenting on the accusation by Poland against Russian dispatchers, the correspondent of RBC reports.
“Their position is well known, our investigative bodies are engaged in this matter, and the investigation is being carried out by Russia as …
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Ukraine and Canada signed a Defense Cooperation Arrangement
Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit Singh Sajjan and Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak signed a Defense Cooperation Arrangement, according to the Canadian Armed Forces’ latest Facebook update.
"Signing this document will allow us to expand our cooperation, making it more constructive and useful for both Ukraine and Canada," Poltorak said before the signing of the agreement.
In turn, the Canadian Defense Minister noted that he was honored to add his signature to the new …
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Combat helicopters of the Turkish Air Force will receive new high-precision missiles
Combat helicopters of the Turkish Air Force will soon be armed with the latest anti-tank missiles with a range of eight kilometers, reports Anatolian news agency.
The L-UMTAS missile with a laser guidance system was developed by Roketsan Company. The Turkish Air Force began receiving the L-UMTAS missiles several years ago. The missile was specially designed for the attack helicopters developed by Turkey as a part of ATAK project.
The Minister of National Defense of Turkey, Fikri Işık said …
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Israel adopts new medium-range anti-missile defense system
On Sunday, April 2, at the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Air Base in Hatzor, the medium range anti-missile system David’s Sling became operational, NewsRu Israel reports. The ceremony was attended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Chief of the General Staff Gadi Eizenkot, Air Force Commander Amir Eshel, US Missile Defense Agency Director James Syring and IAF Commander General-Major Zvika Haimovich.
The system, also known as “Magic Wand”, is part of …