Thursday, August 21, 2008
Syria And Russia Discuss New Weapons Deal In Face Of US-Polish Missile Agreement
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in Russia on Thursday for a two-day visit during which he is seeking to purchase advanced weaponry from Moscow including the Pantsyr-S1 Air Defense Missile system, the BUK-M1 surface-to-air medium-range missile system and the sophisticated S-300 long range anti-aircraft missile system already purchased by Iran. The new Russo-Syrian military cooperation comes in face of the recent US-Poland missile deal which positions NATO missile systems on Russia’s western front.
 Keren Kayemet Le'Israel- the Jewish National Fund, has made a massive impact in recent years, saving tens of thousands of dunams of agricultural produce from drying out by establishing over 200 water reservoirs throughout the country. Infolive. tv visited two such reservoirs in the Lachish region located in the northern Negev, and spoke to farmers.08/19/08  Argentinian horseman Eduardo Discoli arrived in Jerusalem on horseback Wednesday, one more country on his agenda since setting out from his homeland seven years ago to travel on horseback around the world. Pulling his three horses along, passersby stopped to admire the horseman's arrival in the Old City.08/21/08  A two day joint naval exercise conducted by Israel, Turkey and the United States this week marked the ninth year that the three nations have held joint rescue maneuvers. Dubbed Reliant Mermaid, the trilateral humanitarian search and rescue (SAR) exercise involving naval ships and aircraft was launched Tuesday in international waters off the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea. .08/21/08  Some 600,000 spectators lined the banks of the River Danube on Wednesday, a Hungarian national holiday, to watch the Red Bull Air Race World Championship under clear blue sunny skies. These amazing, daring and skilled airplane acrobatics are sure to amaze you! 08/21/08  The Counter Terrorism Bureau issued a rare world wide travel advisory on Wednesday warning of possible attempts by Hizbullah to kidnap Israelis abroad, in revenge for the assassination of Imad Mugniyah in Damascus in February this year. Syrian President Bashar Assad embarked on a two day visit to Moscow where he hopes to expand military ties with Russia. A leading item on Assad's shopping list is thought to be the sophisticated S-300 long range anti-aircraft missile system. 08/21/08  "I did it!" - were words exclaimed by Israeli windsurfer Shachar Tzubari after winning Israel’s first medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on Wednesday. The Israeli windsurfer won the bronze in the final race of the men’s windsurfing competition, giving Israel’s its seventh Olympic medal of all time. 08/20/08  Female members of the Islamic Jihad in Gaza say they will be proud to become martyrs on their wedding day, and parade before the camera their newly gained skills which they will eagerly put to the test in the event of an IDF operation in trhe Gaza Strip. 08/20/08  A spokesman of the Hamas military wing warned Tuesday night that IDF soldier Gilad Schalit will become a second Ron Arad if the stalemate on discussions regarding his release continues. His warnings come a day after Israel announced the release of 200 Palestinian security prisoners incarcerated in Israel as a goodwill gesture to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.08/20/08 |
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