World
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Region
3/16/2023 12:47:36 PM
The Pentagon has released footage of what it says is a Russian aircraft conducting an unsafe intercept of a US Air Force surveillance drone in international airspace over the Black Sea.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
2/28/2023 9:21:25 PM
By opening its airspace to Israeli flights, hosting Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, and mediating between Tehran and Washington all at the same time, Oman is the meeting point for the region’s adversaries, writes Ahmed Mustafa
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World
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International
2/16/2023 12:50:52 PM
China's ceremonial parliament has accused American lawmakers of trampling on the sovereignty of other nations after the U.S. passed a measure condemning a suspected Chinese spy balloon's intrusion into U.S. airspace.
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World
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International
2/13/2023 12:24:00 PM
China on Monday said more than 10 U.S. high-altitude balloons have flown in its airspace during the past year without its permission, following Washington's accusation that Beijing operates a fleet of surveillance balloons around the world.
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World
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International
2/12/2023 9:58:50 AM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that on his order a US fighter jet shot down an "unidentified object'' that was flying high over the Yukon, acting a day after the US took similar action over Alaska.
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World
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International
2/11/2023 10:59:11 AM
The United States on Friday blacklisted six Chinese entities it said were linked to Beijing's aerospace programs as part of its retaliation over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that traversed U.S. airspace.
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World
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Region
1/14/2023 12:31:00 PM
Lebanese Army announced that it opened fire at an Israeli drone that breached Lebanon's southern airspace and hovered over a military patrol on Firday.
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World
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Region
12/29/2022 12:03:41 PM
President Yoon Suk-yeol said Thursday that South Korea must boost its preparedness to respond to airspace intrusions after the military failed to shoot down five North Korean drones that crossed the border.
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World
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International
12/26/2022 12:01:02 PM
South Korea's military fired warning shots and scrambled aircraft after North Korean drones entered the South's airspace on Monday, South Korean officials said, days after the North launched two ballistic missiles in its latest testing activities.
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World
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Africa
11/7/2022 7:36:41 PM
DR Congo's military has deployed two war planes against M23 rebels in the conflict-torn east, provoking a rebuke Monday from neighboring Rwanda after one jet entered the country's airspace.
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World
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International
9/6/2022 7:47:25 PM
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday that China is conducting "cognitive warfare'' by spreading misinformation in addition to its regular military incursions into nearby waters and airspace intended to intimidate the self-governing island.
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World
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International
9/3/2022 3:28:45 PM
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Greece it would pay a "heavy price" if it continued to "harass" Turkish planes over the Aegean.
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World
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International
8/28/2022 3:14:58 PM
Afghan defence minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid accused Pakistan on Sunday of providing airspace for US drones to enter his country, characterising the incursions as a continuation of Washington's "invasion".
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World
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Africa
8/24/2022 5:30:33 PM
Ethiopia's air force said Wednesday it had shot down a plane carrying weapons for the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) that had encroached on the country's airspace via Sudan, state media reported.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
8/18/2022 2:09:45 PM
Two Russian fighter jets are believed to have violated Finnish airspace on Thursday, Finland's defence ministry said, as the Nordic country seeks NATO membership following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/6/2022 10:06:03 AM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was forced to cancel a visit to Serbia on Monday after several of its neighbours prevented his plane from passing through their airspace, officials said.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
5/4/2022 7:26:47 PM
A Russian army helicopter violated Finland's airspace Wednesday, the defence ministry said, as the country mulls a potential NATO membership bid, which it hopes would be speedy.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
4/30/2022 10:59:00 PM
A Russian reconnaissance plane briefly violated Sweden's airspace on Friday, Swedish defence officials said on Saturday, as the Scandinavian country ponders a bid for NATO membership after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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World
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Region
4/23/2022 9:52:34 PM
Turkey has closed its airspace to Russian civilian and military planes flying to Syria, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying Saturday by local media.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
3/6/2022 10:56:59 PM
In a private video call with American lawmakers over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a ``desperate'' plea to the United States to help Kyiv get more warplanes to fight Russia's invasion and retain control of its airspace.
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