SECURITY

Taliban kidnap British citizen in Kabul

Taliban kidnap British citizen in Kabul

A British citizen is missing after being captured by the Taliban in Kabul, the British tabloid Daily Mirror reported yesterday (Friday). There has been no news of Grant Bailey, in his fifties, working for an NGO in Afghanistan, since Saturday when he was arrested at gunpoint, a source close to the British security services quoted by the newspaper said. “We are aware […]

Qatar Airways sues Airbus for “defects in A350 aircraft”

Qatar Airways sues Airbus for “defects in A350 aircraft”

Qatar Airways announced yesterday that it hasbegun proceedings to file a lawsuit in a British courtagainst theEuropean aircraft manufacturingconsortium Airbus in an attempt to resolve a disputeover defects in thefuselage overlap of its A350 passenger jets, bringing the two sides into a rarelegal confrontation over civilaviation safety. The two companies have been embroiled in a […]

Moscow has published the list of legal guarantees requested by Washington

Moscow has published the list of legal guarantees requested by Washington

The Russian Foreign Ministry published the draft agreement on security guarantees proposed by Moscow to the US and NATO. On Wednesday, at the meeting between RussianDeputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and US Deputy Secretary of State Karen Donfried, two documents – a treaty and an agreement containingRussian demands for security guarantees – were presented and handed over to the Americans. Moscow noted its […]