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Dutch police train eagles to snatch enemy drones

Amsterdam - Arab today

Dutch police puzzling over how to remove drones that pose a public safety threat are testing a way to get the job done in one fell swoop — with trained eagles. “It’s a low-tech solution to a high-tech problem,” spokesman Dennis Janus of the country’s national police said. The idea arose because amateur use of drones has boomed and policeRead more

Emirates challenging us for future A380 version

DUBAI - Arab Today

As Emirates gives up on Airbus’ future version of the A380 aircraft, or the A380neo (new engine option) as it’s known as, Airbus chief says its biggest superjumbo customer continues to challenge it for an upgrade of the double-decker. “We have studied the possible evolution of the A380neo aircraft and we came to the conclusion that the time was notRead more

Congo Talks Near Deal For Kabila To Step Down In 2017

Kinshasa - Arab Today

Political parties in Democratic Republic of Congo paused talks on Saturday, close to a deal under which President Joseph Kabila would leave power in 2017 and elections would be held the same year, participants at the talks said. The talks between the ruling coalition and opposition parties mediated by a conference of Catholic bishops broke up at around 5.30amlocal timeRead more

Foreign Ministry instructs embassy in Larnaca to facilitate return of Egyptian passengers home

Cairo - Arab Today

The Foreign Ministry instructed its Embassy in Larnaca to provide every possible help to facilitate the safe return of the Egyptian passengers released at Larnaca back home. The EgyptAir Flight MS181 was hijacked by a passenger claiming to be wearing a suicide explosive belt. The plane hijack crisis has ended safely and the government is following up the developments closely,Read more

Russia: US agrees not to discuss Assad's future for now

Moscow - Arab Today

Moscow's position that the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should not be discussed at the moment has found understanding in Washington, the Daily Mail quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Friday. "To a large extent, the current political process became possible because in the long run Moscow found understanding in Washington of our basic thesisRead more