IHS Jane's 360 28 Dec. 2016 The Indonesian Marines Corps (Korps Marinir, or KORMAR) has taken delivery of four units of the Type 90B 122 mm (40-round) multiple rocket system (MRS) from China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO). Sources within the service told IHS Jane's on 27 December that first test firings of the system are...

1 January 2017 UN News Centre United Nations, New York On his first day at the helm of the United Nations, Secretary-General António Guterres today pledged to make 2017 a year for peace. “On this New Year's Day, I ask all of you to join me in making one shared New Year's resolution: Let us...

Ankara, Turkey Anadolu Agency 1st January 2017 The U.S. embassy in Turkey on Sunday rejected media claims it had prior intelligence about the deadly terror attack at an Istanbul nightclub. "Contrary to rumors circulating on social media, the U.S. Government had no information about threats to specific entertainment venues, including the Reina Club, and ‎the...

Ramallah 31 Dec 2016 QNA Israeli forces shot and killed 134 Palestinians, including 34 minors, most at military checkpoints in the West Bank, since the start of 2016, a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Center said on Saturday. In It's bi-weekly report on Protection of Civilians, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance to...

Islamabad 30 Dec 2016 (APP) Minister for Interior Pakistan Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday said around 450,000 fake Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) had been blocked during last three and a half years. Over 32,000 passports were also revoked during the period, he said this while addressing a press conference here at NADRA Headquarters....

MOSCOW 30 December 2016 TASS Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a decision not to expel any US diplomats from Russia in retaliation for Washington’s latest sanctions against Moscow and invited their children to a New Year party in the Kremlin. Putin noted that Washington’s actions against Russia cause damage not only to the bilateral...

Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Department Spokesperson US Department of State Washington, DC December 29, 2016 The State Department today declared persona non grata 35 Russian officials operating in the United States who were acting in a manner inconsistent with their diplomatic or consular status. The Department also informed the Russian Government that it...

AlJazeera Doha 29 Dec 2016 Russian President Vladimir Putin says an agreement has been reached on a countrywide ceasefire for Syria, with Russia and Turkey to act as guarantors. He said the truce would begin at midnight on Thursday (22:00 GMT) and be followed by peace talks between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government and the...

December 28, 2016 Remarks on Middle East Peace by John Kerry Secretary of State The Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. (Coughs.) Excuse me. Thank you for your patience, all of you. For those of you who celebrated Christmas, I hope you had...

Doha 28 Dec 2016 The delegates from GCC countries participated in "Together to achieve the reform", a theme on Unified Gulf Inmates Week 2016 held at Gulf Mall from 25-28 December. The delegates visited the Penal and Correctional Institutions Department yesterday. Brig. Muhammed Saud Al Otaibi, Director, Penal and Correctional Institutions Department met with the...