TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Scientists have designed a new kind of jet engine that could fly planes halfway around the world without emitting fossil fuels. - Science news - Scientists in Wuhan, China claim to have created a carbon-neutral prototype jet engine which could one day allow for a new era in fossil-fuel free manned flight. Their prototype engine compresses air and ionizes it...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – An Iraqi lawmaker said Baghdad is considering purchasing advanced Russian air defense systems to enhance its air capabilities and protect its airspace. - World news - Baghdad is studying the purchase of Russian made long-range, surface-to-air S-300 systems or S-400 missile defense systems if the United States does not provide it with modern air defense systems, the...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Syria’s air defense units repelled a missile attack in the northern province of Aleppo. - World news - A military source told SANA that at 10:32 p.m. on Monday, a hostile aircraft appeared on the radar screens of the Syrian army’s air defenses units. The source added that the aerial attack targeted Al-Safirah town in the southeast of Aleppo. It said the aircraft...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – The life-threatening coronavirus lingers in the air of crowded spaces and rooms that lack ventilation, researchers say. - Science news - Chinese Experts in Wuhan analysed air samples from different parts of two hospitals. Results showed the virus, called SARS-CoV-2, was undetectable everywhere except two areas 'prone to crowding'. Researchers found viral...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Syria’s air defense units on Monday repelled an Israeli attack targeting the capital city of Damascus, managing to shoot down a number of missiles. - World news - At 5:00 a.m., the army air defenses confronted an Israeli missile attack from over Lebanese airspace and shot down a number of missiles before reaching their targets, SANA reported. The attack did cause...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Syrian air defense units intercepted and shot down a number of Israeli missiles over the ancient city of Palmyra in the central province of Homs. - World news - At 11 p.m. on Monday, the Syrian army air defenses confronted the Israeli missile aggression over Palmyra, East of Homs, and shot down a number of the hostile missiles before reaching their targets,...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – The spokesman for the Yemeni armed forces said the army’s air defenses had managed to disrupt a combat formation of several warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition over Jawf province. - World news - “Our air defenses managed to confront a combat formation consisting of a number of enemy warplanes over the airspace of Hazm district of Jawf, using the Fater-1...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – The US-led coalition formally handed the Qayyarah Air Force Base to the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) on Thursday. - World news - "All the forces from Q-West (Qayyarah Air Force Base) are withdrawing. About 500 soldiers are withdrawing. But not all our forces are going to be withdrawing from Iraq," said General Vincent Parker, Joint Operations Officer at Qayyarah Air...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) - Iraqi military said six people have been killed and 12 injured in overnight US air strikes on Friday. - World news - Condemning the attack, the Iraqi military described it as targeted aggression against the nation’s formal armed forces and a violation of sovereignty, according to Reuters. Three soldiers, two policemen and one civilian were killed, it said. Four...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – The coronavirus can live in the air for hours and survive on certain surfaces for days, according to new test results from the government and scientists. - Science news - The virus — which has been declared a global pandemic — has infected nearly 130,000 people worldwide. Researchers used a nebulizer device to put samples of the virus into the air, the same...