Assad reported to confirm Russian missile shipment May 30th, 2013 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad on Thursday was quoted as saying his regime has received from Russia a first shipment of sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles - game-changing weapons that are bound to further raise regional tension, partic... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : assad, reported, confirm, russian, missile, shipment, Top Keywords

Assad says Syria received Russian missile shipment: Lebanese media May 30th, 2013 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria has received the first shipment of an air defense system from Russia, President Bashar al-Assad was quoted as saying, sending a signal of military strength days before an EU arms embargo on the war-torn country lapses. "... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : assad, says, syria, received, russian, missile, shipment, lebanese, media, Top Keywords

PC shipments face sharp slump in 2013 as tablets ascend - IDC May 28th, 2013 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Global personal computer shipments face a deeper-than-expected 7.8 percent slump this year as tablets overtake laptops for the first time, according to a report from market research company IDC. The firm pr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : shipments, face, sharp, slump, 2013, tablets, ascend, lebanese, media, Top Keywords

Israeli strike on Syria targeted weapons shipment May 4th, 2013 - 12:10h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (AP) - An Israeli airstrike against Syria was targeting a shipment of advanced missiles bound for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Israeli officials confirmed Saturday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israeli, strike, syria, targeted, weapons, shipment, ascend, lebanese, media, Top Keywords

iPads and low-end rivals propel higher tablet shipments: report May 1st, 2013 - 23:50h (CET +01.00) By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Global tablet shipments more than doubled in the first quarter and while Apple remained the top seller, Asian manufacturers making low-end gadgets accounted for a major chunk of the growth, according to a r... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ipads, lowend, rivals, propel, higher, tablet, shipments, report, media, Top Keywords

UPS to forfeit $40 million over illegal online pharmacy shipments Mar 29th, 2013 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc has agreed to forfeit $40 million it earned from illegal Internet pharmacies shipping drugs using its services, U.S. authorities said Friday. As part of the settlement, UPS entered a non-prosecution agreement wit... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : forfeit, million, illegal, online, pharmacy, shipments, shipments, report, media, Top Keywords

Officials: Arms shipments rise to Syrian rebels Mar 27th, 2013 - 21:50h (CET +01.00) AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Mideast powers opposed to President Bashar Assad have dramatically stepped up weapons supplies to Syrian rebels in coordination with the U.S. in preparation for a push on the capital of Damascus, officials and Western military ex... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : officials, arms, shipments, rise, syrian, rebels, shipments, report, media, Top Keywords

Egypt confiscates shipments of military uniforms Mar 23rd, 2013 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Cairo airport officials confiscated 10,000 pieces of military-style clothing on Saturday as officials in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria seized 25 tons of camouflage material used for making military uniforms. (Source: Associated Pr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt, confiscates, shipments, military, uniforms, rebels, shipments, report, media, Top Keywords

China smartphone shipments to rise to 460 million by 2017: IDC Mar 7th, 2013 - 07:20h (CET +01.00) HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's smartphone shipments are expected to rise sharply to 460 million by 2017 and will make up nearly all mobile phone sales, research firm IDC said, as increasingly wealthy consumers opt for more feature-filled phones. ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : china, smartphone, shipments, rise, million, 2017, shipments, report, media, Top Keywords

Russian arms trader: Syria shipments will continue Feb 13th, 2013 - 20:10h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - Russia will keep supplying weapons to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime despite the country's escalating civil war, the head of Russia's state arms trader said Wednesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russian, arms, trader, syria, shipments, will, continue, report, media, Top Keywords