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Arab Parliament lauds UN listing Houthi as terrorist group

  CAIRO / WAM The Arab Parliament (AP) lauded the resolution of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to list the Houthi militias as a terrorist organisation. The Council also placed the Houthis on a list of entities banned from being supplied with arms. The AP described this step as a victory for legitimacy, stressing that the resolution was issued …

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Russian planes face risk as leasing firms mull default

  Bloomberg Leasing firms are facing the challenge of recalling jetliners worth billions of dollars from Russian airlines, as sanctions imposed over the Ukraine invasion threaten carriers’ ability to operate rented planes. EU sanctions ban the supply of “all goods and technology” linked to aircraft. Planes can’t be insured, either. That means leasing firms will be required to terminate all …

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Russian attack destroys world’s biggest plane

  Bloomberg The world’s biggest aircraft, the Antonov-225 cargo plane, was destroyed by Russian forces while it was under repair at an airfield in Gostomel near Kyiv, according to Ukraine’s state-run Ukroboronprom. Restoration of the aircraft, known as Mriya, will take more than five years at a cost of over $3 billion following the attack, Ukroboronprom said in a statement, …

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