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Bahrain discovers largest oil discovery since 1932

Bahrain discovers largest oil discovery since 1932

Bahrain said that it had discovered the country's largest oilfield in decades, located off the west coast of the kingdom, the BNA news agency reported.  According to the agency, the new tight oil and deep gas resource is …

Turkey developing new technology for armored combat vehicles

Turkey developing new technology for armored combat vehicles

Turkey is developing new technology for Ejder Yalcin 4x4 armored combat vehicles that will make their operation possible without a driver and crew, Nurol Makina, the manufacturer company of the armored combat vehicles, said in a message. …

Kazakhstan's car industry shows improvements in 2017

Kazakhstan's car industry shows improvements in 2017

In 2017, residents of Kazakhstan bought more than 46,000 new cars worth $1.12 billion, the press service of KazAvtoProm reported. The press service noted that the sales have increased by 28.6% in comparison with 2016. …

 Turkey to establish new ministry - media

Turkey to establish new ministry - media

Turkey may establish a car manufacturing ministry, local media outlets reported. The  ministry will be created within the framework of the program for the creation of Turkish cars. It will control the production of domestically …

Russia and Iran to start joint production of railcars

Russia and Iran to start joint production of railcars

Moscow and Tehran signed a contract for the construction of railcars, the Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi said on the sidelines of the transport conference in the Iranian capital. …

Erdogan to buy Turkey's first domestically-produced car

Erdogan to buy Turkey's first domestically-produced car

Turkey launched a joint venture to produce its first domestically-produced car in Ankara today. The country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the launch of the automobile industry’s joint domestic …

 Damascus awaiting Moscow's help in oil and gas industry

Damascus awaiting Moscow's help in oil and gas industry

Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Ghanem discussed with a Russian delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Energy, Kirill Molodtsov, means of cooperation with Russian petroleum companies …

 Russia’s production of GAZelle NEXT launched in Turkey

Russia’s production of GAZelle NEXT launched in Turkey

Russia's GAZ Group has launched manufacturing the cargo all-steel van and combi van Gazelle Next in Turkey.  "Start of production of the all-steel van Gazelle Next is the third stage of development of our production site …

Turkey's domestic satellite enters test production phase

Turkey's domestic satellite enters test production phase

The Türksat-6A, Turkey's first ever fully homegrown national communication satellite project, has entered its prototype phase after successfully completing the design phase. The prototype and testing phase of the TÜRSAT-6A …

 Renault forms new joint venture company in Iran

Renault forms new joint venture company in Iran

French carmaker Renault (RENA.PA) signed a new joint venture deal in Iran following an initial partnership agreement struck last year, which Renault said would boost its growth in the country. Renault will be the majority shareholder of …

Italy to build rail line between Iran's Arak and Qom

Italy to build rail line between Iran's Arak and Qom

Iran Railways and Italy's Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) inked three cooperation, investment and training MoUs. Head of the Iran Railways Saeed Mohammadzadeh and CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) Renato Mazzoncini signed …

Rouhani: Iran’s missiles for defensive purposes

Rouhani: Iran’s missiles for defensive purposes

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said that the country will not back down from pursuing its missile program. Rouhani reaffirmed that Iran’s missiles are for defensive purposes, saying the country seeks …

Russia starts production of equipment for Bushehr NPP

Russia starts production of equipment for Bushehr NPP

Russia launched production of equipment necessary for the construction of new reactors at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, President of JSC NIAEP-holding Company of JSC Atomstroyexport (JSC ASE), the project's general contractor, …

Iran builds third underground ballistic missile factory

Iran builds third underground ballistic missile factory

Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile programme, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’s Air Force, Brigadier General Amir Ali …

Turkey to start producing components for satellites

Turkey to start producing components for satellites

Turkey will produce components for satellites, the Turkish minister of transport, maritime and communication, Ahmet Arslan, said. Arslan said the new Turkish telecommunications satellite TURKSAT 6A, which is …

Iran begins mass production of new military equipment

Iran begins mass production of new military equipment

Iran begins the mass production of state-of-the-art defense equipment newly designed and manufactured by experts at home to enhance the country’s capabilities in ground and aerial warfare, the country's Defense Minister Brigadier …

Kazakhstan to amend subsoil code

Kazakhstan to amend subsoil code

Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev has instructed to adopt the new 'Code on Subsoil' and make the necessary amendments in the country’s tax legislation. President, in his annual address to the …