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MiscellaneousThe 20th hijacker of September 11 was identified
Washington, USA - The terrorist died in 2004 during a battle with the Saudi police
The IntelCenter, a private company specialized in security which works for US Administration, obtained an Al Qaeda’s video that discovers the identity of the man that should have to partecipate to September 1... more
MiscellaneousThe Pope will go to holiday with Air Vallée
Aosta, Italy - On board of a Dornier 328 of the Val d'Aosta airline
Pope Benedict XVI will spend his holidays in Les Combes di Introd in Val d’Aosta, Northern Italy, from July 11 to 28. The Italian airline, Air Vallée, has offered a special flight with a Dornier 328, on... more
MiscellaneousPolemics against the sanction of the Italian Antitrust against the oil companies
Rome, Italy - According with Bruno Leoni Institute there are no evidences of an abuse
They were immediate the criticisms against the decision of the Italian Antitrust to sanction 6 oil companies with the charge to have created a cartel against the competition in the supply of jet fuel (see... more
MiscellaneousNew Israeli raid in Gaza
Gaza, Gaza Strip - Two people killed
Yesterday an unmanned aircraft of the Israeli Army launched a missile against Khan Younis, a little town in Gaza Stripe. The goal of the operation was a car on which there were two members of the Committee... more
MiscellaneousA drug traffickers organization has been tracked down
Rome, Italy - They carried cocaine from Brazil to Italy
Eight arrests, eleven preventive detention writs and 15 kilos of cocaine: this is the balance of "Paradise" operation, which engaged the Antidrug Operative Group (GOA) of Boulogne and then the one of Rome... more
MiscellaneousRupert Murdoch in Rome
Rome, Italy - In order to make contact with Italian Government
Australian publishing and TV industry magnate, Rupert Murdoch, landed on a private airplane at Rome-Ciampino airport in the early afternoon for a tour aiming at making contact with Italian new Government.... more
MiscellaneousNo customs controls for Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy
Rome, Italy – It emerged by an other wiretap
Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, son of the last King of Italy, from some days in prison because of payoff and prostitution’s exploitation (see for details AVIONEWS), was never undergone to customs controls. I... more
MiscellaneousItalian Antitrust condamned six oil companies
Rome, Italy – They formed a cartel to supply jet-fuel
Italian Antitrust inflicted a EUR 315.4 million sanction against six oil companies accused to have formed a cartel, which was restrictive of the competition, for the supply of jet fuel. On the dock ended... more
MiscellaneousJerry Lewis has been discharged
San Diego, USA – He felt ill on an airplane
American comedian, Jerry Lewis, who felt ill June 11 during a plane trip from New York and was accepted in a hospital soon after his arrival in San Diego, has been discharged. His agent announced that,... more
MiscellaneousFlood in Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian Army and Civil defense's aircraft are helping the populations
There is a very difficult situation in these hours in Indonesia. Because of the endless and strong rain of these last days there were flood in many regions of the archipelago which until now killed 114... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli air raid in Cisgiordania
Nablus, Palestinian National Authority - An al-Aqsa militant has been killed
After the air attack that killed three Palestinian babies in Gaza Strip yesterday, Israeli fighters have made another raid today in the city of Nablus, Northern Cisgiordania, killing an armed Palestinian,... more
MiscellaneousProdi-Putin summit: agreements on energy, industry and armaments
Moscow, Russia – Italy-Russia cooperation grows on paper
After yesterday meeting in Moscow, Italian Premier Prodi and Russian President Putin announce agreements in principle so that Russian companies can enter Italian energetic market in exchange of Italian... more
MiscellaneousIran nuclear matter: meeting between D’Alema and Mottaki today
Rome, Italy – On the field of International Community’s diplomatic efforts
Italian Foreign Minister, Massimo D’Alema, and his Iranian counterpart, Manucher Mottaki, are meeting today at 7 pm in Rome, in order to talk about the controversial matter of nuclear dossier. D’Alema wil... more
MiscellaneousBush in Vienna to meet EU
Vienna, Austria – At the center of the talks Iran, CIA’s flights and Guantanamo
President of the United States, George W.Bush, will be today in Vienna to meet the representative of the European Union. At the center of the talks there will be the situation in Iran and the problem of... more
MiscellaneousNew planes for Blair and Queen Elizabeth
London, UK – Critics from the opposition
British Government decided to rent two new State aircraft for the travel of the Prime Minister Tony Blair and of the Queen Elizabeth. They chose a B-737 and an other smaller aircraft about which we don’t k... more
MiscellaneousProdi on tour in Moscow (2): economic goals of the visit
Moscow, Russia - More Italian investments on Russian territory
The Italian Premier, Romano Prodi, travelling today to Moscow, explained economic goals of his visit to journalists. What is more important, in Prodi’s words, is the enlargements of commercial relationship b... more
MiscellaneousRome' s Power of Attorney asked to process Mario Lozano
Rome, Italy - The marine is accused to have killed Nicola Calipari
Rome’s Power of Attorney asked to process Mario Lozano, the Marine accused to be the responsible of the murder of Nicola Calipari, the agent of the Italian intelligence dead in Iraq while he was going t... more
MiscellaneousIt is necessary to analyze the fuel indicator of the ATR-72 of Tuninter
Bari, Italy - It was asked by "La Fenice" association
"La Fenice" association, which safeguard the vitims’ families and the survivors of the air disasters, asked that Palermo’s Power of Attorney analyzed the fuel indicator of the Tuninter’s ATR-72 splashed down... more
MiscellaneousVittorio Emanuele: money to pay the plane?
Rome, Italy - It should be emerged by some wiretap
A part of the presumed payoffs pocketed by prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy (see for details AVIONEWS), son of the last King of Italy, to ease the award of the no impedement to by the State Monopolies... more
MiscellaneousEx-dictator Charles Taylor went to Aja
Freetown, Sierra Leone - Where he will be processed for war crimes
Charles Taylor, ex-President of Sierra Leone, has been today carried on a UN helicopter to Freetown airport, where a plane headed to Holland was waiting for him. The ex-dictator will be processed in Aja... more
MiscellaneousUS air bombing in Iraq
Baquba, Iraq – 13 victims and 3 seriously injured people
Last night a US air raid killed 13 people and seriously injured three more in Baquba, Central Iraq, where al Zarkawi died two weeks ago. Direct witnesses report the news, bit American military command... more
MiscellaneousAustralia: first sentence for terroristic attempt
Sydney, Australia - An Australian man of Pakistan origin is the defendant
Faheem Khalid Lohdi, a 36-year-old Australian of Pakistan origin, is the first man to be judged guilty for planning a terroristic attack in Australia. He has been considered not guilty for downloading... more
MiscellaneousBosnian air space over 3000 m passes from EUFOR to Sarajevo
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Negotiations with European Bank next week
From now on the management of Bosnian air space over 3000 meters (flight altitude 100) is given to Sarajevo authorities and no longer to EUFOR, EU multinational force, as it happened until now. The belt... more
MiscellaneousProdi on tour in Moscow
Moscow, Russia - He is meeting Italian enterprises representatives in Russia and the President Putin
Brief Moscow visit for the Italian Premier, Romano Prodi. In the early afternoon he is meeting representatives of Italian business community in Russia at Italy Embassy; among the enterprises, there are... more
MiscellaneousVittorio Emanuele asked books about history and aeronautic
Potenza, Italy - Very soon the judge's interviews will start
Aeronautical and history books. These are the reading started by Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, son of the last King of Italy, who is prisoner, from some days, of the Potenza’s jail, being accused o... more
MiscellaneousOn June 29 for the first time women will be able to vote in Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait - Low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways offers free-tickets for the emigrated women that want to come back to vote
For the first time on next June 29 women will be able to vote in Kuwait. Among the 340 candidates for the 50 seats in Parliament 30 are women. Low-cost air carrier Jazeera Airways announced that the emigrated... more
MiscellaneousA 21-year-old student tried to hijack a South African Airways plane
Cape Town, South Africa - It happened Saturday morning on a plane headed to Johannesburg
The Zimbawe 21-year-old student, who Saturday morning tried to convince the captain of a South African Airways aircraft lifted off in Cape Town and headed to Johannesburg to change route and go to Maputo,... more
MiscellaneousA lot of strikes scheduled in the next weeks in the transport sector
Rome, Italy - Particularly involved the air sector
There will be a lot of problems next week for the transports in Italy. Since tomorrow in fact they will start a series of strikes that will cause discomforts as for the people who want to travel in train... more
Miscellaneous"Germany 2006": US team at Ramstein's air base
Ramstein, Germany - At least 15 thousand American supporters in the stadium
Maximum security retreat for US national soccer team, which spent the hours before the match against Italy last Saturday at the American air base in Ramstein, in the Renanian forest. According to European... more
Miscellaneous49 RAF airplanes for Queen Elisabeth
London, United Kingdom - They paraded in occasion of celebrations for her 80th birthday
The 80th birthday of Queen Elisabeth II of England was officially celebrated last Saturday, with the parade along the Mall in St. James’s Park, "Trooping the Colour" in Whitehall and the final greeting f... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli Military Aviation involved in a scandal
Tel Aviv, Israel - 30 soldiers accused to have had sexual affair with a 13 year old girl
An heavy scandal involved the Israeli Military Aviation. About 30 soldiers of a Neghev base were accused to have had sexual affair with a 13 year old girl. Also US soldiers, passing in the base, should... more
MiscellaneousYesterday the works to build a monument for the September 11 Pentagon victims started
Washington, USA - It took place a ceremony at the presence of Rumsfeld
US Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, gave the go-ahead in Washington to the construction works of the monument to remember the 184 victims of the attack against the Pentagon on September 11. On the lawn... more
MiscellaneousAir raid in Sri Lanka
Kilonochchi, Sri Lanka - The Air Force attacks Tamil headquarter
The day after a terroristic attempt against a civil bus by the rebel group called Tamil Tigers, where 64 people died, Sri Lanka aeronautic forces attacked the headquarter of the indipendentist militia... more
MiscellaneousD'Alema meets Rice
Washington, USA - They will talk about Italian contingent withdrawal from Iraq
Italian Foreign Minister, Massimo D’Alema, has flown to Washington this morning to meet US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, in the afternoon. The main theme of the meeting will be the decision of I... more
MiscellaneousProdi at European Council
Brussels, Belgium - He will meet Zapatero too
The diplomatic tour of Italian Premier, Romano Prodi, goes on with the participation at the European Council meeting second day in Brussels. Today the entry of Slovenia into Euro zone starting from January... more
MiscellaneousItalian Defense Minister in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - He will meet his Afghan counterpart and the ISAF Commander
Arturo Parisi, Italian Defense Minister, has arrived to Kabul this morning for a two-day visit to Italian military men in Afghanistan, who are engaged in ISAF (International Security Assistance Force)... more
MiscellaneousTurkey denied its involvment in CIA's flights
Ankara, Turkey - It was confirmed by Turkish Foreign Minister Gul to press agency "Anadolu"
Turkish Foreign Minister, Abadullah Gul, denied the involvment of his country in CIA’s flights. Last week European Consilium presented a report, written by Swiss deputy Dick Martin, in which Turkey, a... more
MiscellaneousItalian Transport Minister, Bianchi, will present within July a report about the Italian situation
Rome, Italy - The document will give also some solutions to the problem
Italian Minister of Transport, Alessandro Bianchi, participating yesterday to the III report about the sea’s economy of the Censis and of Federazione Mare, announced that within July he will present a... more
MiscellaneousA suspected Islamic terrorist was expelled from New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand - He knew one of the September 11 terrorists
New Zealander Government made known to have expelled from the country a Yemeni citizen connected to one of the September 11 terrorists, Hani Hanjour, who piloted American Airlines 77 flight against the... more
MiscellaneousAmnesty International denounced Europe's responsabilities in CIA's flights
Rome, Italy - It was requested to the Italian Government to stop the cooperation with the US intelligence service
It was presented today the research of Amnesty International (AI) about the responsabilities of the European Governments for the help, active and passive, given to the CIA to transport in US jails people... more
Miscellaneous"Mountain Offensive" started in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - The international Armed Forces attacked Talibans' bases
It started today in Afghanistan a heavy offensive of the international Armed Forces, led by USA, against Talibans’ bases in the South and in the North of the country. General Freakley, who commands the A... more
MiscellaneousBonino: I am favorable to a large Italian effort in Afghanistan
Rome, Italy - The use of the military power is not at enmity with the 11st article of the Italian Constitution
In an interview released yesterday to the "Corriere della Sera", the Italian Minister for the Foreign trade, Emma Bonino, who last year led the EU mission which in Afghanistan supervised the elections,... more
MiscellaneousEl Baradei: Iran must cooperate on nuclear matter
Vienna, Austria - A new IAEA meeting
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) gathered yesterday in Vienna to talk about negotiations with Iran on nuclear matter once again. The Director General, Mohammed El Baradei, admitted that more... more
MiscellaneousBush in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - Meeting between the Head of the White House and the Iraqi authorities
US President George W. Bush is in Baghdad. The head of the White House went by surprise in Iraq to visit the US military contingent, and to meet the country’s authorities. Bush was received by Prime M... more
MiscellaneousItalian Foreign Minister D'Alema met USA Ambassador
Rome, Italy - Meeting at the Italian Foreign Office to prepare the visit in Washington
It took place today at the Farnesina, the Italian Foreign Office, a meeting between Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema and the US Ambassador in Italy, Ronald Spogli. During the summit they talked a... more
MiscellaneousAl Qaeda reveals the name of the September 11 20th hijacker
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - He is Turki bin Fheid al-Muteiri, who died in 2004
Saudi militant, Turki bin Fheid al-Muteiri, who was killed in 2004 in Raid bt Arab security forces, is the "20th man" of September 11 2001 terroristic attempts in New York and Washington. He actually should... more
MiscellaneousNew air raids on Gaza
Gaza, Palestinian National Authority - Nine Palestinians killed by Israeli aviation
At least nine people, among whom two babies, were killed during this morning’s Israeli raids on Gaza Strip, three in an hour. The first, the most bloody, happened in the centre of the city of Gaza, in S... more
MiscellaneousAbout 400 clandestines were transfered from Lampedusa
Lampedusa, Italy - To Pian Del Lago and Crotone
After last clandestine landings in Lampedusa island, Sicily, which lead to nearly 500 the number of hosts at the Welcome Center (see AVIONEWS for details), seventy immigrants were transfered yesterday... more
MiscellaneousA passenger announces a bomb in the airplane
Dallas, USA - But it is only a menace
During the down grade of a Southwest Airlines plane to Dallas airport, a passenger threatened to burst a bomb on board in front of 137 people. It happened yesterday in USA. After the regular landing, the... more
MiscellaneousEmergency landing in Athens
Athens, Greece - The pilot had an ictus
A British charter airplane by Monarch airline, which was flying from Luxor (Egypt) to Manchester (UK), made an emergency landing at Athens International Airport yesterday evening at 11 pm (local time),... more