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16 EU countries in UNIFIL urge ‘utmost pressure on Israel’

The ministers of defence of 16 European countries contributing to UNIFIL expressed the intention of putting pressure on Israel to prevent further incidents after UNIFIL positions in southern Lebanon came under fire amid clashes between the Israeli military and Hezbollah militants, during a video conference on Wednesday chaired by Italian

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Sun reaches ‘Solar Maximum’ stage in 11-year cycle

ISTANBUL: The Sun has reached its solar maximum period, which could continue for the next year, researchers from three atmospheric science institutes, including NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Solar Cycle Prediction Panel, announced during a teleconference. Every 11 years, the sun switches between low and high magnetic activity.

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China launches new satellite group

ISTANBUL: China launched a new satellite group from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Tuesday in northern Shanxi province, state media reported. The satellites were successfully placed into orbit at 7.06 p.m. (1106GMT) using a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket. China, meanwhile, released its development program for space science on

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ISTANBUL: China launched a new satellite group from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Tuesday in northern Shanxi province, state media reported. The satellites were successfully placed into orbit at 7.06 p.m. (1106GMT) using a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket. China, meanwhile, released its development program for space science on

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ISTANBUL: At least 23 people were killed and 31 injured late Tuesday in a series of violent airstrikes on several towns and regions in southern and eastern Lebanon, according to official figures. Lebanon’s official news agency reported that the strikes in the south targeted the districts of Nabatieh, Bint Jbeil

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