Sourced: Xinhua Saudi border guards have taken over Salwa land port with Qatar to launch a project to turn it to a canal, a process that will cut off all land borders with Qatar, Sabq local online news reported. Sources confirmed to the news portal that the project would be financed by Saudi and UAE… Continue reading SAUDI ARABIA TO TURN SALWA LAND PORT WITH QATAR INTO CANAL
Month: April 2018
KIM JONG UN WILL NOT GIVE UP NORTH KOREA’S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Sourced: Brookings By Evans J.R. Revere President Donald J. Trump’s upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be an historic encounter between two supremely self-confident, headstrong, and mercurial men, each seeking the other’s surrender. The irresistible force of Donald Trump, whose administration has declared it will never accept, allow, or tolerate a North… Continue reading KIM JONG UN WILL NOT GIVE UP NORTH KOREA’S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
GERMANY, FRANCE TO JOINTLY DEVELOP NEW MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT
Sourced: Defence World Germany plans to sign a letter of intent with France to jointly develop a new maritime patrol aircraft later this month. German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and her French counterpart Florence Parly plan to sign a letter of intent on 27 April, German Navy said in a statement last Friday.… Continue reading GERMANY, FRANCE TO JOINTLY DEVELOP NEW MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT
WHAT IS THE US GOING TO DO ABOUT SYRIA NOW ?
Sourced: Defense One By Uri Friedman Donald Trump says there will be a “big price to pay” for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s suspected use of chemical weapons in the rebel-controlled town of Douma outside Damascus. But what exactly could that mean? Beyond responding to this particular attack, what can the United States really do about… Continue reading WHAT IS THE US GOING TO DO ABOUT SYRIA NOW ?
ISRAEL LAUNCHES AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA AIR BASE
Sourced: Middle East Monitor Israeli jets fired eight guided missiles at an airbase in Syria’s Homs province, five of which were intercepted, the Russian Defence Ministry said today. “On April 9 from 03.25 to 03.53 Moscow time, two F-15 jets of Israeli Air Forces, without entering Syrian air space, from territory of Lebanon, fired eight… Continue reading ISRAEL LAUNCHES AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA AIR BASE
US STATE DEPARTMENT APPROVES LICENSE FOR SUB TECH SALES TO TAIWAN
Sourced: Defense News By: Mike Yeo The State Department has given the go-ahead for American defense companies to market submarine technology to Taiwan to aid in its quest to locally develop and build its own submarines. According to media reports from Taiwan, the Ministry of National Defense spokesman Maj. Gen. Chen Chung-chi and presidential office… Continue reading US STATE DEPARTMENT APPROVES LICENSE FOR SUB TECH SALES TO TAIWAN
THE US AIR FORCE HAS BIG PLANS FOR THE B-21, B-2, B-1B AND B-52 BOMBERS
Sourced: The National Interest By Kris Osborn The Air Force’s recently released Bomber Vector calls for wide range of new technologies for the fleet – to include newer stealth materials, faster computer processors, upgraded weapons and new sensors to ensure the force will still be able to launch attacks in more advanced, future high-threat scenarios… Continue reading THE US AIR FORCE HAS BIG PLANS FOR THE B-21, B-2, B-1B AND B-52 BOMBERS
TURKISH QATARI FIRMS INK $5.2B NATURAL GAS PETROCHEMICAL INVESTMENT DEAL
Sourced: Daily Sabah Turkey-based Metcap Energy Investments and Qatar-based Fusion Dynamics yesterday signed a $5.2 billion protocol for a natural gas and petrochemical investment in Turkey. The signing ceremony at the JW Marriot Hotel in the capital Ankara was attended by Metcap Energy Investment President Celal Metin and Fusion Dynamics President Mohammed al-Hajri. Speaking at… Continue reading TURKISH QATARI FIRMS INK $5.2B NATURAL GAS PETROCHEMICAL INVESTMENT DEAL
TRUMP VOWS ”MAJOR DECISION” ON SYRIA AFTER SUSPECTED CHEMICAL ATTACK
Sourced: Middle East Eye US President Donald Trump condemned a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in Syria and said that he would decide on a response, probably by the end of Monday. The condemnation comes after Russia described allegations that the Syrian government had gassed its own people in Eastern Ghouta as a… Continue reading TRUMP VOWS ”MAJOR DECISION” ON SYRIA AFTER SUSPECTED CHEMICAL ATTACK
ISRAEL THWARTS MAJOR ISLAMIC JIHAD MISSILE ATTACK AGAINST ISRAELI VESSELS
Sourced: Jerusalem Post By Tovah Lazaroff Security forces said on Wednesday they thwarted a potential missile attack by Islamic Jihad in Gaza against its naval forces that also included a plan to kidnap IDF soldiers. The State Attorney’s Office indicted the alleged ringleader, Amin Saadi Muhammad Jumaa, in Beersheba District Court on Wednesday. The IDF… Continue reading ISRAEL THWARTS MAJOR ISLAMIC JIHAD MISSILE ATTACK AGAINST ISRAELI VESSELS