Experts: Discovery of huge reserves in Mediterranean could lead to cooperation between Israel, Egypt, Greece and Cyprus. By Gil Ronen The discovery of huge reserves of natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean will likely give birth to new alliances in the region, possibly even leading regional powers to “bury old differences and develop unprecedented security,… Continue reading GAS FINDS MAY LEAD TO ISRAELI ALLIANCE WITH EGYPT, GREECE
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TURKEY SCRAPS HQ-9/FD-2000 CHINESE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM AFTER TWO YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS
Turkey’s defense ministry said on Wednesday that it had canceled the $3.4 billion (3.19 billion-euro) tender with a Chinese company to procure 12 air defence/antiballistic missile systems and in a second phase to co-develop a new indigenous long-range/high-altitude missile defense system to defend its airspace against warplanes and missile attack. NATO had become alarmed by… Continue reading TURKEY SCRAPS HQ-9/FD-2000 CHINESE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM AFTER TWO YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS
SIX F-15C ARRIVE AT INCIRLIK AIR BASE IN TURKEY
(Press Release) RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, US Air Force in Europe, Germany Six F-15C Eagles arrived at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Nov. 6, 2015 in a demonstration of the United States unwavering support for Turkish sovereignty and the collective security of the region. The USAFE-AFAFRICA F-15s were deployed after the Government of Turkey requested support in… Continue reading SIX F-15C ARRIVE AT INCIRLIK AIR BASE IN TURKEY
FINLAND, GREECE AND TURKEY TO JOIN THE NATO CCD COE
Three more NATO countries, Finland, Greece and Turkey will officially join the NATO Collective Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence (CCD COE) based in Tallinn. The ceremony of accession for the three NATO countries to the CCD COE will take place on the 3rd of November. The NATO Collective Cyber Defense Center of Excellence is a… Continue reading FINLAND, GREECE AND TURKEY TO JOIN THE NATO CCD COE
NEW IRANIAN, HEZBOLLAH,IRAQI AND AFGHANI TROOPS READY TO LAUNCH LARGE SCALE OFFENSIVE ON THE NORTHERN FRONT
According to the pro-Hezbollah Lebanese newspaper, Al-Akhbar, Iran has begun to deploy large numbers of troops in Syria as part of an agreement between Tehran, Moscow and Hezbollah. Furthermore according to Syrian sources 1,000 Hezbollah fighters, 2,000 Iraqi Militia fighters and 2,000 Afghani Shia Militia fighters have recently arrived in Syria. These troops will assist… Continue reading NEW IRANIAN, HEZBOLLAH,IRAQI AND AFGHANI TROOPS READY TO LAUNCH LARGE SCALE OFFENSIVE ON THE NORTHERN FRONT
TURKEY SCRAMBLED TWO F-16s TO INTERCEPT A RUSSIAN BOMBER NEAR THE TURKISH-SYRIAN BORDER
Russian bomber violated Turkish air space during an air strike against targets of the 1st Coastal Division of the Free Syrian Army in the village of Yamadi last Friday on the 2nd of October. The village of Yamadi is located in a mountainous region, only a few hundred meters from the Turkish Syrian border. It… Continue reading TURKEY SCRAMBLED TWO F-16s TO INTERCEPT A RUSSIAN BOMBER NEAR THE TURKISH-SYRIAN BORDER