Sourced :Defence One By Caroline Houck As Russia and Belarus prep for their quadrennial fight-the-West wargame, NATO’s Baltic states are watching more than a bit nervously. For the Baltic countries on NATO’s northeastern flank, carefully monitoring Russia’s various defense investments and activities is nothing new. Like brushing your teeth, it’s just a matter of staying… Continue reading A GIANT RUSSIAN EXERCISE WILL SOON PUT 100.000 TROOPS ON NATO’S BORDER
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TURKEY TO DRILL FIRST WELL IN MEDITERRANEAN BY THE END OF 2017
Sourced : Daily Sabah Turkey will increase its investment in seismic exploration and oil and natural gas drilling, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak said late Thursday during a fast-breaking dinner with the crew of the Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa vessel, a seismic surveying vessel that is conducting seismic research off of Cyprus, accompanied by… Continue reading TURKEY TO DRILL FIRST WELL IN MEDITERRANEAN BY THE END OF 2017
400 ISRAELI COMMANDOS ARE HEADING TO CYPRUS FOR LARGEST EVER DRILL
Sourced : Haaretz By Gili Cohen Israeli commandos will be undergoing training in Cyprus next week, the biggest joint military exercise ever undertaken between the two countries in the island nation. Sqaudrons of Black Hawk helicopters will head to Cyprus for the joint exercise, which starts Sunday, Haaretz has learned. The Israeli commando forces will… Continue reading 400 ISRAELI COMMANDOS ARE HEADING TO CYPRUS FOR LARGEST EVER DRILL
PRESIDENT BARZANI: IRAQI KURDS TO HOLD INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM ON THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER 2017
President Masoud Barzani held a meeting today with the representatives of the political parties across the Kurdistan Region. During the meeting, President Barzani and the attendees discussed several salient issues including the upcoming parliamentary elections, the current political and economic situations and the issue of the independence referendum. The President, along with the representatives of… Continue reading PRESIDENT BARZANI: IRAQI KURDS TO HOLD INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM ON THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER 2017
CYPRUS AND ISRAEL PLAN THEIR LARGEST-EVER MILITARY EXERCISE
Sourced : Cyprus Mail Online By Antonis Michael The largest land-based exercise between the National Guard and the Israeli special forces will take place in the coming days in several areas of the Troodos mountains, media reports said on Wednesday. The exercise, part of the defence cooperation that has developed in recent years between the… Continue reading CYPRUS AND ISRAEL PLAN THEIR LARGEST-EVER MILITARY EXERCISE
SAUDI FURY RAISES “COUP RISKS” IN QATAR
Sourced : Financial Post By Jesse Snyder Qatar’s diplomatic break from several of its Middle Eastern rivals on Monday could have far-reaching reverberations. Saudi Arabia, apart from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, moved to cut off diplomatic ties with the small Gulf emirate, citing the country’s support for terrorist groups. The move included… Continue reading SAUDI FURY RAISES “COUP RISKS” IN QATAR
FORMER DEFENCE MINISTER OF ISRAEL : ERDOGAN IS “DELIBERATELY ISLAMICIZING” EUROPE IN BID FOR WORLD DOMINATION
Sourced : The Times of Israel By Raphael Ahren In a bid for world domination, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is deliberately flooding Europe with Muslims to “Islamicize” the continent, former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon charged. “Erdogan is intentionally Islamicizing Europe. People are ignoring it. It’s deliberate Islamization,” he told The Times of Israel. In… Continue reading FORMER DEFENCE MINISTER OF ISRAEL : ERDOGAN IS “DELIBERATELY ISLAMICIZING” EUROPE IN BID FOR WORLD DOMINATION
THE PERSIAN GULF CRISIS OVER QATAR, EXPLAINED
Sourced : The Washington Post By Ishaan Tharoor The Arab states of the Persian Gulf are in the grip of an unprecedented regional crisis. In Monday’s early hours, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt released coordinated statements, announcing a diplomatic break with the tiny-yet-wealthy peninsular nation of Qatar. They cut air, sea and… Continue reading THE PERSIAN GULF CRISIS OVER QATAR, EXPLAINED
TURKEY, QATAR AGREE ON DETAILS OF HQ IN QATAR
Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News By Turan Yilmaz A Turkish military base to be deployed in Qatar will be headquartered in Doha and lead by Qatari-Turkish generals, top official has said after sessions at parliament’s Foreign Affairs Commission. “Within the framework of the agreement, it is envisaged that a joint Turkish-Qatar divisional tactical headquarters should… Continue reading TURKEY, QATAR AGREE ON DETAILS OF HQ IN QATAR
SAUDI ARABIA, UAE, EGYPT AND BAHRAIN BREAK DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH QATAR OVER “TERRORISM”
Sourced : The Guardian Ben Doherty, Patrick Wintour Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain have broken off diplomatic relations and all land, sea and air contacts with fellow Gulf Arab state Qatar, in the region’s most serious diplomatic crisis in years. Saudi Arabia on Monday said the move was necessary to protect… Continue reading SAUDI ARABIA, UAE, EGYPT AND BAHRAIN BREAK DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH QATAR OVER “TERRORISM”