Sourced : Intelnews.org By Ian Allen Boris Johnson, the British foreign secretary has said in an interview that Russian spies may have orchestrated last year’s failed attempt to kill the then-prime minister of Montenegro, Milo Dukanović. Mr. Johnson, a senior figure in the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom, was a major contender for the… Continue reading RUSSIA POSSIBLY TRIED TO KILL MONTENEGRO PM, SAYS BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY
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JAPAN PLANS TO SEND LARGEST WARSHIP TO SOUTH CHINA SEA
Sourced : Yahoo News By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War Two. China claims almost all the disputed waters and its… Continue reading JAPAN PLANS TO SEND LARGEST WARSHIP TO SOUTH CHINA SEA
TURKISH NEWSPAPER CLAIMS THAT GREECE’S PRESIDENT VISITED A “TURKISH ISLAND OCCUPIED BY GREECE”
Sourced : Keep Talking Greece Turkey continues to escalate tension in the Aegean Sea. Ankara is determined to challenge Greece’s sovereignty either through official statements or through its media. Daily newspaper Sözcü published its Friday front page claiming that Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos visited a …Turkish island that is occupied by Greeks. The President visited… Continue reading TURKISH NEWSPAPER CLAIMS THAT GREECE’S PRESIDENT VISITED A “TURKISH ISLAND OCCUPIED BY GREECE”
TRILATERAL (US-ISRAEL-GREECE) NOBLE DINA EXERCISE BEGINS LATER THIS MONTH
Sourced : Defence News By Barbara Opall-Rome The trilateral Noble Dina exercise between the American, Israeli and Hellenic navies will begin later this month, with nearly a dozen surface ships, submarines and related air assets scheduled to engage in joint reconnaissance, counterterror and antisubmarine warfare training. Cyprus will participate as an observer in the annual… Continue reading TRILATERAL (US-ISRAEL-GREECE) NOBLE DINA EXERCISE BEGINS LATER THIS MONTH
TURKISH ARMY CAPTAIN SAYS ARMY CHIEF WAS LEADER OF JULY 15 COUP COUNCIL
Sourced : Turkish Minute A captain who is standing trial on coup charges in the southeastern province of Gaziantep has said one of his commanders told him on the night of the failed coup attempt on July 15 that Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar was the leader of a coup council known as… Continue reading TURKISH ARMY CAPTAIN SAYS ARMY CHIEF WAS LEADER OF JULY 15 COUP COUNCIL
RUSSIA SENDS TROOPS TO FINNISH AND ESTONIAN BORDERS
Sourced : Defence Blog Russia is deploying hundreds more troops to the region bordering Finland and Estonia. The “Already Happened” website of investigative journalist released a new video showing Russian military convoy on road in Leningrad region. Also the new Russian Pantsyr-S1 (NATO designation SA-22 Greyhound) short-range air defense systems were spotted near Vyborg, city… Continue reading RUSSIA SENDS TROOPS TO FINNISH AND ESTONIAN BORDERS
TURKEY OFFICIALLY REQUESTED THE DEPORTATION OF THE TWO COMMANDOS THAT HAD ESCAPED TO GREECE
The Greek authorities have finally received the official Turkish request for the deportation of the two commandos of the Turkish unit Bordo Bereli that had surrendered themselves to the Greek police last week. Greek diplomatic sources comment on the delayed request as unusual compared with the fast and aggressive way that Turkey had demanded the… Continue reading TURKEY OFFICIALLY REQUESTED THE DEPORTATION OF THE TWO COMMANDOS THAT HAD ESCAPED TO GREECE
US ASKS ANKARA FOR STEPS TO EASE AEGEAN TENSION
Sourced : Kathimerini By Vassilis Nedos American officials have urged Ankara to refrain from action that would further escalate tension with fellow NATO member Greece in the Aegean Sea, Kathimerini understands, adding that the issue was raised during the Munich Security Conference last month, as well as during private contacts in Ankara. Sources told Kathimerini… Continue reading US ASKS ANKARA FOR STEPS TO EASE AEGEAN TENSION
ANKARA PROSECUTOR : ISIL OPENED ITS OWN SCHOOL IN ANKARA
Sourced : Hurriyet By Mesut Hasan Benli The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has been using an office block in the Turkish capital to train young militants under cover of a masjid, according to an indictment by an Ankara prosecutor. The group has been using the third, fourth and fifth floors of… Continue reading ANKARA PROSECUTOR : ISIL OPENED ITS OWN SCHOOL IN ANKARA
TURKISH EXTREME-RIGHT PARTY LEADER TO GREECE: “REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED IN 1922”
Sourced: Proto Thema & added information The leader of the extreme right Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli openly threatened Greece that the Turkish Army is ready to throw the Greek Army from the islands into the sea again. Commenting on the recent increasing tensions between the two countries in the Aegean Sea, Mr.… Continue reading TURKISH EXTREME-RIGHT PARTY LEADER TO GREECE: “REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED IN 1922”