Sourced : Novinite The Verkhovna Rada (National Parliament) of Ukraine on Thursday, June 7, adopted a bill which sets as Ukraine’s foreign political objective the accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, according to an UNIAN correspondent. The adopted legislation provides that the main principle of Ukraine’s foreign policy is to deepen cooperation with the… Continue reading UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS ACCESSION TO NATO AS COUNTRY’S FOREIGN POLICY GOAL
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UAE AND SAUDI ARABIA SEEK QATARI “CHANGE IN POLICY, NOT LEADERSHIP”
Sourced : The National By Suha Maayeh and Taimur Khan The severing of diplomatic ties and partial blockade against Qatar by the UAE and Saudi Arabia are not aimed at forcing a change in leadership, the UAE said on Wednesday. “This is not about regime change — this is about change of policy, change of… Continue reading UAE AND SAUDI ARABIA SEEK QATARI “CHANGE IN POLICY, NOT LEADERSHIP”
28 COPTIC CHRISTIANS GUNNED DOWN IN EGYPT ATTACK
Sourced : Foreign Policy A group of masked gunmen opened fire on Coptic Christians in southern Egypt Friday, killing at least 26 and wounding 25. As many as 10 attackers in three pickup trucks intercepted buses of Coptic Christians near the city of Minya, some 130 miles south of Cairo, and gunned them down before… Continue reading 28 COPTIC CHRISTIANS GUNNED DOWN IN EGYPT ATTACK
SKOPJE BRACES FOR MORE PROTESTS AFTER PARLIAMENT RIOT
Sourced : Balkan Insight By Sinisa Jakov Marusic After Thursday’s (27th of April) rampage in parliament which left more than 100 people injured, Police have boosted security around the building, anticipating more protests by VMRO DPMNE supporters. After FYROM’s parliament canceled Friday’s session due to damage caused by rioters, heavily equipped riot police were deployed… Continue reading SKOPJE BRACES FOR MORE PROTESTS AFTER PARLIAMENT RIOT
REX TILLERSON BRINGS TOUGH LINE TO MOSCOW OVER RUSSIA’S BACKING FOR SYRIAN REGIME
Sourced : Washington Post By Carol Morello and David Filipov Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Russia on Tuesday to urge Moscow to back away from the Syrian government and pave the way for the country’s president to transition out of power. But tough talk on Syria from its closest ally, Russian President Vladimir… Continue reading REX TILLERSON BRINGS TOUGH LINE TO MOSCOW OVER RUSSIA’S BACKING FOR SYRIAN REGIME
3M22 ZIRCON : RUSSIA’S “UNSTOPPABLE” HYPERSONIC MISSILE
Sourced : International Business Times By James Billington Russia claims to have created a devastating hypersonic missile that travels five times faster than the speed of sound and could rip through navy warship defences because it’s too fast to stop. The Kremlin’s 3M22 Zircon (Brahmos II) missile has been called “unstoppable”, “unbeatable” and “undefendable” with… Continue reading 3M22 ZIRCON : RUSSIA’S “UNSTOPPABLE” HYPERSONIC MISSILE
ISRAELI SATELLITE REVEALS DEPLOYMENT OF RUSSIAN ISKANDER-M BALLISTIC MISSILES IN SYRIA
Sourced : Defence Update By Tamir Eshel Satellite imagery analysis by Imagesat International (ISI) intelligence experts revealed deployment of Iskandar (SS-26 “Stone”) advanced missile system vehicles as a part of the Russian deployment at Hmeimim airbase in Latakia, Syria. A single Iskander Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL) was first spotted in footage broadcast by Russia’s Zvezda… Continue reading ISRAELI SATELLITE REVEALS DEPLOYMENT OF RUSSIAN ISKANDER-M BALLISTIC MISSILES IN SYRIA
THREE U.S WARSHIPS OFF YEMEN FOLLOWING HOUTHI’S ATTACK ON UAE SHIP HSV SWIFT (Video)
Sourced : USNI News Three U.S. warships are operating off the coast Yemen following a guided missile attack against a UAE operated ship by Houthi rebels, two U.S. defense officials confirmed to USNI News on Tuesday. The ships – guided-missile destroyers USS Nitze (DDG-94), USS Mason (DDG-87) and the afloat forward staging base USS Ponce… Continue reading THREE U.S WARSHIPS OFF YEMEN FOLLOWING HOUTHI’S ATTACK ON UAE SHIP HSV SWIFT (Video)
THE U.S.’S SYRIA POLICY RESTS ON A TREACHEROUS FAULT LINE
Sourced : The Washington Post By David Ignatius The U.S. military campaign to seize the Islamic State’s capital, Raqqa, may be delayed because of a nasty fight between Turkey and the Syrian Kurdish militia known as the YPG. Sadly, it’s a classic Middle East moment, when regional players’ mistrust of each other overwhelms their common… Continue reading THE U.S.’S SYRIA POLICY RESTS ON A TREACHEROUS FAULT LINE
US NUKES AT TURKEY BASE AT RISK OF SEIZURE: REPORT
Sourced : AFP Dozens of US nuclear weapons stored at a Turkish air base near Syria are at risk of being captured by “terrorists or other hostile forces,” a Washington think tank claimed Monday. Critics have long been alarmed by America’s estimated stockpile of about 50-90 Β61 nuclear bombs at Incirlik in southern Turkey, just… Continue reading US NUKES AT TURKEY BASE AT RISK OF SEIZURE: REPORT