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

AMERICAN DEFENCE ANALYST: “CHINA WILL HAVE 415 WARSHIPS AND SUBMARINES BY 2030”

The rapidly developing capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army Navy of China were presented during a conference by James Fanell, former director of the US Pacific Fleet’s intelligence and information department. According to Fanell, the People’s Liberation Army Navy will eventually have an estimated 415 warships by 2030, including 99 submarines, four aircraft carriers, 102… Continue reading AMERICAN DEFENCE ANALYST: “CHINA WILL HAVE 415 WARSHIPS AND SUBMARINES BY 2030”

NATO COMPLETES COMPUTER ASSISTED EXERCISE, TRIDENT JAGUAR 2015, WITH THE SUPPORT OF MILTECH HELLAS

NATO has successfully completed the Computer Assisted Exercise, Trident Jaguar 2015, in Stavanger, Norway. It was supported by the Computer Assistant Exercise team of the Greek defence company, Miltech Hellas SA. Since 2011 the Greek company has been successfully supporting NATO’s Computer Assisted Exercises. Trident Jaguar 2015 is an Allied Command Transformation-sponsored, NATO Command Post… Continue reading NATO COMPLETES COMPUTER ASSISTED EXERCISE, TRIDENT JAGUAR 2015, WITH THE SUPPORT OF MILTECH HELLAS

SAUDI ARABIA COULD REACTIVATE PAST NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH PAKISTAN

The recent P5+1 group agreement in Geneva regarding the Iranian nuclear programme has forced Saudi Arabia to reactivate an old agreement made with Pakistan several years ago. According to a story by BBC’s Newsnight in November 2013, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have an alleged Nuclear Sharing Agreement. This agreement includes the financing of Pakistan’s nuclear… Continue reading SAUDI ARABIA COULD REACTIVATE PAST NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH PAKISTAN