ERDOGAN : NEXT STAGE OF EUPHRATES SHIELD WILL INCLUDE IRAQ

Sourced : Kom News The next stages of the recently concluded Euphrates Shield Operation will be broader, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, suggesting that Turkey will move on areas in Iraq. Speaking in a joint live interview with Turkish TV channels NTV and Star, Erdogan described the Euphrates Shield Operation as the first… Continue reading ERDOGAN : NEXT STAGE OF EUPHRATES SHIELD WILL INCLUDE IRAQ

“WE WILL RETURN” ARGENTINA VOWS TO “NEVER STOP” TRYING TO TAKE BACK THE FALKLAND ISLANDS

Sourced : Proto Thema, Express Recent reports suggest Argentina is looking to make a renewed bid to gain control of the Falkland Islands, as Britain pushes forward with its Brexit plans. Rogelio Frigerio, the Minister of Interior Affairs, said: “We will never cease to claim what belongs to us. Not one single day of our… Continue reading “WE WILL RETURN” ARGENTINA VOWS TO “NEVER STOP” TRYING TO TAKE BACK THE FALKLAND ISLANDS

LITHUANIA SAYS RUSSIA HAS ABILITY TO LAUNCH BALTIC ATTACK IN 24 HOURS

Jet fighters from the Su-30 SM "Sokoly Rossii" (Falcons of Russia) aerobatic team fly in formation during the show in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, October 25, 2014. The show is conducted as part of a recruitment drive for Russia's military divisions, targeting the youth towards contractual military service, according to organizers. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: MILITARY SOCIETY TRANSPORT) - RTR4BK9G

Sourced : Atlantic Council By Andrius Sytas, Reuters Russia has developed the capability to launch an attack on the Baltic states with as little as 24 hours’ notice , limiting NATO’s options to respond other than to have military forces already deployed in the region, Lithuania’s intelligence service said on Monday…. The Lithuanian intelligence service… Continue reading LITHUANIA SAYS RUSSIA HAS ABILITY TO LAUNCH BALTIC ATTACK IN 24 HOURS

SPANISH NAVY SHIP ILLEGALLY ENTERS BRITISH TERRITORIAL WATERS IN GIBRALTAR

Sourced : The Independent A Spanish ship has illegally entered Gibraltar’s territorial waters, the government has said. The news comes amid increasing tensions between the UK and Spain over the sovereignty of the British Overseas Territory. Those tensions came to a head over the weekend when the former minister Michael Howard suggested that Theresa May… Continue reading SPANISH NAVY SHIP ILLEGALLY ENTERS BRITISH TERRITORIAL WATERS IN GIBRALTAR

VICE ADMIRAL CLIVE JOHNSTONE (MARCOM) ADDRESSES MA GRADUATES AT EVENT IN GREECE

Vice Admiral Clive Johnstone CB CBE, Commander of NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM), attended in Athens, Greece on the 31st of March 2017, the graduation ceremony of 39 Officers of the Hellenic Armed Forces and 2 Civil Servants, who completed an MA in Applied Strategy and International Security, delivered by University of Plymouth in collaboration… Continue reading VICE ADMIRAL CLIVE JOHNSTONE (MARCOM) ADDRESSES MA GRADUATES AT EVENT IN GREECE

EU NATIONS, ISRAEL EYE LONGEST UNDERSEA GAS PIPELINE

Sourced : France24 Italy, Israel, Greece and Cyprus pledged Monday to move ahead with the world’s longest undersea gas pipeline from the eastern Mediterranean to southern Europe, with support from the European Union. If carried out as planned, the long-discussed $6.2 billion pipeline would take gas from Israel and Cyprus’s recently discovered offshore gas reserves… Continue reading EU NATIONS, ISRAEL EYE LONGEST UNDERSEA GAS PIPELINE

FIRST OF THE RFA’S NEW TIDE CLASS SHIPS ENTERS UK FOR THE FIRST TIME

Sourced : Royal Navy The 39,000-tonne tanker will join the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the civilian-manned fleet which provides support for warships, helping the Royal Navy maintain operations around the world. RFA Tidespring, which can carry up to 19,000 cubic meters of fuel and 1,300 cubic meters of fresh water, is the first of a fleet… Continue reading FIRST OF THE RFA’S NEW TIDE CLASS SHIPS ENTERS UK FOR THE FIRST TIME

9 KILLED 20 INJURED AT ST. PETERSBURG METRO TERRORIST ATTACKS

Sourced : Proto Thema At least 9 people are reported killed and 20 injured in an underground explosion that rocked a Metro train in the city of St Petersburg.The explosion occurred between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut Metro stations.The device was reported to have been filled with shrapnel Some reports say there were two separate… Continue reading 9 KILLED 20 INJURED AT ST. PETERSBURG METRO TERRORIST ATTACKS

UAE MOVES CLOSER TO ISRAEL, GREECE AND CYPRUS BOLSTERING EGYPT’S REGIONAL ROLE

Sourced : Hurriyet By Micha’el Tanchum (Fellow at the Energy Policy Research Center at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey).   Combat pilots from United Arab Emirates (UAE) are making history by flying alongside their Israeli counterparts in a joint air force exercise hosted by Greece. While the UAE and Israel have no formal diplomatic ties, the… Continue reading UAE MOVES CLOSER TO ISRAEL, GREECE AND CYPRUS BOLSTERING EGYPT’S REGIONAL ROLE

TURKEY’S WORLWIDE MONITORING OF SUSPECTED GULEN SUPPORTERS

Sourced : Spiegel By Hasnain Kazim The Turkish Embassy in Tokyo took the easier route: In a secret report, it listed 15 schools believed to be associated with Muslim preacher Fethullah Gülen. The list included the schools’ names, Japanese addresses, names of the school heads, email addresses, telephone numbers and the dates of their establishment.… Continue reading TURKEY’S WORLWIDE MONITORING OF SUSPECTED GULEN SUPPORTERS