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”

SAUDI-QATAR’S TRUE BATTLEGROUND IS ASIA

Sourced : Bloomberg By David Fickling Forget the Strait of Hormuz. The real place to watch the simmering diplomatic battle between Saudi Arabia and Qatar is 5,500 kilometers to the southeast, in the Strait of Malacca between Malaysia and Indonesia. That’s because the petroleum market’s center of gravity, along with that of the global economy, is in… Continue reading SAUDI-QATAR’S TRUE BATTLEGROUND IS ASIA

FLEET BATTLE STAFFS & DARTMOUTH CENTRE FOR SEAPOWER AND STRATEGY, “RESURGENT RUSSIA” CONFERENCE

The Fleet Battle Staffs (FBS) and Dartmouth Centre for Sea Power and Strategy, Plymouth University (DCSS) will host a conference on ‘Resurgent Russia’ at HMS EXCELLENT on the 13 Jun 2017. Conference Organisers Lieutenant Commander Robbie Baillie (BSc, PGCE, MA, MSc, PhD) Robbie is currently the Information Operations Officer on Commander UK Amphibious Forces’ staff. … Continue reading FLEET BATTLE STAFFS & DARTMOUTH CENTRE FOR SEAPOWER AND STRATEGY, “RESURGENT RUSSIA” CONFERENCE

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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

PAKISTANI RETHINK ON ISLAMIC PACT POINTS TO GROWING SCHISM

Sourced Asia Times By F.M. Shakil Pakistan’s Upper House last week made up its mind about what lies behind the Saudi-led Islamic Military Alliance (IMA) and asked the government to recall its commander-in-chief, former Pakistan Army chief Raheel Sharif, in response to burgeoning anti-Iranian sentiment. “The king of Saudi Arabia has said the alliance is… Continue reading PAKISTANI RETHINK ON ISLAMIC PACT POINTS TO GROWING SCHISM

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

TURKISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES DRAFT BILL ALLOWING TURKISH TROOP DEPLOYMENT IN QATAR

Sourced : Hurriyet Turkey’s parliament on June 7 approved a draft bill allowing its troops to be deployed to a Turkish military base in Qatar. The move appears to support the Gulf Arab country as it faces diplomatic and trade isolation from some of the biggest Middle Eastern powers. The bill, drafted before the rift,… Continue reading TURKISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES DRAFT BILL ALLOWING TURKISH TROOP DEPLOYMENT IN QATAR

SAUDI FURY RAISES “COUP RISKS” IN QATAR

Iconic skyline in Doha, Qatar, shot from the waterside.

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