Source: Middle East Eye By Jamie Merrill Theresa May is set to roll out the red carpet for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this weekend, as new figures reveal that Britain has sold more than $1bn of weapons to Ankara since the failed 2016 coup and subsequent crackdown under emergency powers, Middle East Eye can… Continue reading UK HAS SOLD $1 BILLION OF WEAPONS TO TURKEY SINCE COUP ATTEMPT
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“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
ERDOGAN : “TURKISH TROOPS WOULD REMAIN IN CYPRUS FOREVER”
Sourced : NY Times By Nick Cumming-Bruce and Andreas Riris Turkey’s president declared on Friday that Turkish troops would remain in Cyprus “forever,” complicating hopes of reuniting the island nation, which has been effectively partitioned since 1974. “Greece is fleeing again from a solution to the Cyprus problem,” the president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told reporters… Continue reading ERDOGAN : “TURKISH TROOPS WOULD REMAIN IN CYPRUS FOREVER”
CYPRUS SETTLEMENT TALKS OFFER GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR ISLAND
Sourced : Kathimerini By Michele Kambas It is a dispute that has brought NATO partners Greece and Turkey to the brink of war and confounded generations of diplomats; but Geneva negotiations next week offer the best chance in decades of reuniting the ethnically divided island of Cyprus. On the face of it, the omens are… Continue reading CYPRUS SETTLEMENT TALKS OFFER GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR ISLAND
ROYAL MARINES UNLEASH FULL METAL JACKAL STORMING BEACHES IN BAHRAIN
Jackal armoured cars kicked up the Bahraini sand as they swarmed ashore during the climax of a three-week amphibious exercise in the Gulf. Despite choppy surf, Royal Marines from Lima Company, 42 Commando, stormed the beaches alongside their Bahraini counterparts under the cover of air power as Exercise Pearl Dagger 16 came to an explosive… Continue reading ROYAL MARINES UNLEASH FULL METAL JACKAL STORMING BEACHES IN BAHRAIN
ROYAL NAVY TO LOSE ANTI-SHIP MISSILES IN 2018 AND BE LEFT ONLY WITH NAVAL GUNS
Sourced : The Telegraph By Ben Farmer Royal Navy warships will be left without anti-ship missiles and be forced to rely on naval guns because of cost-cutting, the Ministry of Defence has admitted. The Navy’s Harpoon missiles will retire from the fleet’s frigates and destroyers in 2018 without a replacement; while there will also be… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY TO LOSE ANTI-SHIP MISSILES IN 2018 AND BE LEFT ONLY WITH NAVAL GUNS
POST-BREXIT, EU MOVES TOWARD DEEPER MILITARY INTEGRATION
Sourced : The Times By Bruno Waterfield EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini told ambassadors yesterday she would table the “road map” to take advantage of “political space” opened by the Brexit vote. Her plans for military structures able “to act autonomously” from NATO have led to fears that the EU is seeking to rival… Continue reading POST-BREXIT, EU MOVES TOWARD DEEPER MILITARY INTEGRATION
NATO AGREES BIGGER MISSION TO STOP MEDITERRANEAN SMUGGLERS
Sourced : The Daily Herald NATO agreed on Thursday to broaden its operations in the Mediterranean to help the European Union stop criminals trafficking refugees from North Africa but will not act until the fate of rescued migrants is cleared up. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said a meeting of NATO foreign ministers supported… Continue reading NATO AGREES BIGGER MISSION TO STOP MEDITERRANEAN SMUGGLERS
RFA MOUNTS BAY DEPLOYMENT TO AEGEAN SEA
The Prime Minister has announced that naval ship Mounts Bay will support the international response to the migrant crisis in the Aegean Sea. The Prime Minister has announced that naval ship RFA Mounts Bay will support the international response to the migrant crisis in the Aegean Sea. As the Prime Minister attends an EU summit… Continue reading RFA MOUNTS BAY DEPLOYMENT TO AEGEAN SEA
LIBYA OFFICIALS : FRENCH SPECIAL FORCES ON GROUND FIGHTING ISIS
By RAMI MUSA Associated Press French special forces have been helping Libyan troops fight Islamic State militants in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi for two months, two Libyan military officials said Wednesday. The French combat squad, consisting of 15 special forces, carried out four military operations against IS and other militant groups in Benghazi,… Continue reading LIBYA OFFICIALS : FRENCH SPECIAL FORCES ON GROUND FIGHTING ISIS