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UN laments 'blatant' violations of Libya arms embargo
Sep 03, 2020 (AFP)
Since UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last briefed the Security Council on July 8, "some 70 resupply flights landed in eastern airports" in support of str...
US sanctions Chinese, UAE firms skirting Iran oil embargo
Sep 03, 2020 (AFP)
"Iran must stop exploiting its natural resources to fund terror and destruction across the region," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned in a tweet. It was ...
Warships join fight to put out fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka
Sep 03, 2020 (AFP)
Sri Lankan authorities said there was no immediate danger to the coastline should there be a leak from the New Diamond, which was carrying 270,000 tonnes of cru...
Cyprus welcomes lifting of US arms embargo
Sep 02, 2020 (AFP)
The United States announced Tuesday that it would lift for one year its three-decade-old arms embargo on Cyprus to allow "non-lethal" military goods to be sold ...
Sudan and rebels meet to implement peace deal
Sep 02, 2020 (AFP)
Rebel commanders from the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and the transitional government met face-to-face on Tuesday, one day after striking the deal, state ne...
Macron to back Iraq 'sovereignty' on first Baghdad visit
Sep 02, 2020 (AFP)
Coming straight from a two-day trip to Beirut, the capital of crisis-hit Lebanon, Macron will be the most significant leader to visit Iraq since Prime Minister ...
US partially lifts arms embargo on Cyprus
Sep 01, 2020 (AFP)
In a move which drew an immediate rebuke from Turkey, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo informed Republic of Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades of the change in a...
Sudan PM says rebel deal paves way for rebuilding nation
Sep 01, 2020 (AFP)
Rebel commanders from the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and Sudan's transitional government initialled a landmark deal on Monday to end 17 years of conflict i...
Kushner visits UAE base where coveted F-35 jets deployed
Sep 01, 2020 (AFP)
Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, is in Abu Dhabi as part of a US-Israeli delegation that arrived on a historic direct flight from Tel Aviv Monday, ...
Pandemic hits earnings at China's oil majors
Aug 31, 2020 (AFP)
Bad-loan provisions rose as the pandemic hammered Chinese business activity, causing a historic first-quarter contraction and weighing on an economy that was al...
Sudan government and rebel groups agree peace deal
Aug 31, 2020 (AFP)
Leaders of the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), an umbrella organisation of rebel groups from the western region of Darfur and the southern states of South Kord...
Sudan rebels agree key peace deal
Aug 30, 2020 (AFP)
The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), an alliance of rebel groups from the western region of Darfur and the southern states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, inke...
Libya unity government names new defence officials after protests
Aug 29, 2020 (AFP)
The decrees followed the announcement hours earlier by Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) that it had suspended its interior minister aft...
Escalating tensions in eastern Mediterranean
Aug 27, 2020 (AFP)
After Turkey vowed on Thursday to continue its gas hunt there, here is a snapshot of developments. - Turkey, Libya accord - Tensions set in when Ankara signs a ...
Greece, Cyprus, Italy, France to hold military exercises from Wednesday
Aug 26, 2020 (AFP)
The joint exercises south of Cyprus and the Greek island of Crete will last three days, the defence ministry said. The discovery of major gas deposits in waters...
France says law must be respected in eastern Med as exercises begin
Aug 26, 2020 (AFP)
Defence Minister Florence Parly said on Twitter that three Rafale jets, a frigate and a helicopter would take part for France in the exercises which get underwa...
Turkey's maritime doctrine author has dire warning for France
Aug 23, 2020 (AFP)
While he might be retired, the "Blue Homeland" vision that Rear Admiral Cem Gurdeniz helped craft over a decade ago is being turned into reality by Turkish Pres...
Libya's warring rivals announce ceasefire
Aug 21, 2020 (AFP)
The surprise announcement followed multiple visits by top foreign diplomats to Libya in recent weeks, and came after a series of agreements and pledges that, ho...
Hydrogen economy with mass production of high-purity hydrogen from ammonia
Aug 19, 2020 (SPX)
Although the need to build a global clean energy supply network has been noted worldwide, there are constraints when it comes to transporting renewable energy i...
Libya unity govt signs military accord with Qatar, Turkey
Aug 18, 2020 (AFP)
"We have reached an agreement with Turkish Foreign Minister Hulusi Akar and Qatar's (minister) Khaled bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah on tripartite cooperation to build...
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