SECURITY

The Mossad director on Iran and its nuclear programme in the USA

The Mossad director on Iran and its nuclear programme in the USA

The director of the Israeli intelligence agency – “Mossad“, David Barnea, visits the United States for talks with senior US government officials on the Iranian problem. According to the Times of Israel, Barnea intends to persuade the Biden administration not to conclude an interim agreement with Tehran that does not provide for Iran‘s return to […]

Moscow’s immediate response to US threats: exercises on the entire Ukrainian border

Moscow’s immediate response to US threats: exercises on the entire Ukrainian border

Moscow gave an immediate response to US threats of heavy economic sanctions if it “uses its forces against Ukraine” and declared the start of large-scale military exercises along the entire Ukrainian border (including the border with Crimea). At a solemn event in Sevastopol, Crimea, Russia‘s Deputy Minister of Defence, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, gave the order for […]

Fierce clashes on the Iranian-Afghan border: the Taliban have captured 3 Iranian outposts!

Fierce clashes on the Iranian-Afghan border: the Taliban have captured 3 Iranian outposts!

Clashes erupted today between the Taliban, who have controlled Afghanistan and Iran since August, with their forces taking over three Iranian outposts on the Iranian-Afghan border! The clashes are taking place in Kaaang & Nimroz provinces on the Iranian border, i. e. the Taliban have invaded Iranian territory. According to local sources, eleven Iranian Revolutionary […]

14 dead in a helicopter crash in Azerbaijan

14 dead in a helicopter crash in Azerbaijan

Fourteen people died in a military helicopter crash in Azerbaijan today, the State Border Service and the Prosecutor General‘s Office of Azerbaijan said in a joint statement. The joint statement noted that the helicopter crashed this morning at Garaheybat airport in Khizi district during a training flight. “Fourteen people were killed and two wounded,” the […]

‘Syria has not disclosed its chemical weapons arsenal yet’

‘Syria has not disclosed its chemical weapons arsenal yet’

The Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Fernando Arias, said yesterday that Syria has not yet declared its entire arsenal of chemical weapons and has not allowed OPCW inspectors to work in the country. Syria denies using any chemical weapons and stresses that it handed over its entire stockpile in […]

Thirty-one refugees drown in English Channel, UK PM blames people trafficking gangs

Thirty-one refugees drown in English Channel, UK PM blames people trafficking gangs

Thirty-one refugees tragically drowned in the English Channel today, after their boat sank near Calais, in the highest single loss of life since records began, the BBC reported. The International Organisation for Migrants (IOM) said the tragic sinking of the boat was the highest death toll since it began collecting data in 2014. Five women, […]

UAE’s Major General Al Raisi elected as president of Interpol

UAE’s Major General Al Raisi elected as president of Interpol

Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi has been elected as the president of Interpol today. The global policing agency held its annual meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss crime trends and to conduct its much-anticipated election for the post of the president of the agency. Major General Al Raisi currently serves as Inspector General at […]

West Bank: Israeli settlers attack Palestinians

West Bank: Israeli settlers attack Palestinians

llegal Israeli settlers used live ammunition and stones on Wednesday in attacks on Palestinian residents and their homes in Burqa, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, Wafa has reported. According to Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors Israeli settlement activities in the area, dozens of settlers sneaked into the village before opening fire at local houses. […]