German detention of a Turkish ship: a violation of international law and modern piracy On the morning of November 22, the German frigate Hamburg, in the course of EU-led Operation Irini, began an unannounced inspection of the Turkish Roseline-A ship that was carrying aid to Libya, 100 miles off the coast of Benghazi. They expressed suspicion of the Turkish ship’s ...
The Second World War was finally coming to an end. The US President Truman has told the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin through a Russian translator, that they have developed and successfully tested “a new weapon of unusual destructive force”, during the conference at the Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam, Germany, on July 24th 1945. Exactly 13 days after that conference was ...
On 22nd November 2020, morning hours, German Sachsen Class (Type 124) multi-purpose frigate Hamburg operating under the tactical command of Greek Commodore T Micropoulos, in the EU-led Operation Irini has interrogated the Turkish container vessel MV Roseline-A carrying food and paint supplies to Libya in the area 100 miles off the Benghazi Coast. The ship had departed from Istanbul to ...
After the American George Floyd was murdered by sadistic police, and rebellion erupted all over the world, many Americans began to defensively shout “It is not about race!” However, take note of one thing. it is them, telling us, yet again, what it is and what it is not happening. You would never hear such statements in Africa, the Middle ...
We have always been told what to think and what is true from white dudes from Europe and North America. They knew everything, they were the most qualified, we were assured. When I write “white,” I don’t mean just their race or color of their skin. To me, “white” is a cultural category, a kind of Western self-identity. We Russians, ...
Greece is trying to expand its territorial waters to a 12 nautical mile radius based on the United Nations Convention on The Law of the Sea. However, neither the Convention nor the International Court of Justice nor the Arbitral Tribunal suggests doing so. Yesterday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that Greece would increase their territorial waters up to 12 ...
On July 5, Egypt announced that it had suspended participation in negotiations with Ethiopia on the Hidase – Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) hydroelectric power plant and that additional internal consultations would be held. The text of the agreement proposed by the Ethiopian side was the main reason for the collapse in negotiations: according to the Egyptian Ministry of Water ...
Europe The United States is redeploying troops within Europe On July 29, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that the US will withdraw 11,900 military personnel from Germany, reducing its contingent in this country from about 36,000 to 24,000. Esper also specified that 4,500 armored troops will go home, while other units will continue to be deployed on a rotational ...
Bernard-Henry Levy’s provocative trip to Libya Bernard-Henri Levy, the political philosopher who actively participated in the destruction of Libya in 2011, arrived in Misrata this week. The official purpose of the visit was reporting about mass graves in Tarkhuna left by Haftar’s forces, a story which is supposed to be published in the Wall Street Journal. #Tarhuna. Just after my ...
Europe France vs. Turkey and Russia On June 22, French President Emmanuelle Macron declared at a joint press conference with Tunisian President Kais Said that “Turkey plays a dangerous game in Libya”. Later Macron also accused Russia of interference in the Libyan conflict. On June 29, French President said he was concerned about the presence of PMC Wagner in the ...