Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Germany has reported a major military order from the Middle East. Germany’s Rheinmetall said it received an order of 475 million euros from an unidentified Arab military. The company said it would supply the L-55 artillery for more than 60 Leopard-2A7 main battle tanks. “Rheinmetall will be supplying vital subsystems [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Brian M Downing Shortly after Vladimir Putin and Secretary of State John Kerry agreed to seek a negotiated settlement to the Syrian civil war, the Russian president bolstered his support for the embattled Assad government. Putin announced an impending transfer of anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles to the Syrian military. It was [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Sudan and its new southern neighbor have reinforced troops along their contested border. The Satellite Sentinel Project said Sudan and South Sudan deployed their militaries in at least 14 locations along the border. The U.S. group, which monitors the border region through satellite imagery, said the two militaries were operating [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com Gregory R. Copley, Global Information System/Defense & Foreign Affairs Egypt’s Morsi government has initiated a return to covert war against Ethiopia, which controls the source of the Blue Nile, Egypt’s and Sudan’s principal source of water. The result will almost certainly lead to an increased level of insecurity in the strategic Red [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — In a surprise move, Sudan has broken away from Egypt in the latter’s campaign to stop a hydroelectric power plant along the Blue Nile. The regime of President Omar Bashir said Khartoum supports the so-called Great Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia. Sudanese officials said the regime envisioned that the dam would [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com There is a New Great Game in Africa and this time it is China and Japan that are competing for influence and favor. The primary tool in this contest is the extraordinarily generous economic aid packages for impoverished African nations. This is not new to both economic [...]
John J. Metzler PARIS — Just a year after the Socialist Party regained the presidency, the winner and unassuming new occupant of the Elysee Palace (White House) Francois Hollande, may have wished he was still in the political opposition. After all, it is easier after to critique than to govern, especially in a country battered [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The United Nations peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights has lost its leading contributor. Austria has announced that it would withdraw from the UN Disengagement Observers Force in the Golan Heights. The announcement on June 6, after months of consultations, was said to mark a major blow to the UN [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — A Sudanese commander deemed a war criminal has been spotted in the Darfour region. The U.S. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Mohammed Ali Abdul Rahman, commander of the regime-backed Janjaweed militia, was seen in an attack on a tribe in central Darfour in April. HRW said Abdul Rahman, also known [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya, racked by militia violence, has again been informed of a delay in Western energy projects. France’s Total announced a delay in energy offshore exploration in Libya, planned for this month. Executives said the delay, attributed to technical difficulties, could last into September. “There are issues here, and one of [...]
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