BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Cyprus is blocking new European Union sanctions against several officials from Russia-annexed Crimea in a bid to secure EU backing for tougher action against Turkey in a separate row over drilling for hydrocarbons, three diplomatic sources said. Nicosia denied linking the two issues and said it needed time to review the proposed measures against the...continue reading

"The invisible dimension of dirty oil and gas in Libya and Syria, is the Russian private military company Wagner," the Turkish press writes, "as it is natural for Turks to be" locked up "for deposits in Syria, Libya as well as about them in the Mediterranean and the Cypriot EEZ. One of the most decisive elements of the...continue reading

Turkey continues to transport weapons, military equipment, anti-aircraft defense systems, experts and military through Mitiga Airport in Tripoli A spokesman for Haftar's military, General Ahmet Al-Mismari, confirmed that the decision of the General Administration to activate the no-fly zone over the capital Tripoli is due to the fact that the Turkish regime uses its airports to fly over...continue reading

Massive concern after outbreaks of coronavirus in China and the quarantine in which three Chinese cities have been put. The world community is on alert to respond to the situation. In this gloomy climate, a ruthless "information war" erupted at the same time, prompting a Russian publication of the long-running Russian newspaper Izvestia, which cites a Russian scientist...continue reading

Cybersecurity experts said Thursday there were still many unanswered questions from an investigation commissioned by Jeff Bezos that concluded the billionaire’s cellphone was hacked, apparently after receiving a video file with malicious spyware from the WhatsApp account of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. The experts said the evidence in the privately commissioned report does not show with certainty that...continue reading

Anger and panic are rife in Turkey over the expressed intention of Greece, Italy and Britain to join a peacekeeping force in Libya, aimed at ceasefire on both sides, something the EU is really considering. These three countries sent the message "We are ready to help Libya", with the issue being discussed in Brussels ", the Turkish press...continue reading

The most important event in the Middle East went completely unnoticed last week and involved the inauguration of a huge Egyptian military base. On January 15, 2020, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated the Berenice military base in the presence of representatives of foreign delegations. It is estimated to be the largest military base in the Middle East...continue reading