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As far as Turkey’s own Neo-Ottoman geopolitical ambitions are concerned, Somalia is now its primary gateway into Africa.
Turkey’s political and economic motives are no secret to Africa.
In June, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan completed his African tour, in his tenth trip to sub-Saharan African country in less than 18 months, he visited a number of destinations including Kenya and Uganda.
An image of Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, UAE Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai, rear left, and Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, UAE President, right, on a tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)
Authorities in the UAE have banned a leading business website and magazine for one month for allegedly publishing “false news” on failed building projects in Dubai.
The 13 point ultimatum issued to Qatar by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE has been slashed in an prima facie climbdown against the small Persian Gulf state.
Gone are the provisions which would force Qatar to take its state-owned media including Al Jazeera off the air. Additionally, the threats to force an audit of Qatar’s compliance with the demands has been scrapped in addition to reparations payments and a 10 day timeline which expired in June of 2017.
The United States has just levelled new sanctions on Iran. The stated justification for the sanctions is Iran’s procurement of “military hardware, such as fast attack boats and unmanned aerial vehicles”.
But while the US admits that Iran has not breached any part of the Nuclear Deal of 2015, it becomes apparent that the move was partly motivated as a retaliatory measure for Iran listing the United States as a state sponsor of terrorism.
(MEE) — The UAE bought the silence of an American arms dealer who was allegedly tortured by Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, during the 1980s, according to leaked emails obtained by Middle East Eye.
By Finian CUNNINGHAM | Strategic Culture Foundation | 18.07.2017 In a sharp about-turn, US intelligence agencies are now accusing the United Arab Emirates for hacking into Qatar’s official news agency, thereby sparking the Gulf crisis between Washington’s Arab allies. The latest twist amounts to an admission that the US is guilty of previously broadcasting fake […]
United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan listens questions during a meeting with the press in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 11, 2017. (AP/Mindaugas Kulbis)
The UAE was behind a hacking campaign against Doha which sparked a diplomatic crisis in the Gulf region, US intelligence sources have said, after false statements attributed to Qatar’s emir were posted on an official news agency website.
The US arts and crafts dealer Hobby Lobby was sued by the US government over the smuggling of looted Iraqi artefacts into the United States.
