Le crash, dans la nuit du 10 au 11 septembre, d’un hélicoptère d’attaque MI 24 est survenu alors que l’armée ivoirienne craignait une attaque jihadiste dans le nord du pays. Selon nos informations, les autorités ivoiriennes ont été prévenues début septembre par plusieurs partenaires, notamment les services de renseignements burkinabè, …

CENTCOM fired a drone missile at at least one jihadi official near Idlib today in the first such strike in recent months. The United States military targeted an al-Qaeda official with a drone strike in northwest Syria on Monday, the Pentagon said. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters the …

Saudi Arabia and Greece signed a missile deal earlier this year and are both allies of the UAE and Egypt. Saudi soldiers arrived in Greece on Tuesday for a joint training exercise with their Greek counterparts. Paratrooper units and special security forces from the Royal Saudi Land Forces participated in …

The US withdrawal and return of the Taliban has shaken up relationships in the Gulf and South Asia. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris Sept. 15. After their meeting, Macron praised the UAE’s role in the evacuations of foreign nationals from …

An attempted coup in Sudan was organised by elements inside and outside the military establishment, leading to the first arrests of those involved in such a plot, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Tuesday. The failed attempt was preceded by attempts to sow insecurity, especially in the east of Sudan, …

On March 24, Ansar al-Sunna, a militant group linked to the Islamic State, launched a bloody attack on the coastal town of Palma, in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, leaving at least 61 dead and scores more unaccounted for. The assault, which lasted more than a week and took place …

After a steep reduction, piracy seems to be on the rise again off the coast of Somalia, with “five or six” incidents occurring in the past two months, according to U.S. military officials. These have included the hijacking of a Comoros-flagged tanker that was later released, as well as the …

France is stepping up its naval activities in the Asia-Pacific. Last month, the French navy conducted joint exercises with the United States, Australian and Indian navies, just weeks after a separate naval drill with India that involved two aircraft carriers. In April, the French frigate Vendemiaire made a rare passage …

Za czasów koalicji PO–PSL udało się zbudować terminal skroplonego gazu ziemnego (LNG) w Świnoujściu i rozbudować gazociągi przesyłowe w kraju. Po dojściu PiS do władzy nastąpił powrót do pomysłu z czasów rządu Jerzego Buzka, czyli rurociągu podmorskiego, którym będzie można sprowadzić norweski gaz. Dzięki determinacji ministra Piotra Naimskiego, ale i …

За месяц до формального начала отопительного сезона в Европе цены на газ уверенно утвердились на уровне выше $900 за 1 тыс. кубометров, не проявляя признаков скорого снижения. Столь длительного периода высоких цен в регионе не было никогда, а в Азии — лишь в 2011 году, после аварии на АЭС «Фукусима» …