July, 2021

• 14 July

  Saudi Arabia’s race for Gulf economic leadership takes to the sky

  

  The kingdom diversification plan goes head-to-head with flag carriers Emirates and Qatar Airways, as intra-Gulf economic rivalries heat up on all fronts. Saudi Arabia plans to launch a second national airline “as soon as possible” to catapult the country into the fifth rank globally in air transit traffic, increase air …

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• 14 July

  Turkish airstrikes ignite Assyrian lands, villagers organize firefighting response

  

  The fire and lack of emergency response is endemic in the region as Turkish attacks routinely impact communities in Iraq’s north. A Turkish airstrike July 6 ignited agricultural fields of Assyrian villages in the Nahla Valley of the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq. As flames burned for hours at night …

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• 14 July

  Taliban renews demand that Turkey leave Afghanistan

  American and Turkish officials are still ironing out the last details on how to secure Kabul’s airport. The Taliban on Monday reiterated its demand that Turkey’s military forces leave Afghanistan along with NATO and US forces departing the country this summer. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said Turkish forces would be …

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• 14 July

  „Acht bis vier war gestern“

  Der Arbeitsmarkt verändert sich in diesen Jahren, und die Corona-Pandemie hat daran einen wesentlichen Anteil, meint Chefredakteur Gwyn Nissen. Eight days a week – Acht Tage die Woche – sangen die Beatles vor fast 60 Jahren. Doch heute wird öffentlich darüber diskutiert, die Arbeitswoche auf vier Tage zu verkürzen – …

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• 14 July

  Egypt passes law expanding right to sack civil servants suspected of links to terrorism – sources

  Egypt’s parliament on Monday approved legal amendments expanding the government’s ability to sack civil servants with suspected links to terrorist groups without prior disciplinary action, parliamentary sources said. The move was described by state media as a major step in a campaign to “purify” government bodies of members of the …

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• 14 July

  EU wants Lebanese sanctions regime framework by end July

  The European Union said on Monday it wanted to agree by the end of July the legal framework for a sanctions regime targeting Lebanese leaders, but cautioned that the measure would not be immediately implemented. Led by France, the EU is seeking to ramp up pressure on Lebanon’s squabbling politicians …

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• 14 July

  How the growing UAE-Saudi rivalry could pay off for the United States

  Their fierce competition for economic power in the region might actually smooth America’s exit from the stage. Multiple cracks have recently opened in the Saudi-Emirati relationship. The UAE is resisting efforts by Saudi Arabia and Russia to convince OPEC+ members to continue to restrict oil production. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia will …

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• 14 July

  Would-be monarch of Iran to brief umbrella org for US Jewish groups

  The Conference of Presidents noted Reza Pahlavi’s ‘calls for regime change’ on the event invite. The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, an umbrella group representing various Jewish American and pro-Israel organizations, is planning to host Reza Pahlavi, the heir apparent to the last Shah of Iran, for …

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• 14 July

  The Miami-Haiti Connection: Another mercenary, another day

  Emerging details suggest that President Moïse’s assassins were Colombians hired by a security firm in Florida. Sound familiar? This weekend we found out that the Colombian men arrested in connection with the assassination of Haitian president Jovenal Moïse may have been hired by a Florida private security company with Venezuelan …

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• 14 July

  The int’l community must resist calls for ‘muscular intervention’ in Haiti

  The int’l community must resist calls for ‘muscular intervention’ in Haiti The legacy of foreign influence there is a grim one, especially when ‘help’ has ended up resulting in the opposite. As headlines move beyond the initial shock of Haitian (de facto) President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination, the question looms of …

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