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Gulf Security: It’s Not All Bad News – Analysis

Gulf states are in a pickle. They fear that the emerging parameters of a reconfigured US commitment to security in the Middle East threaten to upend a more-than-a-century-old pillar of regional security and leave them with no good alternatives. The shaky pillar is the Gulf monarchies’ reliance on a powerful …

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The Government must hold its nerve on latest Brexit stand-off

The dreaded topic of Brexit is back in the news this week with the EU expected to publish on Wednesday its basis for fresh negotiations on Northern Ireland’s disputed special trade status. UK Brexit minister David Frost is expected to pre-empt this EU move by making a landmark speech tomorrow …

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H «Φάρμα των Ζώων» για τις παράνομες, βίαιες επαναπροωθήσεις προσφύγων και την έρευνα 10 διεθνών ΜΜΕ

Η κατάσταση με τις διεθνείς αποκαλύψεις για συστηματικές, παράνομες και βίαιες επαναπροωθήσεις προσφύγων στο Αιγαίο έχει φτάσει σε τέτοιο σημείο, που η Επίτροπος Μετανάστευσης της Κομισιόν, Ίλβα Γιοχάνσον, καταγγέλλει δημόσια την Ελλάδα ότι αρνείται να διερευνήσει τα στοιχεία της μεγάλης έρευνας δέκα ευρωπαϊκών δημοσιογραφικών οργανισμών, Μιλάμε προφανώς για την ίδια …

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Kosovo Arrests Five Suspects for Plotting Terrorist Attacks

Kosovo police on Sunday announced the arrest of five persons suspected of planning terrorist attacks, all of whom are reportedly well known to the authorities. Kosovo’s Special Prosecution on Sunday said police had arrested five persons suspected of planning terrorist actions against country’s constitutional order and security. Explosive devices, fire …

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A face-off over Nord Stream 2

The Russian President Vladimir Putin will be delivering “an informative and very important speech and then take part in a plenary discussion” on Wednesday in Moscow at the Russian Energy Week, an international forum on the global energy sector. Expectations are running high in the energy circles in Europe and …

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