Tag: geopolitical
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British Navy Says 3rd Warship Sailing to Persian Gulf
August 24: Britain says a third Royal Navy vessel is heading to the Persian Gulf to protect merchant shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The navy says the air-defence destroyer Defender, […]
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Qatar To Build New Port In Somalia’s Hobyo, Near Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
August 20: Qatar plans to build a new seaport at Somalia’s Hobyo, a potentially strategic investment in an area of East Africa fiercely contested by Gulf rivals. Hobyo, in the central region […]
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Japan Says North Korea Developing Warheads to Penetrate Missile Defenses
August 27: Pyongyang appears to be developing warheads to penetrate a ballistic missile shield defending Japan, the country’s defense chief said on Tuesday, pointing to the irregular trajectories of the […]
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Released Iranian Tanker Switches Destination to Turkey
August 24: The Iranian tanker ‘Adrian Darya’, formerly known as ‘Grace 1’,which has attracted media attention for being at the centre of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran over the […]
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Sri Lanka Offers to Set Up Regional Maritime Information Fusion Center
August 18: In the first meeting of Indian Ocean Region Association (IORA) Maritime Safety and Security (MSS) Working Group chaired by Sri Lanka and held in Colombo on August 8 and […]
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Stena Impero Owner Meets with Iran to Urge Release of UK-Flagged Ship
August 21: The owner of a British-flagged tanker detained in Iran has met the country’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, to make the case for the ship and its crew […]
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Egypt, China Conduct Joint Naval Drill in Mediterranean Sea
August 21: Joint naval forces from Egypt and China have carried out a drill on Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea, Egyptian armed forces said in a statement. A number of […]
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Bahrain to Join US-Led Mission to Patrol Gulf Waters
August 19: Bahrain will join the United States-led mission to protect vessels travelling in Gulf waters, the US Central Command (Centcom) announced, as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue in […]
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US Carrier Sails Into Disputed Waters Amid New Flare-Ups
August 06: A U.S. aircraft carrier sailed through the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday in the latest show of America’s military might amid new territorial flare-ups involving China and […]
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HMS Kent Leaves Portsmouth For The Strait Of Hormuz
August 14: Type 23 frigate HMS Kent will relieve HMS Duncan of her duties in the Gulf and is scheduled to work alongside US partners as part of the newly-formed International Maritime Security Construct. […]