Author: synergia
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Saudi and French defence deal
As a part of the effort to diversify away from the oil-based economy, Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with the France’s Naval group to build warships and frigates in the kingdom. Saudi Arabia aims to build a defence industry at breakneck speed to align with the Vision 2030. The country is ready to look…
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Europe’s 5G problem
Europe hasn’t been at the forefront of 5G, even before the Trump administration began pushing allies to block Huawei over concerns that the Chinese government could use its equipment for spying, which the company has repeatedly denied. 5G (from “5th Generation”) is the latest generation of cellular mobile ….
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Munich Security Conference 2019
The 2019 edition of the annual Security conference saw US President Donald Trump attacked from all corners, including key allies, domestic political rivals and even members of his own Republican Party. The Munich Security Conference is an annual conference on the international security policy that has taken place in Munich, Bavaria since 1963. It is…
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Arab countries on Israel – PA conflict
At the Warsaw Conference on the Middle East, senior Gulf officials played down the Israeli – Palestinian conflict, by justifying Israel’s right to defend itself. They are focusing on Iran as the greatest threat to regional peace. The status of Jerusalem is one of the most contested issues between…
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Trump to declare Emergency
President Trump is willing to initiate the state of national emergency to build a wall on the Southern border after the latest house resolution. Democratic and Republican politicians have sharply criticised President Trump’s plan to use emergency powers to pay for a border wall with Mexico. The Mexico–United States barrier…
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US-China trade talks end
US and Chinese trade negotiators will meet again in the last week of February in Washington, President Xi Jinping said, after the sixth round of cabinet-level negotiations ended in Beijing with no sign of substantial progress. The United States and China are two of the largest economies in the world. Both countries…
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India’s new anti-pollution incentives
India has proposed incentives worth 885 billion rupees ($12.4 billion) to encourage power plants to install equipment to curb emissions and to develop infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs), a government statement said. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants…
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PM Modi warns of retaliation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan on Friday to expect a strong response to a suicide attack that killed 44 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Kashmir, ratcheting up tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is the largest of India’s Central Armed Police Forces. It functions under the aegis…
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Germany arrests Syrian Intelligence Chief
German authorities announced the arrest of a former high-ranking Syrian intelligence officer and two subordinates suspected of crimes against humanity by torturing thousands of victims in detention centers run by President Bashar al-Assad’s security services. Crimes against humanity are certain …..
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Indian citizenship amendment bill dropped
Indian government has put aside a controversial amendment to its citizenship law after violent protests in its north eastern states. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 aims to provide citizenship to those who had been forced to seek shelter in India because of religious persecution or fear of …..