Geopolitics
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UAE Reports Four Commercial Vessels Attacked Near Fujairah
May 12: The UAE said on Sunday that four commercial vessels were sabotaged near Fujairah emirate, one of the world’s largest bunkering hubs lying just outside the Strait of Hormuz. […]
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Reduced Boundaries for High Risk Area (HRA) in Indian Ocean In Effect From May 01
May 01: As a reminder from the announcement in March, the geographic boundaries of the High Risk Area (HRA) for piracy in the Indian Ocean have been reduced, and came […]
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Pakistan Apprehends 30 Gujarat Fishermen Seizes 6 Boats
May 06: At least 30 Gujarat fishermen were apprehended early Monday by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) near the international maritime boundary in the Arabian Sea, a Porbandar-based National Fishworkers’ […]
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U.S. Seized North Korean Cargo Ship Over Violating Sanctions in April 2018
May 09: U.S. authorities have taken custody of a North Korean cargo ship for the first time for allegedly violating sanctions, announcing the seizure Thursday shortly after Pyongyang fired two […]
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US Executive Order Relating to Sanctions on Iranian Metals
May 08: US lawyer Bill Juska of Freehill Hogan & Mahar LLP has advised that on 8 May 2019, US President Trump issued a new Executive Order “Imposing Sanctions with […]
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China’s Cybersecurity Threats Target Middleman IT Providers, US Official Says
April 28: China is growing more efficient at cyber theft, a U.S. official warned at a recent cybersecurity conference in Washington. “So what we’re seeing is rather than the Chinese actors […]
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Whale With Harness Believed to be Trained By Russian Military
April 29: Marine experts in Norway believe they have stumbled upon a beluga that was trained by the Russian navy as part of a programme to use underwater mammals as […]
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North Korea Conducts Short-Range Missile Test, Launching into Pacific Ocean
May 04: North Korea reportedly conducted its first missile test in 18 months early Saturday morning (May 4), launching a short-range vehicle east into the Pacific Ocean. An Earth-observing Dove […]
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UK FCO Issues Updated Travel Advice for South Sudan Regarding Scheduled Formation of New Government
April 29: On 29 April 2019, the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) issued updated travel advice for South Sudan, which reads in part as follows: “Further deterioration in the […]
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Air Strike Hits Tripoli As Eastern Libyan Forces Send Warship to Ras Lanuf Oil Port
April 27: Air strikes hit the Libyan capital late on Saturday as eastern forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar pursued a three-week campaign to take Tripoli and also confirmed for the […]
