Tag: Lebanon
-
Pullbacks with escort: Cyprus wants to station a ship for migration defence in Beirut
Cyprus wants to donate ships and boats to Lebanon to carry out joint sea patrols against migration. The EU island state could also pay the salaries of Lebanese soldiers for this purpose. Cyprus wants to provide Lebanon with a total of 12 ships and boats “to combat people smuggling” by the end of 2024 and […]
-
Utimaco from Aachen: German wiretapping technology could strengthen junta in Myanmar
With the withdrawal of the Norwegian telephone service provider Telenor from Myanmar, German surveillance technology threatens to end up in the hands of the military regime. This could violate EU sanctions and the General Data Protection Regulation. The Norwegian company Telenor, which specialises in telecommunications, is selling its business in Myanmar. As has now become […]
-
Interpol investigates war crimes in Syria and Iraq
Many “foreign fighters” return to their home countries, 40 Germans and 130 French citizens alone are to be transferred from Kurdish prisons. The authorities are collecting “battlefield evidence” to bring them to court. Many “foreign fighters” in Syria or Iraq are citizens of EU member states, and after the defeat of the “Islamic State” they […]