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EVENT On 1 September 2016, the US Department of the Treasury updated the lists of specially designated individuals and sectoral sanctions identifications to target sanctions and other activities related to the conflict in Ukraine. Most new individuals and company names added onto the US sanctions

Key Points Lebanese presidential and parliamentary elections are also delayed: there are blockages to the electoral law, the formation of the cabinet, and future legislation. These delays are unlikely to end at least before mid-2017. Not even the holding of parliamentary elections in 2017 would

India extended a USD500 million credit line to Vietnam on 3 September to deepen bilateral defence ties and respond to emerging regional challenges, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during his maiden visit to the southeast Asian country: the first by an Indian prime minister in 15 years.

Authorities in New Delhi have reportedly rejected a bid by French naval shipbuilder DCNS to invest in establishing a company in India to develop and produce air-independent propulsion systems (AIP) for submarines. Media reports in India said the proposal, which features a bid by DCNS to establish a

India's Ministry of Defence has invited responses by 30 September from overseas vendors to supply 45 bird detection and monitoring radar systems for installation at Indian Air Force (IAF) bases across the country. The 30 August request for information requires these systems to be road-mobile,

Japan and Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on defence collaboration, with a view to supporting defence trade. The MoU was signed in Tokyo on 2 September during talks between Japan's defence minister Tomomi Inada and her visiting counterpart Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud.

Key Points In a post-Karimov transitional period, the elites would have to co-operate to preserve political stability and avoid a power vacuum. However, there is a risk that after consolidating power, Karimov's successor or people affiliated with him might attempt to redistribute assets and

UK-based Spectris announced on 2 September that it has acquired Millbrook Group from Rutland Partners and Millbrook management shareholders. The deal is valued at GBP122 million (USD162 million), and will be made using Spectris' cash and bank facilities. GBP3.4 million of the total payment is to be

Key Points NATO and other military forces have identified challenges and opportunities in MILSATCOM NATO is also exploring a range of technologies to rapidly field accessible SATCOM services to deployed troops The development of new architectures and international interoperability to provide

North Korea fired off three ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on 5 September as the leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) advanced and emerging economies held a summit in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. The missiles, believed to be No Dong (also known as Rodong) intermediate-range ballistic

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has certified its lead Otago-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to embark the service's new Super Seasprite SH-2G(I) naval combat helicopter. A series of qualification procedures, which culminated in an activity referred to by the navy as an 'Aviation Safety and

Key Points A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded during a 1 September engine firing The company is scheduled to launch a USAF GPS 3 satellite with a Falcon 9 in 2018 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded during an engine firing test at Cape Canaveral, Florida on 1 September. The explosion resulted in the

EVENT Representatives of the United Nations Security Council visited the South Sudanese capital, Juba, last week and agreed on 4 September with the government as the date to deploy a 4,000-person protection force to the city under UN Security Council Resolution 2304 (2016) passed on 12 August. The

Key Points The USMC continued operational tests of the F-35B with test-firing of the AMRAAM The three weeks of trials were designed around operational employment scenarios The US Marine Corps (USMC) continued operational tests of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF),

Au Sénégal, cette journée de dimanche était un jour de vote pour un scrutin particulier. Les 27000 élus départementaux et locaux que compte le pays devaient en effet élire 80 des 150 membres du tout nouveau Haut conseil des collectivités territoriales. Les 70 autres seront nommés par le président Macky Sall. Cette instance, voulue par le chef de l'Etat dans le cadre de la réforme constitutionnelle aura un rôle consultatif sur tous les projets de décentralisation. Premiers apprentissages de ce vote.

A web series where justice is determined by the audience and delivered by a vigilante group has become a huge hit in Kenya.

Dans « La Voix du Nord », le candidat à la primaire assure qu’en cas d’élection, il se rendra dès le lendemain à Londres pour renégocier les accords qui régissent le flux migratoire entre les deux pays.

Thales will play an important role in a major UK Royal Navy exercise to be held in October to understand how unmanned systems could offer innovative operational capabilities in a military maritime environment.

Two gangways developed to meet the requirements of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers have arrived at Portsmouth Naval Base.

Le premier du salon international du bétail et de la viande en Afrique de l'Ouest s'est clos ce dimanche 4 septembre à Abidjan. Pendant cinq jours, 16 000 personnes issues de huit pays (Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina, Niger, Mali, Togo, Bénin, Ghana) de la sous-région se sont retrouvées autour des enjeux de cette filière qui compte 220 millions de bêtes et représente 15% du PIB de la Cédéao. Pour les éleveurs, les défis et difficultés ne manquent pas, notamment à cause de la sécheresse dont ils sont chaque année un peu plus victimes.