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Daily Archives: 7. Februar 2023
Überraschungsbesuch von Verteidigungsm. Pistorius in Kiew: Zur Fortsetzung des ??Kriegs soll Kiew 178 Panzer Typ Leopard 1A5 erhalten, vom 1. bis 2. Quartal 2024, von einer Koalition von EU-Staaten + Ausbildung von 600 Feldwebeln:
Erdbeben in Türkei und Syrien: Erste Helfer aus Bayern unterwegs
51 Helfer des Technischen Hilfswerks (THW) brachen am Dienstag zu einem Einsatz in das Katastrophengebiet auf. Unter ihnen ist auch ein Helfer aus München, wie der THW-Landesverband Bayern laut Deutscher Presse-Agentur (dpa) mitteilte.
Iran— itself under sanctions— one of the first to send aid to Syria. Iraq, Tunisia, Algeria, Russia, all developing countries or under sanctions, yet still sending help. That really says it all.
Health Ministry: Death toll in the earthquake rose to 769 deaths and 1448 injuries in Aleppo, Lattakia, Hama, Idleb countryside and Tartous so far
Health Ministry: Death toll in the earthquake rose to 769 deaths and 1448 injuries in Aleppo, Lattakia, Hama, Idleb countryside and Tartous so far
Int’l community expresses condolences, offers assistance
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Türkiye has received offers from 45 nations, alongside NATO and the EU, for sending relief, and medical aid.
President al-Assad meets UAE’s Sheikh Abdallah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, discussions deal with distinguished bilateral relations
Damascus, SANA-President Bashar al-Assad discussed on Wednesday with His Highness Sheikh Abdallah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates the distinguished brotherly relations between Syria and the UAE and cooperation in a number of fields, and means of enhancing economic and Trade relations in the interests of the two countries and peoples.
‘There is only so much patience one can have’: Biden appears to back off vow to punish Saudi Arabia
(03.02.2023)
Now almost a month into the new session of Congress, lawmakers have yet to hear from administration officials about launching a coordinated review of the US-Saudi relationship, despite repeated statements over the past few months by the White House that congressional input would be key to such an assessment
Months after President Biden promised Saudi Arabia would suffer “consequences” after OPEC+ announced it would cut production, his administration has no plans to punish – let alone significantly reorient its posture toward – the country, sources say
(03.02.2023)
OPEC+ Exports Show Russia Surges While Saudi Arabia Dials Back
(03.02.2023)
It’s also unclear exactly what drove the decrease in Saudi shipments, which dropped by 580,000 barrels a day last month, or about 8%.
Today is the biggest day of strike action in the history of the NHS. My question to those in positions of leadership: what side of history do you want to be on?
(06.02.2023)
Donate to support striking workers
As UNISON members continue to take strike action, the union is asking for donations to its strike fund
Don’t cut the army, says Labour as it positions itself as the party of security
The government needs to rearm the British military to keep Ukraine supplied and to ensure the country is the lead European state in Nato, Labour’s defence spokesman will say in a keynote speech.
Positioning Labour as the party of security for Britain, John Healey will call for a halt to cuts in the Army and a strategic pact with European partners to face challenges in an increasingly dangerous world.
NHS Strikes: Nottingham NHS staff say ‘enough is enough after 10 years of below-inflation pay’
Nottingham NHS staff taking part in the biggest strike in the history of the service say they are suffering a ‘huge’ impact on their mental health because of their jobs.
Hundreds of nurses, healthcare assistants and clinicians took to picket lines across Nottinghamshire alongside paramedics, technicians, call handlers and other staff working for East Midlands Ambulance Service.
Upcoming strikes in Edinburgh as firefighters and teaching staff take industrial action
Here are the main public service strikes planned for the coming months, and the dates that these unions will be staging industrial action across Edinburgh.
Workers stage largest strike in history of Britain‘s health service
Nurses and ambulance workers have been striking separately since late last year but Monday‘s walkout involving both, largely in England, is the biggest in the 75-year history of the NHS.
Nurses will also walk out on Tuesday, ambulance staff on Friday, and physiotherapists Thursday, making the week probably the most disruptive in NHS history, its Medical Director Stephen Powis said.
First Leopard tank from Canada arrives in Poland
Volodymyr Zelensky held another meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. The leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and commanders of troops of operational directions reported on the current situation at the front.
President submits motion of appointing Maliuk as SBU head to Rada
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted to the Verkhovna Rada an idea on the appointment of Vasyl Maliuk as the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
Corresponding draft resolution No. 8425 was registered in Parliament on Monday.
Currently, Maliuk holds the position of acting head of the SBU, according to Presidential Decree No. 504/2022 of July 18, 2022.
NEW: Ukrainian defense minister Oleski Reznikov likely safe for now, despite corruption in his building. Advisor to Kyiv tells me Zelensky informed Reznikov today he stays „if he fires all of his deputies and cleans up what needs to be cleaned up.“
Zelensky’s Party Says It Will Move to Replace Defense Minister
(05.02.2023)
The fate of the defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, has been the subject of increasing speculation amid a growing scandal about financial impropriety within the ministry and an accompanying government investigation into corruption.
Davyd Arakhamia, the head of Mr. Zelensky’s Servant of the People party in Parliament, said on Sunday that Mr. Reznikov would be transferred to the leadership of another ministry and that Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, the current military intelligence chief, would replace him.