MESOP NEWS INTEL : Employee of British embassy in Berlin charged with spying for Russia
An employee of the British embassy in Berlin has been arrested by German authorities, who charged him with spying for the intelligence services of the Russian Federation, according to reports. The German newsmagazine Focus said on Wednesday that the employee is a 57-year-old British citizen. He was reportedly arrested on Tuesday by Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). His arrest took place in Potsdam, a city located southeast of Berlin. His arrest is believed to have come as a result of a joint investigation by British and German authorities. There appears to be some confusion about the man’s position at the British embassy. In some reports, he is referred to as a “liaison officer”, a term that describes diplomatic personnel whose job is to exchange security-related information with the relevant authorities of the host-country. However, other reports suggest that the man is locally based in Berlin, and was working as support personnel at the British embassy, without having been granted diplomatic status. This would mean that he does not have diplomatic immunity in Germany or elsewhere. It is also believed that BKA officers searched the man’s home and workplace. According to Focus, he has been charged with carrying out espionage activities on behalf of Russian intelligence. German prosecutors said he began working for Russian intelligence in November of 2020 at the very latest. During that time, he allegedly provided classified information to his Russian handlers on at least one occasion, in exchange for cash. Media reports suggest that the information he allegedly gave the Russians relates to counter-terrorism operations. No further information is known about the case at this stage. |
MESOP NEWS : SUPPORTED BY ISRAEL / AZERBAIJAN
No surprise Azerbaijan has cut off water to Armenians. Turkey has been getting away with the same thing for months. This really should not be normalized.
He is supposed to be in the middle of the #Euphrates River according to the #GPS, but the Euphrates has disappeared. For the third consecutive month, #Turkey is continuing its plans to use the water as a weapon against northern #Syria.
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MESOP NEWS : Abschiebestopp – Attraktiver für Afghanen ! (FAZ)
Afghanistan nach dem Abzug : Nicht alle fürchten die Rückkehr der Taliban
Vormarsch der Taliban : Auswärtiges Amt rechnet mit mehr Flüchtlingen aus Afghanistan •
Jalaluddin Shinwari war stellvertretender Justizminister zur Zeit der Taliban-Herrschaft. Für die heutige Regierung im Kabuler Präsidentenpalast hat er nicht viel übrig – und mit dem Vormarsch der Islamisten verbindet er Hoffnung.
Christian Meier, Kabul FAZ
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MESOP NEWS : VOR UIGHUREN-KZ’S WAREN SIE NICHT ERSCHROCKEN, ABER VOR DEREN SOZIALMASSNAAHMEN ZITTERN SIE
Die unheimliche Macht der KP : Ist Mao noch tot?
Hendrik Ankenbrand, FAZ 12.08.2021 – In Chinas Wirtschaft ergreift die Politik wieder das Kommando. Ihre Machtspielchen versetzen die Wirtschaftswelt in Angst und Schrecken. Will die Kommunistische Partei China zu einer Hightech-Version Nordkoreas machen?
MESOP NEWS KURDISTAN-IRAQ: PROTESTS CONTRA BARZANIA IN ERBIL
Very unusual to see people protesting in Erbil, where security services usually keep tight clampdown on such things. Shows the extent of the problem the KDP faces right now.
People are complaining about the lack of freedom to protest and demand their basic rights. A protester says the secret agents of the ruling party KDP are chasing and beating protesters. In the meantime, a local official (pictured) attacked journalists while covering the protest.
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MESOP NEWS : How Israel’s Defense Minister Embarrassed NATO Over Iran
Benny Gantz hoped to goad the UN Security Council to move against Iran. But his murky message just embarrassed the NATO ambassadors right in front of the representatives of Russia and China
Yossi Melman HAARETZ – Aug. 11, 2021 During a briefing with the ambassadors to Israel of the 15 members of the UN Security Council, Defense Minister Benny Gantz made a strange, some might say disdainful, remark about NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The briefing, in which Foreign Minister Yair Lapid also participated, was after Iran’s attack against the ship Mercer Street, which is partially owned by the Ofer family, killing its Romanian captain and British security officer.
MESOP NEWS : CIA director visit aims to strengthen PA, Palestinian official says
CIA director William Burns’ visit to Israel shows that the Biden administration is serious about restoring Washington’s relations with the Palestinians, said a Palestinian Authority official.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH AUGUST 10, 2021 JERUSALEM POST
MESOP NEWS SYRIE-KURDISTAN : ABDI & PKK / PYD
11.8.2021 – Americans also put him there. He may be shrewd but in the end he doesn’t operate alone
Abdulla Hawez@abdullahawez
Although he is much less powerful than many assume but Abdi has proved to be quite shrewd: he has asserted himself as the mediator between PYD and KNC. He has also been decisively siding with PKK when needed such as when KDP-PKK fought in Dec2020 or re Sinjar agreement..etc.
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MESOP NEWS : HOT WAR ISRAEL / IRAN COMING SOON ?
‘Israel won’t stand by as Iran advances nuclear program’ – Benny Gantz
“We are well aware of Hezbollah’s attempts to exploit the situation at the expense of the safety and livelihoods of Lebanese citizens – under the direct influence of Iran.”
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF AUGUST 11, 2021
MESOP NEWS : Israeli, Russian security chiefs discuss closer cooperation
Aug 10, 2021 DEBKA FILES ISRAEL – At the meeting in Moscow on Tuesday between Eyal Hulata, incoming head of Israel’s National Security Council, and his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev, “views were exchanged on the situation in the Middle East and the resolution of certain regional conflicts,” the Kremlin reported.
Patrushev congratulated Hulata on his appointment and “expressed the hope for continuity in Russian-Israeli contacts in the area of security,” the Kremlin reported. The communique went on to “reiterate plans for further expansion of Russian-Israeli cooperation and detailed discussion of cooperation between the security councils and special services, with the focus on combating terrorism,” Outgoing security chief Meir Ben Shabbat thanked Russia for “fruitful cooperation on the most pressing problems on the international and regional agenda.
DEBKAfile reports that in the background of Hulata’s Moscow mission was were the Kremlin’s apparent objections to the frequency of Israel’s air strikes against Iranian military targets in Syria following the change of governments in Jerusalem.
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