U.S. personnel advised to leave largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran

U.S. personnel advised to leave largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran

Some U.S. personnel have been advised to leave Qatar Al Udeid Air Base diplomatic sources tell Reuters. DOHA – In a move signaling a significant shift in regional security, the United States has advised some personnel at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to depart by Wednesday evening, according to reports from three diplomats […] The post U.S. personnel advised to leave largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran appeared first on AIRLIVE .

Cyprus investigates ‘sinister’ death of Russian diplomat said to have been GRU spy

Cyprus investigates ‘sinister’ death of Russian diplomat said to have been GRU spy

Apparent suicide of Alexei Panov comes after disappearance of oligarch Vladislav Baumgertner and amid corruption scandal Authorities in Cyprus are investigating the “unnatural death” of a diplomat at the Russian embassy. “The incident at the embassy is being treated as an unnatural death because it seems, based on the autopsy, it was a suicide,” said Cyprus police spokesperson Vyron Vyronos. Continue reading...