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Franska medier har nyligen dragit fram anklagelser om en påverkanskampanj anordnad av Förenade Arabemiraten (UAE) i Frankrike. Kampanjen syftade enligt uppgift till att smutskasta sina rivalers rykte, med Qatar som ett framträdande mål. I en separat utveckling har Qatar också ställts inför anklagelser om att påverka Europaparlamentet. Dessa rapporter belyser spridningen av inflytandeoperationer från Gulf-araberna till Europa, sammanfallande med ett officiellt besök av UAE:s nationella säkerhetsrådgivare Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan i Doha. Den här artikeln kommer att fördjupa sig i detaljerna om den påstådda emiratiska inflytandekampanjen, involveringen av olika aktörer och de potentiella konsekvenserna för förbindelserna med arabiska…

Den nordiska rättighetsorganisationen, en ledande grupp som arbetar för mänskliga rättigheter, har starkt fördömt det rapporterade mordet på Ghazi Ezzeddine, en libanesisk medborgare, under hans internering i Förenade Arabemiraten (UAE). Organisationen uttryckte sin djupa oro över den tragiska händelsen och efterlyste en grundlig utredning av omständigheterna kring Mr. Ezzeddines död. Enligt en diplomatisk källa från Libanon dog Ezzeddine medan han var häktad, även om specifika detaljer angående datum och exakta omständigheter är fortfarande oklara. Den libanesiska utrikesdepartementet har inlett en utredning av fallet och erkänner situationens allvar. Det har dock ännu inte bekräftat eller dementerat rapporterna. Libanesiska nyhetssajter har kastat…

In a stunning turn of events, evidences have suggested that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may have “bought” the right to host the upcoming COP28 conference in exchange for a substantial sum of money. The exact amount of money involved in the alleged transaction is not known at this time, but it is believed to be in the range of several million dollars. The Conference of Parties (COP) is an annual event organized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that brings together representatives from around the world to discuss and negotiate on issues related to climate change. It…

European People’s Party leader Manfred Weber has warned the EU is “sleepwalking into a new migration crisis”, calling on France and Germany to take their share of migrants increasingly crossing the bloc’s borders. EU capitals are pushing for a tougher stance on migration and more support from Brussels on how to deal with a surge in irregular migration. Speaking to Politico, Mr Weber has put the European Council and the EU Commission on alert, warning the bloc’s capacities have hit a wall. He said: “We are sleepwalking into a new migration crisis. The reception capacities for migrants via the Balkan and Mediterranean routes are exhausted. “Since…

Commitments from the United States and Germany to send advanced battle tanks to counter Russian aggression has been hailed as “only the beginning” by a senior official in Ukraine, who said hundreds of tanks were needed, as Kyiv renewed its calls for fighter jets. Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine’s presidential administration, made the comments as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy praised the decision by western allies, urging them to provide large quantities of tanks quickly. “The key now is speed and volumes. Speed in training our forces, speed in supplying tanks to Ukraine. The numbers in tank support,” he said in his nightly video address on…

“The issue of Sweden and Finland is not a bilateral issue. We have been very clear in public, and we have also been very clear in private about our views on Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership candidates. We believe they are ready, we believe they are ready. should be added to the world’s strongest defense alliance as soon as possible “, he said. Responding to a media inquiry about the return of Finland and Sweden to an operational dialogue on NATO membership, the spokesperson of the US State Department said that the US intends to continue its support for the candidacy of the two Nordic countries.…

The Nordic Council wants to expand co-operation on cyber security. The Nordic Council’s presidium agreed at its December meeting to propose that the Nordic countries produce a common cyber security strategy. “Cyber security issues are more relevant than ever. In recent years, the number of serious cyberattacks has grown. Additionally, the war in Ukraine has a direct effect on the Nordic Region in many ways. We are therefore calling for a common cyber security strategy for the Nordic Region,” says Erkki Tuomioja, President of the Nordic Council. Cyber security has been high on the agenda of Nordic co-operation on defence…

With the mid-winter icy escape to Norway by a Wagner mercenary soldier, questions again arise about the border patrols’ ability to detect illegals seeking a safe haven in Russia’s Nordic neighbors. Norway and Finland have different security approaches. “Drones have some added value”, says Major Jan-Petri Kovanen with the Finnish Ministry of Interior’s Border Guard Department in an email to the Barents Observer. He confirms that drones are one performance among others used for all the statutory tasks of the Border Guard. “Their performance or user experiences are not public information,” Kovanen notes. Norway, sharing a 198-km border with Russia, has no…

When the war in Ukraine broke out, the activation of the EU Temporary Protection Directive and equivalent national schemes enabled Nordic governments to react quickly and efficiently. During the past nine months, the Nordic countries have provided protection to 165,000 refugees from Ukraine. All countries have made great progress in receiving many refugees in a short period of time. At the same time, there are differences between the Nordic countries and the way they have implemented temporary protection. This has implications for the level of support and rights to which refugees from Ukraine are entitled. These and other findings are outlined…

Norway and Denmark will increase security and surveillance around their energy infrastructure sites after the alleged sabotage of Russia’s Nord Stream gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea. Major leaks struck two underwater natural gas pipelines running from Russia to Germany, with experts reporting that explosions rattled the Baltic Sea beforehand. Norway — an oil-rich nation and Europe’s biggest supplier of gas — will strengthen security at its land and offshore installations, the country’s energy minister said. The Scandinavian country’s Petroleum Safety Authority also urged vigilance on Monday after unidentified drones were seen flying near Norway’s offshore oil and gas platforms. “The PSA has…