The KGB’s and Israel Files # 1
No one seemed to suspect the mustachioed elderly man walking on the streets of a capital in the Baltics, towards the British Embassy’s gates.
South Korea May Rent Israeli Satellite
South Korea is reportedly considering using an Israeli spy satellite to peek at North Korea’s military and nuclear facilities as it ramps up its defense capabilities in response to threats from Pyongyang.
China To Invest $11B In Russia’s Lake Baikal Tourism
Russian tour operator Grand Baikal has made a deal with Chinese investors to create a “world-class tourism cluster” in Siberia on the shores of the world’s deepest lake.
Namibia Divided Over Marine Phosphate Mining
The dispute between two Namibian ministries over marine phosphate mining in a 700-km stretch of sea shows little sign of ending.
De Beers Harvests Diamonds At The Bottom of The Sea
ORANJEMUND, Namibia—A dozen miles off the southwestern edge of Africa’s Atlantic coast, a 285-ton vacuum machine operating 400 feet below sea level is sucking some of the world’s most valuable diamonds from the ocean floor.
Congo Backs Billionaire Dan Gertler After Och-Ziff Allegations
KINSHASA – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) defended Israeli-billionaire Dan Gertler’s business dealings in the mineral-rich country, five days after he was linked to a bribery investigation by US authorities.
Hungary Is Struggling To Meet The Needs of Holocaust Survivors
Each weekday, Laszlo Zobel, 98, a retired textile maker fond of colourful jokes, leaves his fin-de-siècle apartment in the company of a nurse, and visits a specialist to treat the chronic osteosclerosis he suffers from.
Abraham Reichmann Sues Parents Over Income Disagreement
A feud has erupted in a branch of the wealthy Reichmann clan, with a son suing his parents – claiming they cut off his income, leaving him short of money to support his family.
Joseph Kabila Party Delays Election To 2018 Despite Opposition Anger
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s governing coalition and other smaller parties have agreed to delay next month’s elections to April 2018 – a move that will anger opposition groups, which have accused the president of trying to cling on to power.
World Bank Wants Out of Guinea
The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation is leaving the project, according to reports, having exercised a right to ask Rio Tinto (LN:RIO) and partner Chinalco to buy out its 4.6% holding in the joint venture.