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Medvedev: Dünya savaşının eşiğindeyiz
Eski Rusya Başbakanı Dimitri Medvedev “ABD, Rusya’nın yenilgisini istiyorsa, bir dünya çatışmasının eşiğinde olduğumuz açıktır.” ifadelerini kullandı. Medvedev ayrıca Rusya’nın operasyonu bitimresi durumunda yok olacağını söyledi.
“RUSYA DURURSA PARÇALANIR”
Eski Rusya Başbakanı Medvedev, ABD’nin Rusya’yı yenilgiye uğratmak için çalıştığını belirterek, “ABD, Rusya’nın yenilgisini istiyorsa, bir dünya çatışmasının eşiğinde olduğumuz açıktır. ABD Rusya’yı yenmek istiyorsa, kendimizi nükleer dahil herhangi bir silahla savunma hakkımız var. Rusya zafer kazanmadan operasyonu durdurursa, Rusya var olmayacak, parçalara ayrılacak. ABD, Kiev rejimine silah tedarik etmeyi bırakırsa, savaş sona erecek” dedi.
BİDEN’IN VARŞOVA’DAKİ AÇIKLAMASINA YANIT NİTELİĞİNDE
Medvedev’in açıklaması, ABD Başkanı Joe Biden’ın Polonya’nın başkenti Varşova’da yaptığı açıklama ile benzerlik gösterdi. Biden, Varşova’da yaptığı açıklamada, “Rusya işgalini durdurursa, savaş sona erecek. Ukraynalılar kendilerini savunmayı bırakırsa, bu Ukrayna’nın sonu olacak” demişti.
MMU’nun motoru çalıştırıldı ve ilk kez piste çıktı
Türkiye’nin en önemli projelerinden olan ve TUSAŞ tarafından geliştirilen Milli Muharip Uçak’ın motoru çalıştırıldı. Test sırasında MMU ilk kez piste de çıkmış oldu.
Türkiye’nin en büyük ve en ileri teknoloji projelerinden olan Milli Muharip Uçak’ın çalışmaları tüm hızıyla sürüyor. 25 Aralık 2022 gecesi motoru takılan MMU’da bir kritik gelişme daha yaşandı.
MİLLİ MUHARİP UÇAK’IN MOTORU İLK KEZ ÇALIŞTIRILDI
Haber7’nin edindiği bilgiye göre, TUSAŞ tarafından geliştirilen Milli Muharip Uçak’ın motoru ilk kez çalıştırıldı ve piste çıktı.
ÖN TESTLER YAPILIYOR
Daha önce yapılan açıklamalara göre ilk kez 18 Mart’ta hangardan çıkması beklenen MMU bu tarihten önce ön testler için pistten çıkmış oldu. Edinilen bilgiye göre MMU ön testlerden başarıyla geçti.
Üretim aşamalarına 2017 yılı itibarıyla başlanan Milli Muharip Uçak için TUSAŞ, 1.300 mühendisiyle tam kapasite ve geceli gündüzlü olarak çalışmalarına tüm hızlıyla devam ediyor.
MİLLİ MUHARİP UÇAK’IN ÖZELLİKLERİ
Tasarım Kabiliyetleri
Düşük Görünürlük
Dahili Silah Yuvası
Büyümeye göre Tasarlanmış
Artırılmış Durumsal Farkındalık
Yüksek Hız
Sensör Birleştirme
Operasyonel Kabiliyetler
Çoklu Rol & Değişken Rol
Görünen Menzil İçinde
Sürekli İyileşme
Hava Hakimiyeti
Görünen Menzil Ötesi
Filo Etkinliği
Eşsiz Kabiliyet
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Hava Elektroniği ve Sensörler
IRFS (AESA Radar, E.W.) Tümleşik Radyo Frekans Sistemi (Aktif Elektronik Taramalı Anten, Eletronik Harp)
İleri Seyrüsefer Özellikleri (Tümleşik Haberleşme Seyrüsefer Bilgi Sistemleri)
İleri Kokpit /İnsan Makine Arayüzü
Savaşlar ve Depremler
22.02.2023
1963-1974 yılları arasında Kıbrıs’ta tam bir soykırım yaşadık.
Hristiyan olmadığımız için 1963 yılında BM’den bizlere atılan kötü bir kazık ve Rumların kalleşçe uluslararası siyasi bir ayak oyunu ile eli kanlı papaz Makarios’un başında olduğu yönetim, Kıbrıs adasının tek tanınan resmi hükümeti olarak adaya hakim ve egemen oldu.
Bizler Kıbrıslı Türklere karşı Makarios hükümetinin astığı astık, kestiği kestikti. Yolda, belde, tarlada, çarşıda, pazarda, bankada, mağazada veya herhangi bir yerde yakaladığı Kıbrıslı Türkleri ensesine kurşun sıkıp, içi kireç dolu kuyulara atmış olan hiçbir Rumun mahkemeye çıkarıldığını ve cezalandırıldığını duymadım, görmedim, işitmedim ve Rum gazetelerinde de benzeri bir haberi okumadım.
Bu soykırım dönemi yılları içinde üniversiteyi bitirip adaya döner dönmez gönüllü mücahit oldum. Boyumun- kilomun uygun olması nedeni ile komando bölüğüne verildim. Mağusa’daki ilk iki aylık temel eğitimden sonra daha da zorlusu için bir aylık eğitim için gönderildiğim St. Hilarion’da canımı çıkardılar desem yeri var. Karavana ve yemek yoktu. Biz bulduğumuzu yemek zorundaydık ama sabah ve akşam sıcak çayımız vardı.
Terhis olduktan sonra mücahitliğimin bittiğini sanmıştım ama iki gece evde kalırken, üçüncü gece Sancak Karargah binasında (Bölge komuta merkezi) nöbete girmeye başladım. Rumların silahlı saldırılarına karşı koyabilecek 18-65 yaş arası erkek sayısı az olduğundan tam zamanlı mücahitliğimiz bittikten sonra yarı zamanlı olarak mücahitliğim devam etti Barış Harekatına kadar.
10 Temmuz 1974 gecesi yayınlanan bir emirle sarı alarm ilan edildi. Birkaç saat içinde mükemmel bir organizasyonla silahlarımızı aldık, mevzilerimizi hazırladık, donandık ve savaşa hazır hale geldik. 15 Temmuz sabahı Yunanistan’daki Albaylar Cuntası Makarios’a karşı darbe yapınca da kırmızı alarm ilan edildi. Bizler de önlemlerimizi arttırdık, adeta mermileri namluya sürdük ve eller tetikte beklemeye başladık.
20 Temmuz 1974 sabahı Mehmetçik, bizleri Rumların boyunduruğundan ve adayı enosisten kurtarmak amaçlı Girne kıyılarından adamıza ayak basınca korkunç bir savaş başladı. 15 Ağustos akşamüstü Mağusa’da Mehmetçikle kucaklaşınca artık savaş bitmiş, zafer bizim olmuştu. Rumlardan kurtulmuş, topraklarımızda özgür ve egemen olmuştuk.
Bunları niçin mi anlattım.
“Mağusa Mağusa olalı böyle acı görmedi” dediğimizde bize “küvetteki çocukları unuttunuz galiba” diyenlere cevap olsun diye…
Ne küvetteki şehitlerimizi unuttuk, ne uğradığımız katliamları, ne de kayıplarımızı…
Lakin biz savaşta, düşmanımızın kim olduğunu, elindeki silahları, asker sayısını ve nerede olduğunu çok iyi biliyorduk. Savaşın başında Rumların lehine olan güç dengesi süreç içinde Türklerin lehine dönünce, savaştan zaferle çıkan biz olunca üzüntülerimiz acılarımız bir nebze de olsa dindi.
Ama deprem bambaşka bir olay. En hazırlıksız, en beklenmedik, en gafil avlandığımız…
İnsani mücadele ile karşı koymanın, güç dengesini lehimize çevirmenin olanaksız olduğu, kazananın olmadığı bir ölüm kalım hesaplaşması, çaresizlik…
Ortada savaşacağın biri yok, düşman yok. Kestiremiyorsun, kaçamıyorsun ve en kötüsü de korunamıyorsun.
Şimdi anladınız mı acımızın neden bu denli büyük olduğunu?
Prof. Dr. (İnş. Müh.), Doç. Dr. (UA. İliş.) Ata ATUN
Dekan, Kıbrıs İlim Üniversitesi
KKTC Cumhurbaşkanı Politik Danışmanı
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Türkiye’nin savunma sanayi devleri ‘DEX Uluslararası Savunma Fuarı’nda şov yaptı
IDEX Uluslararası Savunma Fuarı ve Konferansı, Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri’nin başkenti Abu Dabi’de dünyanın dört bir yanından ülkelerin savunma sanayi ve üst düzey resmi delegasyonlarının katılımıyla devam ediyor.
Fuarda, kara, deniz ve hava savunma sektörlerinde en son teknolojileri tanıtılıyor.
Fuara Türkiye’den bir çok sanayi devi katıldı.Türkiye’yi temsil eden markalardan birisi olan Otokar yerli zırhlı araçlarıyla ziyaretçilerin dikkatini çekmeyi başardı.
Savunma sanayisi için ürettiği araçları 40’tan fazla ülkeye ihraç eden Otokar, BAE’nin başkenti Abu Dabi’de düzenlenen IDEX Uluslararası Savunma Sanayi Fuarı’nda 6 araç sergiledi.
Otokar standında Akrep II Zırhlı Keşif, Gözetleme ve Silah Platformu Aracı Cockerill CSE 90LP 90 milimetre kuleyle, Arma 8×8 Zırhlı Muharebe Aracı 30 milimetre Mızrak kule sistemiyle, Tulpar Paletli Zırhlı Muharebe Aracı 30 milimetre Mızrak kuleyle tanıtıldı.
Otokar standında ziyaretçiler ayrıca, Cobra II Zırhlı Personel Taşıyıcı, Cobra II MRAP Mayına Karşı Korumalı Zırhlı Araç ve Arma 6×6 Zırhlı Personel Taşıyıcı’yı da yakından inceleme fırsatı buldu.
Otokar Genel Müdürü Serdar Görgüç, AA muhabirine yaptığı açıklamada, fuarın ilk katılımcılarından biri olduklarını ve 1990’lı yılların sonundan bu yana katılımı sürdürdüklerini anlattı. Görgüç, sonrasında Cobra araçlarının ülkede tercih edildiğini ve büyük projelerin peşinde koşmaya başladıklarını ifade etti.
IDEX’i sadece BAE fuarı olarak görmemek gerektiğini vurgulayan Görgüç, “IDEX dünyanın önemli fuarlarından birisi. Uzak Asya’dan, Orta Asya’dan, Afrika’dan, Avrupa’dan hatta Güney Amerika’dan bile delegasyonlar var. Uluslararası delegasyon sayısı yüksek bir fuar. Birçok uluslararası kullanıcılarla bir araya gelip muhtemel projeleri, alımları görüştüğümüz verimli bir ortam oluşuyor.” dedi.
İnsansız kara aracı Kapgan, ilk kez yurt dışında vitrine çıktı
HAVELSAN tarafından geliştirilen insansız kara aracı Kapgan, Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri’nin başkenti Abu Dabi’de düzenlenecek IDEX Uluslararası Savunma Fuarı ve Konferansı kapsamında ilk kez yurt dışında sergiliyor.
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ABD’den Türkiye açıklaması: Bunu yaparlarsa inanılmaz olacak!
Atina’ya iki günlük resmi ziyarette bulunan ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Antony Blinken, ABD’nin, iki müttefik ülke Türkiye ve Yunanistan arasında yakınlaşmadan yana olduğunu belirterek yakınlaşmanın yeni fırsatlar doğurabileceğini bildirdi.
ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Blinken, Yunanistan’da yayın yapan MEGA TV’ye verdiği röportajda, Kahramanmaraş merkezli depremlerin ardından Yunanistan’ın Türkiye’ye desteğe koşmasının Türklerin kalplerine dokunduğunu belirterek “Oradaydım ve çok sayıda Türk meslektaşımla konuştum. İlk söyledikleri şeylerden biri Yunan vatandaşlardan yardım gelmesinin ne kadar anlamlı olduğuydu. Bence bu güzel bir atmosfer oluşturuyor.” diye konuştu.
Yunanistan ve Türkiye arasındaki ilişkilerde yaşanan sakinliğin devam etmesini umduğunu ifade eden Blinken, “Belki de gelecek aylarda diyaloğun güçlenmesi ve uzun zamandır devam eden sorunların çözümü için bir fırsat olabilir.” dedi.
“OLUŞACAK FIRSATLAR İNANILMAZ OLACAK”
Blinken, bunun ABD için önemli olduğunu belirterek “Zira hem Yunanistan hem Türkiye yakın müttefiklerimiz, ortaklarımız ve dostlarımız. Tabii ki yakınlaşmalarını görmek isteriz. Bunu yaparlarsa, iki ülke için de oluşacak fırsatlar inanılmaz olacaktır.” değerlendirmesinde bulundu.
‘F-16’ AÇIKLAMASI
Türkiye ve Batı arasında fikir ayrılıklarının ve anlaşmazlıkların olduğunu işaret eden Blinken, mevcut iş birliği ve karşılıklı yardım ruhunun gelecekte sorunların çözümünde rol oynayabileceğini umduğunu kaydetti.
Blinken, Türkiye’nin F-16 modernleşme programının, bir NATO müttefiki olan Türkiye’nin NATO ile iş birliği ve ittifakın genel savunması açısından büyük öneme sahip olduğunu vurguladı.
Avrupa ülkesinden sürpriz ‘savaş’ çıkışı: Hazır olmalıyız, yoksa…
Çekya Genelkurmay Başkanı Karel Rehka, Avrupa’da savaşın ihtimal dışı olmadığını belirtti. Yeterli hazırlığın yapılması gerektiğini savunan Rehka, NATO ile Rusya arasında olası bir savaşta Çekya’nın doğrudan hedef olacağını ifade etti.
Çekya Genelkurmay Başkanı Karel Rehka, Avrupa’da savaşın ihtimal dışı olmadığını belirterek, özellikle barış döneminde yeterli hazırlığın yapılması gerektiğini savundu.
Genelkurmay Başkanı Rehka, başkent Prag’da üst düzey ordu mensuplarına yönelik düzenlenen bir toplantıda güncel konulara değindi.
Rehka, Avrupa’da savaşın olasılık dışı olmadığını, barış döneminde olası bir savaş durumuna yeterli hazırlığın yapılması gerektiğini, aksi takdirde hazırlık yapmaya imkan bulunamayacağını söyledi.
NATO üyeliğinin olası tehditler karşısında en önemli caydırıcı unsur olduğunu vurgulayan Rehka, NATO ile Rusya arasında olası bir savaşta Çekya’nın doğrudan hedef olacağını ifade etti.
Rehka, Çek ordusunun savaş kabiliyetinin geliştirilmesi ve envanterinin modernize edilmesi, olası bir savaşa hazır olması gerektiğini sözlerine ekledi.
Iranian Guards chief meets Assad at Aleppo
DEBKAfile’s military sources report that Iranian Revolutionary Guards chief Brig. Gen. Esmail Ghaani was secretly in Syria from Feb. 8 to Feb. 13, accompanied by his deputy, Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi. They held a string of conferences with key figures. They included. Col, Gen. Andrey Serdyukov, commander of Russian forces in Syria, followed by Latakia provincial governor Amer Ismail Hilal. His last meeting was with the President Bashar Assad, who came to Aleppo on the 13th for a long conversation with his Iranian visitors at the local international airport.
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Neo-Nazis plan ‘Day of Hate’ against American Jews This Shabbat
Authorities warn Jewish communities to be on guard as white supremacist group plans ‘Day of Hate’ this Shabbat.
By Dion J. Pierre, The Algemeiner
Law enforcement agencies in New York City and Chicago issued warnings on Wednesday about the potential for major antisemitic activity planned for this weekend when neo-Nazis will participate in a so-called “national day of hate.”
The neo-Nazi event is being planned by a small white supremacist group from eastern Iowa and has attracted interests from other white supremacist groups across the country, including the National Socialist Movement and the Goyim Defense League (GDL), a white supremacist group whose recent activities include spreading antisemitic flyers at last weekend’ Daytona 500 speedway race, according to information from the Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism shared with The Algemeiner.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) Intelligence and Counterterrorism issued a notice about the event to its officers, explaining that the neo-Nazis plan to “photograph or record direct actions and submit them online in order to create a compendium of exploits from around the country.”
It included a screenshot of a post appearing to promote the “day of hate” in which the Jewish community is described as an “enemy of the American people” and “the anti-white establishment.” The post also accuses Jews of being Satanic and called for “white power.”
“While there are no identified threats to New York City, out of an abundance of caution, the department will deploy additional resources to sensitive locations, including houses of worship,” a NYPD spokesperson said on Thursday in a statement.
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) announced Wednesday that “there is no actionable intelligence,” but that law enforcement officials continue to actively monitor the situation and are in communication with the city’s Jewish community.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Department of Homeland Security, and a nonprofit, the Secure Community Network (SCN), are also monitoring the situation, the Orthodox Union, an umbrella Jewish organization, said on Wednesday in an email to its members.
The email urged the Jewish community to “increase their level of vigilance and be in contact with your local law enforcement agencies” and request more security personnel for their synagogues.
Recent, deadly antisemitic hate crimes necessitate heightened concern about this weekend’s event, the Segal noted. Recently, a Los Angeles man shot two Jewish worshipers who were leaving synagogue in the Pico-Robertson section of the city. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) arrested and charged a suspect in the shooting on Thursday.
“We should see this as part of a larger uptick in efforts by white supremacists and antisemites to try to create fear an anxiety,” Oren Segal, vice president of the Center on Extremism, told The Algemeiner Thursday. “We encourage people to contact law enforcement immediately if they’re seeing any activity, to review security protocols, and we encourage everyone not to confront anyone whose distributing propaganda in their communities and to alert law enforcement of what’s happening.”
“The Jewish community feels very vulnerable right now because of the consistent number of incidents that we’re seeing across the country,” Segal added. “Whether its dropping flyers at peoples’ homes — we saw a shooting in Los Angeles, we saw a protest hear in New York. These vicious white supremacist are on an ongoing campaign. We just don’t have the luxury to ignore this activist at any time, especially when they’re letting us know that they may do something on a specific day.”
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NASA to launch Israel’s first space telescope in 2026
By Pesach Benson, TPS
Israel’s first space telescope, ULTRASAT, will be launched by NASA into high Earth orbit in 2026, the Israel Space Agency and NASA announced on Tuesday.
ULTRASAT — short for the Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite — will have an unprecedented field of view, better enable scientists to discover transient sources of light, and measure ultraviolet light in ways that cannot be measured on Earth.
These capabilities will enhance research on astronomical subjects such as supernovae, active galaxies, the source of gravitational waves, and the formation of stars by massive back holes.
“This is a breakthrough project that places Israel at the forefront of global research,” said Prof. Eli Waxman, an astrophysicist at the Weizmann Institute of Science and ULTRASAT’s head researcher.
“Leading international bodies such as NASA and the DESY research institute have joined this Israeli-led project as partners, having recognized its scientific significance. They are investing considerable resources in the construction and launch of the satellite to become active participants in this mission with access to its scientific products. It’s a science-driven partnership,” Dr. Waxman said.
ULTRASAT is expected to have a wide-ranging impact, beyond its scientific discoveries. The mission’s success will demonstrate the feasibility of making scientific breakthroughs using small and relatively affordable satellites (approximately $90 million, for the spacecraft and instrument) and will pave the way to Israel’s future space initiatives.
The Israel Aerospace Industries’ MBT Space Division is building the satellite and will oversee the mission in space, as well as the incorporation of the telescope, built by Elbit Systems Electro-Optics – Elop. DESY is building the telescope’s camera, which features specialized detectors developed for the mission by Tower Semiconductor.
Dr. Mark Clampin, Director of NASA Headquarters Astrophysics Division, said, “We are proud to join this partnership, an international effort that will help us better understand the mysteries of the hot, transient universe. ULTRASAT will give the global science community another important capability for making new observations in the nascent field of Time Domain and Multi-Messenger astrophysics programs.”
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Βίκυ Σάφρα: Η πλουσιότερη Ελληνίδα, η αμύθητη περιουσία και η… θεωρία της σχετικότητας
O έλεγχος της τεράστιας αυτοκρατορίας πέρασε στη Βίκυ Σάφρα και τα τέσσερα παιδιά της – Τα προβλήματα για την κληρονομια του «πατριάρχη» της οικογένειας
Γεννήθηκε στη Θεσσαλονίκη, σε μικρή ηλικία μετανάστευσε στη Βραζιλία, παντρεύτηκε τον πλουσιότερο τραπεζίτη του κόσμου και πλέον – σύμφωνα με το Forbes– είναι η πιο πλούσια Ελληνίδα. O λόγος για τη Βίκυ Σάφρα, η περιουσία της οποίας υπολογίζεται στα 7,4 δισ. δολάρια.
Η Σάφρα, της οποίας το πατρικό όνομα ήταν Σαρφάτη, παντρεύτηκε τον Τζόσεφ Σάφρα όταν ήταν μόλις 17 ετών. Η οικογένειά της (Ελληνες εβραίοι της Θεσσαλονίκης, με ρίζες και στην Κομοτηνή, απ’ όπου καταγόταν η μητέρα της) είχαν μεταναστεύσει στη Βραζιλία τη δεκαετία του 1950 όταν η ίδια ήταν ακόμη παιδί.
Στα δικαστήρια με την οικογένειά του ο γιος του ιδρυτή της Banco Safra
Ο σύζυγός της Τζόζεφ Σάφρα, είχε πάει στη Βραζιλία με τον πατέρα του ως μετανάστης, το 1962. Οι δυό τους παντρεύτηκαν το 1969 και εμειναν μαζί μέχρι το τέλος, αποκτώντας τέσσερα παιδιά και 14 εγγόνια.
Η οικογένεια Σάφρα έβγαλε τα πρώτα της χρήματα στον τραπεζικό τομέα τη δεκαετία του 1840. Ίδρυσαν το Safra Freres & Cie στο Χαλέπι της Συρίας, για να χρηματοδοτήσουν καραβάνια με καμήλες κατά τη διάρκεια της Οθωμανικής Αυτοκρατορίας. Όταν ο πατέρας του Τζόζεφ, ο Τζέικομπ Σάφρα, μετακόμισε στη Βραζιλία ξεκίνησε μια εταιρεία που ασχολείτο με το εμπόριο μετάλλων, μηχανημάτων και βοοειδών και αργότερα άνοιξε μια τράπεζα.
Πλέον, η Βίκυ Σάφρα έχει απομακρυνθεί εντελώς από τα φώτα της δημοσιότητας. Όταν ζούσε και ο σύζυγός της προτιμούσαν να κρατούν χαμηλό προφίλ. Σύμφωνα με πληροφορίες, κατοικεί στην Ελβετία, όπου εδρεύει μία από τις τράπεζες της οικογένειας, το μεγαλύτερο μέρος της τελευταίας δεκαετίας.
Η ίδια ασχολείται με το φιλανθρωπικό έργο της οικογένειας, κυρίως με το Ίδρυμα Vicky and Joseph Safra.
Η περιουσία
Αφού ο σύζυγός της πέθανε τον Δεκέμβριο του 2020 σε ηλικία 82 ετών, ο έλεγχος της τεράστιας αυτοκρατορίας που είχε χτίσει πέρασε στην ίδια και στα τέσσερα παιδιά της, σε μια από τις μεγαλύτερες -όπως χαρακτηρίστηκε- μεταφορές πλούτου στην ιστορία.
Στον όμιλο της οικογένειας περιλαμβάνονται οι τράπεζες Banco Safra SA, Safra National Bank της Νέας Υόρκης και J Safra Sarasin της Ελβετίας, με περιουσιακά στοιχεία άνω των 100 δισεκατομμυρίων δολαρίων. Ακίνητα συνολικού ύψους 2,3 δισεκατομμυρίων δολαρίων, μεταξύ των οποίων ο εμπορικός ουρανοξύστης Gherkin στο Λονδίνο και το κτίριο στην 660 Madison Avenue στη Νέα Υόρκη, ένα μερίδιο στην εταιρεία εμπορίας μπανάνας Chiquita Brands International και ένα επιβλητικό αρχοντικό 130 δωματίων στο Σάο Πάολο.
Η πλουσιότερη Ελληνίδα στη Γη και τα παιδιά της έχουν τώρα μαζί περισσότερα από 16,2 δισεκατομμύρια δολάρια, σύμφωνα με το Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Η οικογένεια Σάφρα είχε προετοιμαστεί από τον ίδιο τον Τζόζεφ για το θάνατό του, καθώς είχε διαγνωστεί με τη νόσο του Πάρκινσον. Πέρασε πάνω από μια δεκαετία δείχνοντας στα παιδιά του το πώς θα ηγηθεί ο Όμιλος. Ο 46χρονος Τζέϊκομπ, ο μεγαλύτερος γιος, είναι υπεύθυνος των διεθνών επιχειρήσεων για την οικογενειακή επιχείρηση, ενώ ο νεότερος, ο Ντέιβιντ, 36 ετών, επιβλέπει τη βραζιλιάνικη εταιρεία.
Τα άλλα δύο παιδιά της οικογένειας Σάφρα δεν εργάζονται ως μέλη της εταιρείας, επιλέγοντας αντ ‘αυτού να ακολουθήσουν τους δικούς τους επαγγελματικούς δρόμους.
Η οικογένεια Σάφρα είναι διάσημη και για τη συλλογή έργων τέχνης, όπως επίσης και για τη διάσημη δωρεά -μέσω του ιδρύματος Jacob Safra Foundation- το οποίο δώρισε το πρωτότυπο χειρόγραφο της Θεωρίας της Σχετικότητας του Άλμπερτ Αϊνστάιν στο Ισραηλιτικό Μουσείο της Ιερουσαλήμ.
H μήνυση του ενός γιου
Ο γιος του Λιβανο-Βραζιλιάνου δισεκατομμυριούχου τραπεζίτη Τζόζεφ Σάφρα, ιδρυτή της Banco Safra, έβδομης μεγαλύτερης τράπεζας στη Βραζιλία και 19ης μεγαλύτερης στη Λατινική Αμερική, Αλμπέρτο, μήνυσε τη μητέρα του και τα δύο αδέρφια του για κληρονομικές διαφορές.
Ο Αλμπέρτο Σάφρα κατηγόρησε την οικογένειά του ότι σκόπιμα μείωσαν το μερίδιό του σε μια εταιρεία χαρτοφυλακίου της Safra National Bank επιδιώκοντας να τον εκδιώξουν από την οικογενειακή αυτοκρατορία.
Στην αγωγή, που κατατέθηκε στο Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο της Πολιτείας της Νέας Υόρκης, ο μηνυτής ισχυρίστηκε ότι η μητέρα του, Βίκυ Σάφρα και τα αδέρφια Τζέϊκομπ και Ντέιβιντ, είχαν εμπλακεί σε πράξεις κακής εταιρικής συμπεριφοράς για να βλάψουν τα συμφέροντά του στην εταιρεία.
«Λόγω παράνομων και επιθετικών πράξεων που διέπραξαν τα αδέρφια του, ο Αλμπέρτο Σάφρα δεν είχε άλλη επιλογή από το να καταθέσει μήνυση στο Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο της Νέας Υόρκης για να προστατεύσει τα δικαιώματά του», αναφέρεται στην ανακοίνωση του δικηγόρου του.
Ο Αλμπέρτο Σάφρα παραιτήθηκε από το διοικητικό συμβούλιο της Banco Safra στα τέλη του 2019 μετά από μια διαφωνία με τον μικρότερο αδερφό του Ντέιβιντ. Έναν χρόνο αργότερα, ο πατέρας τους, Τζόζεφ Σάφρα, ο οποίος κατείχε για πολλά χρόνια τον τίτλο του πλουσιότερου ανθρώπου της Βραζιλίας και του πλουσιότερου τραπεζίτη στον κόσμο, πέθανε σε ηλικία 82 ετών.
Το 2021, ο Αλμπέρτο και η οικογένεια έφτασαν κοντά σε μια συμφωνία σχετικά με την επιθυμία του εκλιπόντος πατριάρχη της οικογένειας να αποφύγει τις διαφορές σχετικά με την περιουσία, η αξία της οποίας ανερχόταν σε 15 δισεκατομμύρια δολάρια.
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Ο ΠΡΑΚΤΟΡΑΣ ΜΑΣ ΠΟΥ ΕΙΧΕ ΞΕΣΚΙΣΕΙ ΤΟΥΣ ΤΟΥΡΚΟΥΣ… Μπήκε στα γραφεία της ΕΥΠ ντυμένος παππάς αλλά… ΔΕΝ ΗΤΑΝ ΣΕ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΗ…!! Μια ΣΥΓΚΛΟΝΙΣΤΙΚΗ ιστορία…
Ένας από τους πλέον ικανούς πράκτορες τις Υπηρεσίας οποίος έχει «δρέψει δάφνες» στο πεδίο συγκέντρωσης και ανάλυσης πληροφοριών σε θέματ…
Ο 56χρονος σήμερα, πράκτορας και αριστούχος της Θεολογικής σχολής Ιωαννίνων, πριν πέντε περίπου χρόνια το Καλοκαίρι πήρε κανονικά την άδεια του αιτούμενος μάλιστα επιπλέον ημέρες, επικαλούμενος προσωπικά θέματα.
Βέβαια όταν κατάλαβαν πως είναι ο συνάδελφος τους στην κυριολεξία έπεσαν από τα σύννεφα. Τι είχε συμβεί;
Όλοι γνώριζαν πως ο 53χρονος τότε πράκτορας ο οποίος είχε τελειώσει την Θεολογική σχολή και είχε στρατολογηθεί στην τότε ΚΥΠ στα τέλη της δεκαετίας του 80, είχε στενή σχέση με την θρησκεία και την εκκλησία, κάτι που άλλωστε και ίδιος δεν είχε κρύψει.
Φέτος το Καλοκαίρι και έπειτα από ώριμη σκέψη ο 53χρονος πήρε την απόφαση και χειροτονήθηκε παπάς σε ενορία της Μεσογαίας, χωρίς βέβαια να γνωρίζει το ποίμνιο του πως πρόκειται για έναν από τους καλύτερους πράκτορες της ΕΥΠ σε θέματα Εθνικής Ασφάλειας.
Οι αποστολές του.
Ο 53χρονος πράκτορας – παπάς έχει την ικανότητα να περνά απαρατήρητος και να διεισδύει εκεί που κανείς άλλος δεν μπορεί. Για το λόγο αυτό η αποστολές που έχει φέρει σε πέρας, ήταν από τις πλέον δύσκολες με αποτέλεσμα το όνομα του στην ΕΥΠ να είναι συνώνυμο με την επιχειρησιακή αρτιότητα και αποτελεσματικότητα.
Άλλωστε και σύμφωνα με πληροφορίες, η συμβολή του 53χρονου Έλληνα Τζέιμς Μπόντ στην εξάρθρωση δυο σοβαρών κυκλωμάτων εμπορίας όπλων στα Βαλκάνια, ήταν μεγάλη καθώς ήταν ο άνθρωπος που συγκέντρωσε όλες τις απαραίτητες πληροφορίες για την αποκάλυψη των δυο πολυδαίδαλων κυκλωμάτων.
Πλέον ο ρασοφόρος Τζέιμς Μπόντ θα έχει διπλή αποστολή…να κρατά στο δρόμο του Θεού το ποίμνιο του σε Ενορία της Μεσογαίας και παράλληλα να θωρακίζει την εθνική ασφάλεια της χώρας, με την συγκέντρωση ευαίσθητων πληροφοριών για λογαριασμό της ΕΥΠ.
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Ο Βασιλιάς Κάρολος παίρνει θέση: Καταδικάζει την ρωσική εισβολή
Ο Κάρολος πάει κόντρα στην πολιτική ουδετερότητα που είχε υιοθετήσει η μητέρα του Βασίλισσα Ελισάβετ.
Ο Βασιλιάς Κάρολος Γ’ έχει πολιτική άποψη, ένα μειονέκτημα για έναν βασιλιά στη νέα εποχή.
Ο Κάρολος πάει κόντρα στην πολιτική ουδετερότητα που είχε υιοθετήσει η μητέρα του Βασίλισσα Ελισάβετ και σπάζοντας την παράδοση της επιφυλακτικότητας που τηρούσαν μέχρι σήμερα οι βασιλείς του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου, καταγγέλλει χωρίς περιφράσεις σήμερα «τα ανώφελα δεινά» στα οποία υποβάλλεται η Ουκρανία εξαιτίας «της απρόκλητης μεγάλης κλίμακας επίθεσης» που εξαπέλυσε η Ρωσία εδώ και έναν χρόνο.
«Εδώ και έναν χρόνο, ο ουκρανικός λαός υποφέρει αφάνταστα από μία απρόκλητη μεγάλης κλίμακας επίθεση κατά της χώρας του», αναφέρει στην ανακοίνωσή του, κατά την πρώτη επέτειο της ρωσικής εισβολής, ο βασιλιάς που υποδέχθηκε στο Λονδίνο τον πρόεδρο της Ουκρανίας Βολοντίμιρ Ζελένσκι στις 8 Φεβρουαρίου.
«Επέδειξε αξιοσημείωτο θάρρος και σθένος απέναντι σε μια τέτοια ανθρώπινη τραγωδία. Ο κόσμος παρακολούθησε με φρίκη τα ανώφελα δεινά στα οποία υποβλήθηκαν οι Ουκρανοί», προσθέτει.
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İsrail, Yunanistan ve ABD’den Türkiye sınırına yakın bölgede dikkat çeken hamle!
İsrail, Yunanistan ve ABD piyade kuvvetlerinin Batı Trakya’da düzenledikleri Thracian Cooperation-23 adlı ortak askeri tatbikat sona erdi.
Açıklamada, tatbikatın askeri yeniliklere ve uluslararası profesyonel diyaloğu yönetmeye odaklanılarak kalabalık mahallelerde çatışmalar, savaş sırasında lojistik ikmal, gece savaşları, mühendislik yetenekleri, topçu ve sınır koruması dahil çeşitli alanları kapsadığı aktarıldı.
Tatbikatın bölgesel tehditlerle başa çıkma ve bunlarla mücadele etme noktasında yetenekleri geliştirmek ve güçlendirmek amacıyla ordular arasındaki ilişkilerde temel ve önemli bir mekanizmayı temsil ettiği belirtildi.
İsrail’in Atina’daki askeri ataşesi Tal Wallenberg de tatbikatın, Yunan Kara Kuvvetleri ile önemli ilişki ve işbirliğinin sürdürülmesinin bir yansıması olduğunu kaydetti.
While Israel was drawing closer to Ukraine in diplomatic terms, military assistance may still be step too far for Jerusalem, says analyst.
By Ben Cohen, The Algemeiner
Concern that the secrets of Israel’s military technology could be captured by Russian forces in Ukraine, rather than fear of a Russian military reprisal, is what is driving the country’s reluctance to supply the democratic government in Kyiv with an air defense system, Israel’s honorary consul for western Ukraine said on Thursday, as the world prepared to mark the first anniversary of the Russian invasion.
In an article for the Pravda Ukraine news outlet, Oleg Vyshnyakov — a businessman who has served as Israel’s honorary consul in the western city of Lviv since 2014 — argued that while Israel was drawing closer to Ukraine in diplomatic terms, military assistance may still be step too far for Jerusalem.
“Does this mean that Israel will share its air defense assets? I think no, and the issue here is not the fear of deteriorating relations with Moscow, but the fact that in the event of the capture of these systems by the Russian army, secret Israeli know-how will definitely fall into the hands of the Iranians,” Vyshnyakov wrote. Russia and Iran have fostered a close military alliance over the last year.
Vyshnyakov pointed to the recent visits to Ukraine of Israel’s foreign minister and two prominent members of the Knesset as evidence that Jerusalem and Kyiv are drawing closer together.
Commenting on the commitments made by Foreign Minister Eli Cohen last week, Vyshnyakov highlighted Israel’s support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s 10-point peace plan, its agreement to provide Kyiv with $200 million in credit guarantees for health and infrastructure projects, and its intention to supply Ukraine with an early warning system to ward off Russian aerial attacks within the next six months.
He also pointed to the statement of visiting Knesset members Yuli Edelstein and Ze’ev Elkin expressing “support for practical cooperation between Israel and Ukraine in the field of air and missile defense, as well as in the areas of defense cooperation.”
While he did not believe that Israel would follow through on the military side, “I have no doubts that there will be support in other issues,” Vyshnyakov wrote.
Separately, there has been growing speculation in Kyiv that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will join the growing list of western leaders, among them US President Joe Biden, who have visited Kyiv in recent weeks. While no date has been set, Israeli and Ukrainian officials both confirmed that the prospect of a visit was being explored.
As Ukraine marked the eve of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion on Thursday, Zelensky vowed to “hold to account all those who brought this evil, this war to our land.”
In a special address, the Ukrainian leader declared that “Russia has chosen the path of the murderer. The path of the terrorist. The path of the torturer. The path of the looter. This is the state choice of Russia, and there will be state responsibility for the terror committed.”
Separately, Russian President Vladimir Putin again ratcheted up his bellicose rhetoric, pledging in a Fatherland Day speech — commemorating Russia’s wartime dead — to further develop Moscow’s nuclear arsenal.
“Our troops are heroically fighting the neo-Nazism that has taken root in Ukraine, protecting our people in our historical lands, and are fighting courageously and heroically,” Putin claimed in his video address.
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NATO International Military Staff marks 56th anniversary
Opening the ceremony, Lieutenant General Adamczak welcomed participants, including three former Directors General, Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hans-Werner Wiermann (2019-2022), Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ole Kandborg (1997-2001) and Lieutenant General (Ret.) Jan Folmer (1994-1997), to the first edition of the IMS Day, a commemoration of the founding of the NATO International Military Staff (IMS).
Established on 10th February 1967, the IMS has been serving the NATO Military Committee as its executive body ever since. “For 56 years, the IMS has been spearheading, designing, implementing and transforming our Alliance. We have entered a new era in geopolitics, transformative for our security and defence, and the IMS is playing a central role in ensuring that NATO is readier, more able and more flexible than ever before”, noted Lieutenant General Adamczak in his remarks.
Addressing participants, NATO Deputy Secretary General H.E. Mircea Geoană underscored the uniqueness of the IMS, adding that “the IMS is the linchpin between the two sides of our house. Providing invaluable support to the Military Committee and Chiefs of Defence. Helping to turn the decisions of our political leaders into military intent. And enabling our women and men in uniform to fulfil their sacred duty – keeping our people and nations safe”.
Thanking the IMS for their continuous and exemplary support to the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Bauer noting that “on a daily basis, the IMS is involved in all major work strands, supporting the NATO Military Committee, implementing NATO’s three Core Tasks, while maintaining a critical eye on what can be improved, and coordinating all of this with Nations, Partners, across the NATO Chain of Command, with its counterpart – the IS, and other NATO institutions and agencies. This is a lot to juggle for anyone but the IMS does it masterfully”.
Participants were then invited to peruse a small exhibit retracing the history of the IMS, from its genesis as the NATO Standing Group, through its major transformations and reforms, into today’s professional body, which consists of 400 military and civilians staff spread across five divisions, numerous independent offices and supporting entities.
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NATO Chief Says Military Buildup Shows Russian Offensive Has Already Begun
By RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service February 13, 2023
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that a major new Russian offensive in Ukraine has already begun.
Speaking to reporters on February 13 in Brussels, Stoltenberg said the Western military alliance saw “no sign whatsoever” that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for peace.
“What we see is President Putin and Russia still wanting to control Ukraine,” Stoltenberg said. “We see how they are sending more troops, more weapons, more capabilities.”
Kyiv has been anticipating a much broader offensive that could not only target the Donbas regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in the east, but also the Kharkhiv region in the northeast and Zaporizhzhya in the southeast.
“The reality is we have seen the start [of a Russian offensive] already because we see now what Russia does now — President Putin does now — is to send thousands and thousands more troops, accepting a very high rate of casualty,” Stoltenberg said.
Russian forces have been engaged in an offensive in eastern Ukraine for months as they try to capture strategic towns and cities, including the battered city of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, which endured heavy artillery fire on February 13.
British intelligence said on February 13 that despite the current operational focus on central Donbas, Russia remains concerned about guarding the “extremities of its extended front line,” which it said is about 1,288 kilometers long.
It said Russian forces had “continued construction of defensive fortifications” in the Zaporizhzhya and Luhansk regions, including deployments of personnel.
British intelligence also estimated that Russia in the past week suffered the loss of hundreds of troops per day. It said on February 13 that the Ukrainian forces killed 824 Russian invaders per day last week, which is four times more than in June and July.
British analysts based the figure on the daily reports of the Ukrainian General Staff, but the intelligence report stressed that it could not verify the calculation methodology used to make the estimate. However, they noted that the numbers reflect trends at the front.
The UN human rights office said on February 13 that it had recorded 7,199 civilian deaths and 11,756 wounded since Russia’s invasion began nearly a year ago. Most of deaths and injuries are from shelling and missile and air strikes on Ukrainian cities and towns.
On February 11, Russia said it carried out a “massive strike” with missiles and drones on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and that it had blocked rail and land routes used to deliver Western weaponry to Ukrainian forces.
The strikes came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy returned following a surprise tour of European capitals, where he lobbied for additional heavy weaponry, including longer-range missiles and fighter jets, to help defend Ukraine and to retake lost territory.
Stoltenberg said on February 13 that Ukraine was using far more ammunition than NATO countries are providing, and called on them to “ramp up production.”
“The current rate of Ukraine’s ammunition expenditure is many times higher than our current rate of production. This puts our defense industries under strain,” he said.
Stoltenberg also said that the contentious issue of providing modern combat aircraft to Ukraine would be discussed at a meeting of Kyiv’s Western backers in Brussels on February 14.
Valeriy Zaluzhniy, the commander in chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, said he held a phone call on the eve of the meeting with NATO Supreme Commander in Europe Christopher Cavoli.
“We discussed the issue of supplying international military aid to Ukraine and training our units on the territory of partner countries. He shared assessments of the operational situation on the front of the Russian-Ukrainian war and plans for further actions,” the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Zaluzhniy expressed his gratitude for Cavoli’s “deep understanding of the situation and significant efforts to bring our victory closer,” the statement added.
Western countries have already agreed to supply limited numbers of modern main battle tanks, including German-made Leopard 2s, at Ukraine’s request, and have continued to supply artillery, combat vehicles, and other weapons and ammunition.
Germany has started training the Ukrainian military on its Leopard 2 tanks, a government spokesman in Berlin announced. The training is scheduled to end by the end of March, when Germany is to hand over the tanks to Ukraine, the spokesman said.
Training of Ukrainians on German-made Leopard 2 tanks has also begun in Poland.
Polish President Andrzej Duda said experienced soldiers who are determined to defend Ukraine are taking part in the training, according to a Defense Ministry statement.
Source: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine- nato-offensive/32269454.html
Copyright (c) 2023. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.
18. ΤΑ ΠΑΡΑΚΑΤΩ ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΕΝΑ ΣΕ… ΦΙΛΟΥΣ ΚΑΙ… “ΦΙΛΟΥΣ”!..
19. Η ΠΑΡΑΚΑΤΩ “ΦΩΤΟ” ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΕΝΗ ΣΤΟΝ “ΕΛΛΗΝΑ”!
