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Turkey to Build a Naval Dock in Sudan

December 26, 2017TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

Turkey had been granted part of Sudanese Red Sea Port to establish a naval dock for civilian and military vessels BY REUTERS Turkey will rebuild a ruined Ottoman port city on Sudan’s Red Sea coast and construct a naval dock to maintain civilian and military vessels, Sudan’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, as Ankara expands […]

UAE Building its First Naval Base in Eritrea?

April 15, 2016April 20, 2016TesfaNews163 Comments

By Jeremy Binnie / for IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) appears to be constructing a new port next to Assab International Airport in Eritrea, which could become its first permanent military base in a foreign country. Satellite imagery shows rapid progress has been made since work began sometime after September 2015. […]