By Agence France Presse (AFP) Saturday, April 25, 2009 - Powered by MANAMA: The US Fifth Fleet announced Friday that it was transferring command of the counter-piracy international naval force CTF 151 to the Turkish Navy on May 3. "The US Navy will transfer command of Combined Task Force [CTF] 151 to the Turkish Navy on Sunday May 3, 2009," Lieutenant Nathan Christensen of the...
Turkey Signs UN Convention
Scoop
Scoop
Saturday, 28 August 2010, 3:38 pm Press Release: United Nations Turkey, A Major Ship Recycling Nation, Signs UN Convention New York, Aug 27 2010 4:10PM Turkey, one of the five major ship recycling nations in the world,...
Flotilla UN probe starts in Turkey
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
A UN human rights inquiry into Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla has begun with a two-week visit to Turkey and Jordan to interview witnesses and government officials. "Technical and legal experts are...
Lebanon aid ship delays Gaza embargo-busting trip
The Jordan Times
The Jordan Times
- A Lebanese aid ship for Gaza was postponed on Sunday to await a green light from a third country as a transit point for the mission to the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory. The Mariam, a Bolivian-flagged cargo...


