#uae

[ekaterinastancheva]

#burjkhalifa #dubai #uae #architecture #photography

[aronarchy]

The extent of Russia’s influence in Sudan goes beyond its involvement in the current war. It’s not only fueling war in Sudan but it’s the reason Russia is able to continue its war in Ukraine and other places despite being sanctioned by the West. Russia is surviving western sanctions by exploiting, smuggling gold and aiding the Sudanese Transitional Military Council (TMC) in the suppression of the pro-civilian led government movement.

In 2014, Putin was vocal about creating an economic plan to circumvent potential Western sanctions tied to the Ukraine war. By 2017, they began extending lifelines to autocrats, and unsurprisingly, former Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir joined Putin’s economic pipeline. After a meeting between the two presidents, Russian geologists and mineralogists employed by Meroe Gold arrived in Sudan.

The Russian companies, including Wagner, a private military company linked to Russia and frequently engaged in conflicts worldwide, began establishing a presence in Sudan. Notably, Wagner leader is under US sanctions, accused of meddling in the 2020 US elections. In 2020, under Trump administration, the group was sanctioned for its heavy exploitation of Sudan’s natural resources. The exploitation was so evident that they literally had to be sanctioned by Trump, which is quite surprising.

In 2019, following Al-Bashir’s overthrow, Wagner transitioned to striking deals with the Rapid Support Forces militia general, Hemeti. This militia, formerly known as Janjaweed and implicated in the Darfur genocide, received weapons and training. Wagner, in return, gained access to smuggled gold and devised plans to maintain control, ultimately contributing to today’s proxy war in Sudan.

The method of gold smuggling involved disguising it as flying cookies and concealing the smuggled gold beneath Russian cookie boxes. 🤣

In 2022, @/nimaelbagir a Sudanese journalist and CNN’s Chief International Investigative Correspondent went to a Russian owned gold mining facility in Sudan. Watch her report here ⬇️

Full report here:

In June 2022, the Darfur Bar Association (DBA) launched an investigation and confirmed Wagner mercenaries presence in South Darfur after its attack on gold miners in South Darfur. The investigation also revealed that the Transitional Military council (SAF+RSF) knew about the presence of Wagner in Sudan and in 2019 a copy of the report was actually sent to then prime minister Hamadok.

The DBA investigation also revealed how the UAE is involved in Sudan and its role in the current war. There’s also an extensive investigation report on the role of the UAE in Sudan by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal that proves the UAE involvement in Sudan.

How are the UAE and Russia linked you might ask?

1) Most Sudanese gold passes through the United Arab Emirates. Unofficial data from the United Arab Emirates reported that over $1.7bn of Sudanese gold landed in Dubai in 2021, just under half the value of all the country’s exports. But there is little accurate data tracking it after it arrives in the UAE (arrives via Russia). Most industry exports reckon that official figures account for less than a quarter of total gold sales. Khartoum’s central bank recorded gold exports of 26.4 tonnes from January to September in 2021 but estimates over 100 tonnes would have been smuggled out during that period. (Africa Confidential)

Amdjarass, the Chadian town just across the Sudanese border, is the base from which the UAE is running an operation supposedly to help Sudanese refugees. But behind the façade of what the UAE maintains are humanitarian efforts, lies covert weapons, drones, and medical treatment to injured RSF fighters. (The Africa Report)

A U.S. Ally Promised to Send Aid to Sudan. It Sent Weapons Instead. (WSJ)

The New York Times report on how the UAE is further involved ⬇️

2) In April 2023, following the onset of the war in Sudan, the Wagner group was exposed by CNN for allegedly supplying missiles to the RSF in their conflict against the Sudanese armed forces (SAF). The arms came through the UAE under the guise of humanitarian aid for Sudanese refugees in Chad. These armaments were destined for the UAE’s local proxy, the RSF, in Sudan’s western region. In addition, CNN exposed that the shipments of surface-to-air missiles provided by Wagner were destined for the RSF via flights shuttling the hardware from Latakia, Syria, to Khadim, Libya, and then airdropped to northwestern Sudan, where the RSF enjoys a strong presence. This support from Wagner is considered a significant factor contributing to the RSF’s continuation of the war and their reported atrocities against Sudanese civilians, including killing, looting, sexual violence, and mass destruction of Sudan’s infrastructure.

The satellite images from CNN and the open-source group “All Eyes On Wagner,” provide evidence of an escalated Wagner presence at the bases of Khalifa Haftar, the leader of a Libyan militia supported by Wagner, in Libya. This heightened presence was purportedly in preparation to assist the RSF militia against the SAF.

Full report here:

3) There is evidence that the UAE has been funding Wagner in Libya to help reduce the financial burden on Russia for its Libyan operations and has been deploying these forces to prop up its ally, General Khalifa Haftar, who has been fighting the UN-recognized Government of National Accord in Tripoli. The report that the UAE is funding Wagner in Libya actually came from the US department of defense, which again is a surprise considering the close alliance of the US and the UAE.

East Africa Counterterrorism Operation, North and West Africa Counterterrorism Operation Quarterly Report to Congress, July 1, 2020‒September 30, 2020

#repost of someone else’s content #twitter repost #sudan #keep eyes on sudan #sudanese genocide #uae #russia #putin #wagner #rsf #proxy war #genocide #free sudan #liberate sudan

[nasa]

Nora AlMatrooshi

Nora AlMatrooshi, the first Emirati woman astronaut, worked as a piping engineer before becoming an astronaut candidate for the United Arab Emirates. https://mbrsc.ae/team/nora/

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#NASA #astronaut #NASA Yearbook #graduation #Class of 2024 #space #Inspiration #UAE #United Arab Emirates #engineer #engineering #women in STEM #women in engineering #STEM

[palipunk]

If you’re in London or able to make the commute, today at 12pm (Sunday 14th) there’s going to be a protest in front of the UAE embassy for Sudan - if you stand with Palestine, stand with Sudan

#Sudan #London #spreading the word #UK #keep eyes on sudan #uae

[intersectionalpraxis]

gold, diamonds & any precious gems that are extracted and commodified in order to lavish [mostly] the rich & affluent -or for those who want them for symbol and status [which can include many people but especially those of wealth, even if acquired over time]... because yes, no matter the context -ya'll are wearing items that are drenched in the blood of young children/people from the Global South.

#feminist #feminism #social justice #eyes on sudan #sudan #free sudan #keep eyes on sudan #western imperialism #blood gold #uae #child labor #enslavement #violence against children #human rights violations

[tammuz]

Glazed bricks depicting a Persian archer, dating back to around 510 BCE, from the city of Susa in the Achaemenid Empire. This glazed brick bas-relief style was perfected in Babylon, and even the Foundation Charter of the Susa palace states that the baked bricks at the palace were the work of the Babylonians. Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE.  

Photo by Babylon Chronicle

#History #Persian #Babylon #UAE #Louvre #Abu Dhabi #Museums #Archaeology #Archery

[vvsonme]

#UAE

[sayruq]

#yemen #jerusalem #tel aviv #current events #palestine #free palestine #gaza #free gaza #news on gaza #palestine news #news update #war news #war on gaza #uae #qatar #oman #kuwait

[oms965]

🐆

#ksa #kuwait #bnaider #qatar #uae

[sir20]

A door at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, by sir20

#original photographers #photographers on tumblr #photography #black and white photography #archtecture #sir20 #photographie #fotografía #fotografia #fotografie #original photography #artists on tumblr #creators on tumblr #fine art photography #fine art #architectural #architecture photography #bnw #b&w #blanco y negro #bianco e nero #noir et blanc #sun #sun rays #lens flare #mosque #black and white #design #uae #united arab emirates

[without-ado]

Lightning & Heavy Storm hit Dubai l 240416 (x)

#dubai #thunder storm #storm #lightning #lightning bolt #weather #rain #dark #stormy #earth #UAE #photography #photos

[reality-detective]

Remember the Dubai flooding I posted? 👇

This confirms the UAE has been doing this for awhile 👇

"Cloud Seeding Science" is just another term for Geo-engineering, and weather modification.

First they "seed' the clouds with heavy metal particles and different chemicals, and then they use HAARP to induct the rain via the electro-magnetic frequencies.

They have basically confirmed everything we have known years ago, weather modification is real, however it's just a crazy conspiracy theory when we call them on it. 🤔

#pay attention #educate yourselves #educate yourself #knowledge is power #reeducate yourself #reeducate yourselves #think about it #think for yourselves #think for yourself #do your homework #do some research #do your own research #ask yourself questions #question everything #dubai #uae #cloud seeding #weather modification #weather manipulation #you decide #government corruption

[luvyoursss]

And i wonder..

#abu dhabi #uae #united arab emirates #beachlife

[nasa]

Mohammad AlMulla

Mohammad AlMulla, born in Dubai, received his commercial pilot's license from Australia at the age of 19. AlMulla was a training lead with the Dubai Police before becoming an astronaut candidate for the United Arab Emirates. https://mbrsc.ae/team/mohammed_mulla/

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#NASA #astronaut #NASA Yearbook #graduation #Class of 2024 #space #Inspiration #UAE #United Arab Emirates #STEM

[onesettleronebullet]

The United Arab Emirates has pledged a further $100 million to support humanitarian efforts in Sudan and neighbouring countries. The pledge was made by Sheikh Shakhbut bin Nahyan, UAE Minister of State, at the Paris Conference on Humanitarian Issues in Sudan that concluded on Monday. Shakhbout stressed the importance of returning to the political process in Sudan in order to secure a ceasefire in the country. He called on the international community to work to end the conflict and find a solution to the crisis to enhance security and stability in Sudan and prevent further loss of life. According to the Emirates News Agency, the total relief aid provided by the UAE to those affected by the conflict has reached $150 million, and includes medical, food, and relief supplies. The UAE has established a field hospital in the city of Abeche in Chad, at a cost of $20 million. It is the second hospital opened by the UAE to support Sudanese refugees.

18/04/2024

#die nuus #sudan #uae

[i-am-aprl]

Can you fathom this grotesque and terrifying world, where children must rely on airdropped food to survive from the starvation through ongoing genocide?

#egypt #uae #france #jordan #palestine #gaza #free palestine #jerusalem #فلسطين #free gaza #israeli war crimes #israel #i stand with palestine #israel is a terrorist state