The Gulf
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| Originally published | 2007 |
| Authors | Rem Koolhaas |
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| ID | 2046632 |
About The Gulf
This accordion-fold booklet contains a series of analytical views of the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf by AMO-OMA and colleagues from the American University of Sharjah, UAE. . . .
Royal Navy sends second warship to Gulf
...By Jonathan BealeDefence correspondentThe UK is to send a second warship to The Gulf, in response to rising tensions in the Middle East...
COP28: Can a climate summit in an oil state change anything?
... But which countries - if any - will put money in the fund? The European Union has indicated it is going to open its wallet, but what about the US and other big economies? China, Saudi Arabia and The Gulf States are still defined as developing countries for COP purposes, by the way, and therefore aren t obliged to pay into funds like this - a big bone of contention...
Toxic gas putting millions at risk in Middle East, BBC finds
... Flaring - the burning of waste gas during oil drilling - is taking place across The Gulf, including by COP28 hosts the United Arab Emirates...
Gunmen and sexism: On the road with Mexico's women truckers
... It was the middle of the night and she should have reached her destination - Tuxpan, on The Gulf of Mexico coast - hours earlier...
SpaceX: Elon Musk's Starship rocket to make second flight
... Debris from the 120m-tall (393ft) rocket fell into The Gulf of Mexico...
Arab and Muslim leaders blame West for Gaza misery
... Ever since the Obama administration s " pivot to Asia" there has been a fear here in The Gulf that the US is losing interest in the region, that it cannot be relied upon as a loyal partner...
Rumbling Middle East fault lines make this Israel-Gaza war different
... On America s side are Israel, The Gulf oil states, Jordan and Egypt...
Hamas hostages: Israeli mothers recall their children being kidnapped by Hamas
... The Gulf state is acting as a mediator between Israel and Hamas - proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK - to try and free the hostages...
Colombia's most wanted drug lord Otoniel captured
Colombia's Most Wanted drug trafficker and the leader of the country's largest criminal gang has been captured.
Dairo Antonio Usuga, better known as Otoniel, was seized after a joint operation by the army, Air Force and police on Saturday.
The government had offered a $800,000 (£582,000) reward for information about His whereabouts, while the US placed a $5m bounty on His head.
President Iván Duque hailed Otoniel's capture in a televised video message.
" This is the biggest blow against drug trafficking in Our Country This Century , " He Said . " This blow is only comparable to The Fall of Pablo Escobar in the 1990s. "
Otoniel was captured in His rural hideout in Antioquia province in north-western Colombia, close to The Border with Panama. While details of the operation are still emerging, The President said one Police Officer had been killed.
Colombia's armed forces later released a photo showing its soldiers guarding the handcuffed Otoniel.
There have been several huge operations involving thousands of officers to capture the 50-year-old in recent years, but Until Now none have been successful.
Otoniel become The Head of The Gulf Clan, previously known as the Usuga Clan, after its previous leader - His Brother - was killed by police in a raid on a New Year 's Eve party almost Ten Years ago.
Colombia's security forces labelled The Gang as the country's most powerful criminal organisation, while authorities in the US describe it as " heavily armed [and] extremely violent".
The Gang , which operates in many provinces and has extensive international connections, is engaged in drug and people smuggling, illegal gold mining and extortion.
It is believed to have about 1,800 armed members who are mainly recruited from far-right paramilitary groups. Members have been arrested as Far Away as Argentina, Brazil, Honduras, Peru and Spain.
The Gang controls many of the routes used to smuggle drugs from Colombia to the US and as Far Away as Russia.
The Colombian government, however, believes it has decimated its numbers in recent years, forcing many leading members to hide in remote regions in The Jungle .
Otoniel now faces A Number of charges including sending shipments of cocaine to the US, killing police officers and recruiting children.
He was indicted in the US in 2009, and faces extradition proceedings which could see him eventually appear In Court in New York .
You might also be interested in: Media caption, Colombia's fierce battle with cocaine traffickersSource of news: bbc.com
