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by **The Yremia Corporate** » Sun Dec 31, 2023 8:16 pm

The Nazarists Fighting A Holy War In Fahran
December 31st, 2023 - Asher Nazarani

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For many of those fighting in Fahran today the civil war is about to enter its fifth year. For them, it began with the New Year’s Day Coup by the NSC. A group whom seemed to receive tacit support from elements of the Alanahri government at the time. This year one of their key leaders, Muherram von Dauenhauer, was killed fighting against Alanahri forces. At the beginning of the war Kembesa was a Royalist ally, now its forces are fighting against a so-called Royal Army of Fahran. These are reminders of the strange shifts in alliances this war has seen.

For others, the war began for them just under two years ago. With direct interventions by states like Alanahr, Latium, and Velikoslavia. However, less well-known might be the non-state actors who began their involvement around that time. And in particular, Nazarist fighters looking to fight a holy war on behalf of the Azdarin faithful.

Kushttod are legal paramilitary forces who trace their origins to forces predating the Gharib invasion of Alanahr. Often called military orders and sometimes confused with those resident in Sydalon but not sharing the same crusader origins, they exist today as a holdover of the Second Alanahri Civil War. Many of the modern Kushttod organisations were formalised in this period.

Our first fighter, known to us as Gaj, is a member of the Kushttod ash-Shur al-Aphjad (often shortened to the Kashaph). The Kashaph came to Fahran under the umbrella of the Alanahri intervention shortly after Kembesa began their attempted annexation of as-Souhr. Asked why he came he responds “There was no choice about coming, especially when we heard about the desecrations. We could not all ourselves Alanahri while the faith of our brothers and sisters was under attack.”

Gaj is a former Special Forces operative, during the Fahrani counter-offensive his unit primarily performed recon and raids. He recalls fighting Kembesan soldiers saying “At some point it became obvious by their reaction if they were penal, conscripts or zealots, just by how they would initially respond. Regulars would take cover and if they got the chance gave back as good as they got. Conscripts would sometimes try and fire back immediately, made for easy targets. If they never fired back, they were probably penals.”

The second fighter refused to share his real name, instead calling himself al-Dir (the shield). He serves with the Kushttod al-Mussthash, whose members are called Mussthashi. Mussthashi serve most often as combat medics. Unlike the Kashaph they rarely operate as units and instead attach themselves to allied forces.

Al-Dir was initially received with some suspicion by the forces he served with. After the Kembesans violated holy sites there has been a spike in hatred and violence towards Nazarists in Fahran. Al-Dir claims that this was expected “In a way we had come here because of what Nazarists had done. We wanted to show them that we stood against the desecration of their faith. And we knew words would not be enough.”

Al-Dir described how his postings would have varied outcomes “Sometimes I would be forced to leave a squad. In one mission, an injured fighter refused my treatment, I knew then that staying in the squad would be more dangerous to them than getting another medic assigned.”

He spoke fondly of another deployment “I was posted to a squad of very zealous young men, they looked at me like I was a demon. During one of our first missions the Kembesans brought the sky down on us, artillery. Half the squad was wounded and we were forced to hide in a hole for three days. I kept those boys alive and got them home, when we were finally put back into operation the tone was different. I earned respect, and eventually I earned friendship.”

Now as the war is slowing down their Kushttod are seeking to have their members placed on peacekeeping duties. Gaj has said that he plans on returning to Alanahr once Fahran is considered at peace. However al-Dir says that he is hoping to remain in Fahran and continue his work, whether with the Kushttod or as a civilian.

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by **Communist Xomaniax** » Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:06 am

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New Trade Deals to Boost Domestic Automotive Industry, Strengthen Relations Abroad

TIW-Mbulu and Vulksmotor officials sign deal.

WALUNWI - Phansi Uhlanga Representatives of the Department of Automotive Industry, the United Front of Uhlangan Trade Unions, TIW-Mbulu and Vulksmotor met today for a final round of negotiation, as well as separate meetings from delegates of Delia Automotive, which concluded shortly after noon today. The dual negotiations have taken place amid a greater program of modernization for the automotive industry in the country. The deal struck among these five party talks, experts say, will see the total reinvigoration of the Uhlangan automobile industry by rapidly modernizing existing automotive lines and developing a new domestic electric vehicle industry. It will furthermore see the construction of a new automobile plant in Walunwi, for the production of VW brand vehicles such as the “Dart” and “Urbi”.

Tomabilu ya Izine ya Walunwi (“Walunwi Automotive Plant”), branded internationally as “TIW-Mbulu”, is the primary manufacturer of personal cars in Phansi Uhlanga. It was founded originally in 1965 in Democratic Iqozi as a joint venture of the Communist Party of Iqozi and a selection of foreign technical experts and investors headquartered in Walunwi. TIW produced a small but well received line of sedans, trucks and utility vehicles during the period before the Third Uhlangan Civil War. It saw the almost total suspension of production in 1969, as a result of the Olochtist invasion. After the Third Uhlangan Civil War, the company was rejuvenated and collectivized as TIW-Mbulu. Production of motor vehicles would resume in full by 1972 by incorporating the old prewar production lines with extensive technical and material aid from Elatia and Wazheganon and were declared a top priority for the 1st Five Year Plan.

The iconic peafowl logo of Mbulu Motors emblazens every vehicle it produces.

The Dear General Comrade Njiba Impisi upon embarking on a recent tour of the nation’s automotive factories and providing field guidance there declared that firms must embrace the most modern and scientific designs and production methods. Workers must shun conservative thinking and boldly pursue new achievements in fuel efficiency, emissions standards and personal safety. Recognizing this guidance, TIW-Mbulu sought to contract with companies abroad in order to acquire the necessary technology to leap Uhlangan automotives forward. Vulksmotor, an Ottonian automobile manufacturer, was specifically sought for its expertise in fuel economy and automotive computing to oversee the modernization of two Mbulu plants in Walunwi.

The deal, valued at more than LC125,000,000,000, will see the construction of a new automotive plant in the city. This plant, a joint stock venture between TIW-Mbulu and Vulksmotor, will employee thousands of laborers in its construction as well as full time employment of more than three thousand factory workers to be organized according to standards negotiated by the National Front of Automotive Workers. The plant will contain production lines for the 2025 VM Dart and 2025 VM Urbi respectively, allowing the vehicles to more easily enter into the Ochrani and Malaian markets. Ground is set to be broken on the project by 29 January and completed by February of next year.

In commemoration of the upcoming event, VM and TIW-Mbulu are set to unveil the early fruits of their cooperation: the TIW-2112, which had previously been limited to one-off concept runs prior to the deal. The new vehicle will be a luxury sedan featuring a proprietary-developed aluminum 32-valve V16 engine displacing 13.6 liters (13,584 cc), mated to a four-speed, electronically controlled, automatic transmission with rear wheel drive. The engine will feature a fuel-saving active management system which can shut down either twelve or eight of the cylinders when the full output is not needed. The vehicle will include options for crushed velvet or real full grain calfskin leather, alongside numerous amenities suited for comfort.

The TIW-2112 will be available for purchase later this year.

As part of negotiations, Delia Automotive, an Ostrozavan auto company, has been contracted for the purposes of overseeing the intensive development of a domestic Uhlangan electric vehicle program. This is part of a greater Party goal of reducing civilian fossil fuel usage in order to bolster strategic military reserves and increase air quality in important industrial areas. At present Phansi Uhlanga produces no indigenous EVs, meaning that efforts to reduce emissions necessarily depend on foreign imports. General Impisi declared that the workers must strive toward self-sufficiency in the EV industry. The deal thus will see Delia not only managing the construction of EV production lines in the country, but also the technical training of Uhlangan auto workers and engineers on the design and manufacturing of complex battery technology. This will doubtless go on to serve the development of productive forces in the country in other ways.

Delia and TIW officials sign the EV development framework.

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by **Talahara** » Mon Jan 15, 2024 5:44 pm

January 15, 2024
The Vanguard Reports

THE ABĒTŌHUN CAPTURED, CASUALTIES HIGH IN WAR OF IMPERIALISM

Wile the imperial wars of the decadent monarchy have enacted a dire toll on the people of Kembesa, it is with great satisfaction that the Vanguard Conclave reports that the so-called Abētōhun Kwastantinos, the son of the tyrant Selemaw, has been captured by the Fahranis. While the Royal Court maintains that the prodigal son's regiment shirked actual action on the front lines, reputable reports from behind the Fahrani lines have corroborated the sighting of Kwastantinos in a Fahrani prisoner of war camp over the New Year. Whether this was a result of defection or a massive collapse on the part of Kembesan state forces, this is a massive symbolic blow to the monarchy.

The true brunt of this conflict has been borne by the Kembesan peasants and workers, tens of thousands of whom have suffered grievous injuries or death in Fahran. The sources of the Vanguard along the front report the following figures: 5,000 dead; 10,000 captured; 20,000 wounded; and 2,000 missing. This presents a casualty rate of almost 20% across the entire Kembesan armed forces. This is decimation, twice over. In response, the government continues to punish the commoners, emptying the country's prisons of dissidents and free-thinkers for trench diggers and cannon fodder, shoving rifles into the hands of children to prosecute a foreign war of imperialism.

They cannot expect the people to accept death lying down. Not for long.

And so, we celebrate both the symbolic defeats of the monarchists and the acceleration toward revolution. The monarchy is now headless; the only explanation for the tyrant's absence now must be a slow death in behind his palace walls. Domestically, the exploitative economics of the regime and the funneling of national wealth to foreign capitalist defence contractors has imploded the Kembesan economy. The Werik in early 2023 was valued at 1.108×10^-3 USC. Now in the new year, the value has plummeted to 0.543×10^-3 USC following shocking hyperinflation which has left the common Kembesan peasant unable to afford bread. Soon the truth will be evident to them - the Ordosocialist truth.

While the military has been deployed abroad, the embers of revolution have been kindled across the country. A roaring fire is a simple breath away. Rest assured brothers and sisters, peasants and workers of Kembesa, while the capacity of the state to rule and repress the people is rapidly diminishing, the numbers of revolutionaries are swelling and it will not be long before a new red dawn rises over Kembesa.

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by **Communist Xomaniax** » Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:49 pm

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Let’s Expand Frog Farming to Boost the National Economy!

Jerk frog barbecue is a popular dish among the Tshamba people of eastern Phansi Uhlanga.

LUMBASHI - Phansi Uhlanga The meat of edible frogs has been a staple of Uhlangan cuisine for thousands of years. In the Matobe Basin, the traditional peoples there have hunted dozens of indigenous frog species as a source of protein in an otherwise deficient environment, where chickens, goats and pigs were not able to be raised. Now the government seeks to expand production of frog meat as a sustainable and locally sourced food source for much of the country’s interior, easing demands on supply of meat needing to be shipped from more agriculturally productive areas. Plans for new aquaculture facilities focused on the raising of edible amphibians will furthermore broaden the cultural palates of the greater Uhlangan people while providing new sources of income for much of the interior.

For many of the peoples dwelling in the Matobe basin, frogs have been a revered animal since time immemorial. The mythological traditions of the Tshamba people of southeastern Phansi Uhlanga for example associate the bullfrog with the harvest deity Bintuyapoto, who wards away corrupting spirits in much the same way that these frogs thin the populations of pest creatures. The meat of amphibians broadly but frogs specifically is present in the dishes of nearly every Uhlangan culture, though is most prominent in the cuisines of the Ogomo, Thamba and N!Twa peoples. Frogs make these natural wetland areas, where cultivation of rice and sorghum was most intensive, their homes, and thus were hunted for food. This continued into the colonial era when the genocidal Cuhonhicah cordoned the black population onto overcrowded reservations colloquially known as “komontustans”. The policy forced a rise in frog consumption that nearly wiped the populations of multiple species out completely.

Frogs of the Tchambo People's Commune presented before processing.
Frog hunting remained a common method by which the peasantry fed itself throughout the colonial period and after. As the Uhlangan population increased and industry gradually spread to the interior however, wild amphibian populations have proven increasingly insufficient to meet demands. Attempts to remedy the problem by the Party were put forth as early as 1972, including support for the development of small scale frog aquaculture in people’s communes throughout the rural center. Further measures were put forth in 1981, which involved the mass breeding and subsequent releasing of millions of frogs into the wild. These measures, alongside greater restrictions on the hunting of wild frogs by the state, served to somewhat stabilize wild frog populations but proved ultimately inadequate at matching demand, which in turn was alleviated through state encouragement of chicken alternatives and by foreign import.

The first large-scale farming of frogs began in 1981, when the 3rd Lumbashi People’s Commune dedicated 30% of its lands for the construction of aquaculture facilities. Similar efforts would be carried out in Tchambo and N!gane that same year. These three regions to this day represent the bulk of frog farming in Phansi Uhlanga, accounting for more than 80% of national production. Supreme Commander Njiba Impisi undertook extensive touring of these facilities and gave field guidance there. He said that “new efforts to strengthen national self-sufficiency in aquaculture and to increase the export of amphibian products are needed. Let’s expand frog farming to boost the national economy!” The communal workers there took note of his guidance and pledged to redouble efforts of improving frog farming efficiency. The Party alongside the Department of Agriculture have announced plans to build two new frog farms in Kisendjo Oimongo, as well as further expansions at Tchambo and N!gane incorporating the latest equipment and organizing methods.

Freshly slaughtered frogs are sold in wet markets all over the globe.

The global market in frog meat brings in more than LC62,500,000,000 ($250,000,000) each year for aquacultural firms in Phansu Uhlanga. However, economic and aquacultural experts familiar with the state of the industry believe that further state investment will not only meet as of yet unmet domestic demand but also see a rise in sales abroad. In modern times, nations such as Da Juang and the Republik Bebas Ketiga are among the top importers of frog meat, accounting for more than 1/5th of global demand. The latter alone imports 600-800 tons of frog per year, totaling LC5-6.25 billion in value. Emphasis is further placed on the Audonian market in Belisaria, which represents the largest consumers of frog meat outside of the eastern Ozeros area and one in which Uhlangan communes have not adequately penetrated.

Phansi Uhlanga at present exports more than 2,500 tons of frog meat each year. With new plans in effect, its agricultural communes are on track to increase this to 3,000 tons per year, in line with goals set for the completion of the 10th Five Year Plan. At the current rate, experts believe that a goal of 5,000 tons of frog meat produced per year will be reached by 2028, just two years into the 12th Five Year Plan.

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by **Aureumterra III** » Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:23 pm

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Klara Møller Appointed as Imperial Commerce Secretary

January 16th, 2024

Potens — Earlier today, the Imperial Palace announced the appointment of Klara Møller as the Secretary of Imperial Commerce, replacing outgoing Lisettian Era appointee Marcus Wilstrup. Klara Møller is the daughter of Admiral Viktor Møller, one of the highest ranking officers in the Imperial Navy. She has been serving on the corporate board of directors for Drødal Fjøskyrner Chemicals - one of the largest plastics manufacturing companies in the Empire - for the past four years. Her appointment comes amidst Chief Minister Jørne Bonde’s stated goals of gaining the Empire more favorable export deals with the countries of Northern Belisaria, citing the commitment to sustaining the Empire as the primary manufacturing hub of the continent in the 21st century.

In her first press conference as Imperial Commerce Secretary, Mrs. Møller affirmed her commitments to the Chief Minister’s goals in diversifying the Empire’s manufactured goods exports into sectors beyond plastics and other petroleum products. She furthermore promised the fulfillment of the manufacturing export targets by 2025 as set by HMDEIM Hæstirétt Frederik IV in His April Decree from last year.

Mrs. Møller replacing Wilstrup marks yet another longtime appointee replaced by HMDEIM in the past two years. It has been noted that the majority of recent appointees in the higher offices of the Imperial Government overwhelmingly consist of younger individuals from military, mostly naval families. Mrs. Møller’s father, Admiral Møller, served in the same command division as HMDEIM during His tenure in the Imperial Navy.

As the Imperial Commerce Secretary, Mrs. Møller now has broad directive in executing the CM’s plans and HMDEIM’s decrees in relation to foreign trade. The Office of Imperial Commerce falls under the joint jurisdiction of the Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with a degree of authority over most matters pertaining to commercial and economic international relations.

The Imperial Palace has made a brief press release regarding the appointment:

Klara Møller has served as a successful director on the board of DFC for the past four years. Her family has dutifully and loyally served HMDEIM and the Empire for decades, and her credentials in economics and finance make her an excellent fit for the Office of Imperial Commerce. As such, HMDEIM has appointed her to replace former Secretary Wilstrup, an office which she is expected as per the demands of the position and HMDEIM’s decree.

by **Mutul** » Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:57 pm

Simon Smeleres, ex-mayor of the palace and running candidate for Yedviro

Yedviro Party select Simon Smeleres for 2024 elections

ANGRAST - It was the last day for them to legally do so. After months of occult debates within the party' inner circle and confusion for everyone else, every leader of Yedviro' local branches have made their decision and settled on Simon Smeleres, Yedviro' current president, as their champion for the incoming national elections.

At 76 years old, Simon Smeleres is anything but a newcomer in Drevstranese politics. In fact, he had already reached the supreme magistrature, serving as Drevstran Mayor of the Palace and chief of government from 1999 to 2004 before losing to the socialist Ludos Barn and then in 2009 to the reformist Elross Gismond. 2009 was a difficult year for Mr Smeleres as he would be brought to trial over accusations of corruption and treason by Migrai Bharamut, Elross Gismond disciple and successor after the former tragic murder. This trial of 2009 was fought both in court, in the medias, and in the streets and while Smeleres was cleared of all treason charges, he was convicted for corruption, which costed him the elections and brought his political career into turmoil. He would resign from his position as President of Yedviro and launch a court action against Migrai Bharamut for defamation, emission of false accusations, and lying under oath. A trial he would win this time, but the damage was done.

The bad blood between Simon Smeleres and Migrai Bharamut is old and goes back to 1990 when a 38 years Simon led the judicial charge against Migrai's father, ending the later comeback into politics after a rocky and rather brutal career. Migrai Bharamut hatred for the icon of Yedviro was well known, even back in 2009, and led to many caricatures and diatribes against the second generation of Bharamut. This rivalry is what allowed Simon Smeleres to return to politics, first as the independent mayor of his municipality in 2015, then as an independent candidate for Petrograve' parliamentary seat in 2020 where he was a serious enough threat that Yedviro was forced to negotiate with him. Later the same year, his return to the party was announced after 11 years as the black beast of Drevstranese politics.

Simon Smeleres supporters were not entirely gone and after three elections lost to Nepserot, and twice in a row to Migraï Bharamut, a large faction within Yedviro saw in Simon Smeleres, a veteran politician with a dirtied reputation but a spotless image as Bharamut' blood rival, the only way to rally all who opposed Bharamut politics. In 2022 he was chosen by the Party's Inner Circle as President but still, his base of power was not so solid he could claim complete control over the party. It took another two years, with many potential rivals coming up from within Yedviro, but he's finally done it: after 15 years, he's once more Yedviro's Icon.

And it's a difficult election ahead of him: Yedviro's reputation as a party has improved but still bear the mark of two decades of attacks and libel from Nepsirot, Bharamut's party. He himself can be an hard sell to many because of his sulfurous past, although he's been known to develop and nurture his image as a devil of sort, a sinister but powerful leader, the dark mage of politics. Bharamut' obvious hatred for the man has also done a lot for his return as people now see it as another sign of the titutal Mervoret' pettiness and a source of doubts on the corruption charges levied against Smeleres in the first place. The next six months will certainly be defined by this rivalry and it is hard to see another candidate coming close in charisma and mainstream recognition to these two monsters of Drevstranese politics.

by **The Yremia Corporate** » Thu Feb 01, 2024 12:02 pm

Government Bleeds Support, Brings Forward Conscription Plan
February 1st, 2024 - Asher Nazarani

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Earlier today the government announced plans to introduce what would be Alanahr’s first conscription law in the history of the modern state. This move has been met with controversy and criticism from the opposition, who claim this is an admission that the government has lost a handle on events.

Conscription does have a history in Alanahr. During the Second Alanahri Civil War both sides resorted to conscription, either through decree or in practice. The fallout of the mass conscription of that war led to strong opposition to the concept of conscription in the post-war state. Over one in five men served directly in the forces of either side. The resulting trauma and disability caused by the conflict served as a constant advertisement against conscription.

Since then Alanahr’s military has been an entirely volunteer force. It has never lacked in numbers. Helped by the treatment of it as a substitute for a welfare system and the Military Families providing a constant stream of recruits.

There was also a lever built into the system, to boost the military’s numbers in case of temporary shortages or, in a dire case, a major war. Where veterans could be called up to serve temporarily for a limited period. It has never been used to a great extent, mainly to bridge gaps. The Military Families have been supportive of this, as it often resulted in cash injections to those called up to serve again.

The Fahrani Civil War changed this entirely. So far roughly 300,000 veterans have been called to serve and the “limited period” of this legal lever has been creatively interpreted by the government. While there has been almost no refusals to return, there is widespread discontent amongst the Military Families. Many are claiming that the government has broken the contract between those who lead and those who serve as it was understood.

This isn’t helped by the casualty reports, which further animate opposition to Alanahr’s role in the conflict. News of Eastern Belisarian arms filling Vardani armouries is spreading concern. And it is helped by rumours that a war with Vardana could break out over Happara. The idea of withdrawal from Happara is gaining popularity, and many government officials think that many of these narratives are being pushed using dark money linked to the Military Families.

Commentators believe that the plans to introduce conscription are being raised to win the Military Families back to the side of the government. However military analysts also believe that this may be a necessary change.

One expert told al-Amanar “The civil war in Fahran has shown us that even near-peer warfare this close to home will require numbers of men and women that are just not possible to be raised consistently under our current legal framework. Change is needed and ideally implemented before any potential need of it.”

He continued “Further this legal lever has never seriously been tested until now, and it’s clearly not viable for larger conflicts. I have friends telling me they’re worried their family may be wiped out if a wider war occurs. And I fear that continued use of this legal lever to call up veterans could do long term damage to our military institutions, and the support for them.”

Only time will tell if the government can win back support from the Military Families. Until then it faces a difficult legal road in constructing a law that can gain the support to implement conscription.

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by **Aldia** » Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:12 am

Chancellor of Brumen to attend economic summit in Mesogeia

Immanuel von Dinsmark, Chancellor of Brumen, to attend economic summit with Mesogeia & Onekawa-Nukanoa.
Office of the Chancellor of the Realm | Press Release | 25 February 2024

(As delivered)
Dear members of the media,

As you are all aware of the Kingdom of Brumen is due to participate in an economic summit hosted by Mesogeia for the next three days.
What we hope to gain from this summit is to strengthen the economic ties between our three nations through the establishment of a free trade area.
In the next few days, ministers from our three nations will be engaged in dialogue in the hopes of achieving this goal.

This free trade area, which we tentatively call the Trilateral Economic Partnership, is the culmination of Brumen's efforts to establish a trade bloc which our country can participate in.
Of course we will take into account the concerns of Brumen's domestic economic sectors, so that the details of the FTA will not be harmful to vulnurable sectors in not only Brumen, but also Mesogeia's and Onekawa-Nukanowa's economy.
The key to these talks is openness, honesty, ambition and compromise. Values which I hope our diplomats will keep in mind as they iron out the treaty.

Brumen has historically had extensive economic cooperation with Mesogeia through the Mesogeia's participation in East Belisaria's High-Speed Rail network.
An ambitious project which has successfully connected major East Belisarian cities all the way from Dinsmark to Alexandropolis, bringing not only connectivity but also economic opportunity.
Cooperation in the military industrial complex has been a major touch stone in Brumen and Onekawa-Nukanoa relations with the procurement of ships for the Royal Navy and development of indigenous fighter jets for the Royal Air Force.

It is my sincere wish and hope that this economic summit will provide more opportunities, jobs and hope for all three nations.
Thank you fory our attention

Q&A session

Reporter: Mr. Chancellor how do you suppose Brumen's immediate neighbors will react?
Do you believe they will feel excluded as they were not invited ot this summit?

Chancellor Immanuel von Dinsmark: Yes that is a very good question, thank you.
For this issue I must remind us all that Brumen has been among the few nations in East Belisaria who proposed the creation of a regional economic bloc.
Unfortunately most of our neighbor's priorities were elsewhere, as a result we must expand our horizon to look for other partners in this grand endeavor.
That being said, I would like to reassure Brumen's neighbors that Brumen's diplomatic stance and position has not changed.

Reporter: How will this FTA affect Brumen's agricultural sector? We've heard that some farmers have reservations to potential influx of cheap grapes and fishery products.

Chancellor Immanuel von Dinsmark: Our ministers and staff are well aware of this issue.
As I have said earlier, the objective of this summit is to produce an FTA that all of us can agree upon.
Hence the four principles I have said above which we will adhere to throughout the duration of this summit.
As long as these are upheld I believe we will be able to find a satisfactory agreement for us all.

That is all for now, thank you.

by **Talahara** » Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:19 pm

March 14, 2024
Robel Barega, Chief Political Editor

EMERGENCY CIVILIAN EVACUATIONS IN EFFECT, AUTHORITIES URGE COMPLIANCE

Emergency evacuation protocols are in effect for 13 duchies along the northern border of the Elect Kingdom with Fahran following the withdrawal of the Elect Army from the heathen lands. Preparations for the evacuations are presently being coordinated by ducal police forces and Church workers. Kembesan subjects are asked to shelter in place and avoid engaging in hoarding until evacuated by the authorities in an orderly fashion. Curfews are in place and violators may be mistaken for subversives or foreign agents.

At present, the duchies under evacuation protocols include the major population centres of Kinat and Som Wahiz. State authorities have provided assurances that the orders are temporary and ultimately precautionary. State press agents were able to interview a local magistrate from the town of Guredawa, located approximately 80 kilometres from the pre-war border with Fahran. Guredawa was also home to an Elect Army field command centre from July to September of 2023. The magistrate noted that while the evacuation protocols were enacted in the duchy, he believed that Kembesans have little to worry about, speaking highly of the Kembesan forces formerly stationed in the region. Despite these assurances, he urged Kembesan subjects to cooperate with authorities and abide by curfews and emergency regulations.

Evacuation protocols were officially enacted by the Elect of God, Selemaw XIV last week by edict, announced on behalf of the court by Archbishop Jon Beriberē of Bet Kebur, endorsing the protocols by Church ordinance. This means that in addition to being subject to the penalties of defying a royal edict, violators may also be subjected to ecumenical charges which have a light burden of proof and are dispositive for major criminal charges. Penalties for ecumenical charges can include fines and community-based labour sentences, while trespassing an edict can result in major terms of imprisonment.

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The Elect Army has continued its withdrawal from Fahran, initiated at the end of last year. Lord Captain-General Yohon Lanisēti, chief field commander of the Kembesan armed forces, announced last week that further reorganization and commitments from Kembesa's civilians would be necessary to overcome the opposition. State reports have continually noted instances of subversive activity hampering the Kembesan advance over the past two years, particularly from among Charnean and insurgent Janubi agents. The Lord Captain-General was quoted on Monday; "While the might of Kembesa remains, victory cannot be achieved while rodents bite at the heels of our warriors."

The army staff also took time to comment on gutter press rumours of the capture of the Abētōhun, noting "the Abētōhun has been serving valiantly at the front since his regiment was transferred, but the protection of the Crown Prince remains a great duty of the T’ori'seyoum." Off the record, a high-ranking aide-de-camp commented that "[T]he valiant Abētōhun would certainly not be taken prisoner should the worst come to pass." The staff at Hagērī Palace in Azwa have also noted no changes in protocol while the Abētōhun has been serving. The Abētōhun Kwastantinos's two younger brothers have also been engaged in military service, albeit in staff positions based in the capital.

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Despite risks to civilian populations near the front with the heathens, state authorities have continued to urge that Kembesans do their part in complying with the state in these difficult times and in fighting subversives, reporting hostile activities, and cooperating with police and military. Security analysts have suggested out that treachery from within Kembesa's borders has been the greatest threat our nation faces - and while evacuation protocols have been initiated in the north, orthosocialist insurgents remain a threat in the south. State security forces have advised that the duchies of Kima and Omomu remain at a high state of alertness and subjects of the Me'bala region should exercise caution.

by **Mutul** » Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:55 pm

Mutuleses boots in Ayeli ?

Mutuleses soldiers participating in "Destination Chak" military exercices.

K'ALAK MUUL (Central Press): The Mutul has begun large scale naval and field military exercises in the viceroyalties of Nokaj, Xukaj, and in the Kayamuca Sea. While they are characterized as “routine” by the Divine Throne’ spokesperson, there is a known amphibious attack component to them, both on how to defend against one but also on how to execute one.

Despite the Divine Throne downplaying the scale of the exercices and denying any sort of meaning behind them, the objective is clear: Ayeli, where the civil war, after taking a positive turn for the Mutul-friendly government of South Ayeli, is now grinding down to an halt again as the Belfrasian military is able to keep alight the fire of resistance in the last bastions of the Northern state.

But while Belfras has openly and immediately declared itself for its protege, the Mutul has taken a public backseat on the matter, sending no troops to help Southern Ayeli in its operations. The K’uhul Ajaw, the Divine Lord of the Mutul, has even repeatedly made call for peace, proposed to serve as an intermediate to negotiate a ceasefire, and even condemned what it saw as a Belfrasian gung-ho attitude.

Of course, it is all obfuscation. The Mutul is as involved in Ayeli as Belfras, if not more. The Mutul has supported its protege economically and armed it in preparation for the war. Thousands of Reze mercenaries operate on the Southerners’ behalf, paid with money of unclear origins. Similarly, it is difficult to believe Tikaleses “volunteers” could have joined Southern Ayeli without at least the tacit approval of the Divine Kingdom, nor that the Southerners could’ve sustained their war effort without material and technical support from their patrons.

And it seems the Mutul is willing to escalade things even further. Because to whom those military exerices can be aimed at except at the Belfrasians, their navy, and their expeditionary corp ? As the Mutul continue to pretend to extend its open hand, playing the tune of diplomacy, of demands for peace and negotiations with both the two Ayeli and Belfras, it keeps a dagger in its covert hand. It's less and less covert hand.

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Barbeque Edition

I Like Pig Butts and I Cannot Lie

Barbeque is not only a great food to eat but also a great way to spend time with family and friends. Barbeque has a way of bringing people and communities together like few other things can. But, a good story is not without conflict, and the great story of Barbeque is rife with antagonism that seeps into the very sauce itself. So buckle up and hold on to your butts, because we’re about to light a flame under your ass that’s sure to get the big bads lickling their lips. Welcome to the Barbeque edition of the Nibbler!

Barbeque 101

Ancient man invented barbeque for backyard gatherings.

Barbeque is any method of cooking that employ live fire and smoke to cook meat. The term also broadly encompasses the devices used to cook the meat and gatherings that revolve around the process thereof. Most of us have been to a barbeque before, and have enjoyed the flavor of sweet, succulent meat that would even tempt the virtuous Queen Melisende of Sydalon.

Needless to say, barbeque has been around a very long time and a number of peoples around the world have developed their own unique styles that set them apart. Some flavors are spicy, some are sweet, some are tangy, so on and so forth. Academics often debate who’s got the best barbeque, but there tends to be a “consensus” that the best barbeque can be found in Peuramaa.

Most of us at the Nibbler can’t find Peuramaa on a map and wouldn’t know that it exists without their world-famous barbeque. Their sauces line the stores of grocery stores throughout Ghant, and it’s such a big hit that even the Emperor of Ghant is said to slather it on his chest so Uptown Ghish girls can lick it off. The best part is that nobody besides the Peuramaans know exactly what’s in it, as it’s a “secret formula.”

Now I know what you’re thinking, how does some random country like Peuramaa have the greatest barbeque in the world? Well, they have a thing that they do that nobody else really does, or does as well. What if we told you that they have their entire culture based around barbeque? That’s right, the Peuramaans live and breathe barbeque, to such a degree that they have social organizations that facilitate their craft.

Enter the Peuramaan Hunting Lodges, where the secret formula is contained, hidden in a glass bottle tucked away safely in a vault. Hmm, that would make a good plot for a cartoon, actually…

The Hunting Lodges of Peuramaa

A Peuramaan barbeque hut at a hunting lodge

Peuramaa has several hundred hunting lodges throughout the country where people of all walks of life, regardless of wealth or station gather to hunt, cook and presumably fornicate. These lodges form the core element of Peuramaan society, and instill values of community and cooperation that keep the Peuramaan people strong. It is this sense of community, family and togetherness that make Peuramaan barbeque the best in the world. I mean seriously, they’re that hardcore about it.

These hunting lodges consist of various buildings designed for different functions. Some of them are meeting halls where large numbers of people can gather for events. Some are bathrooms with holes in the ground. The most important ones, however are the barbeque huts. These huts feature a barbeque contraption at the center of the hut, surrounded by tables and utensils, and surrounding all that are benches with pillows and blankets. It is here the world’s greatest barbeque is cooked, with the community able to eat and be merry all in the same hut.

These lodges facilitate hunting and barbequing, facilitating the entire process on one site. First, they hunt and kill the animal, then they bring it back, gut it and shit, and then they set to barbequing it. Entire communities participate in this assembly line-esque process, until the final product is complete, and the community can sit down together to enjoy the final product.

Larger barbeques for charity are held and these often raise a shit ton of money too. It’s a major outlet for community engagement and supporting important causes in the community. However, anytime money is involved, jealousy is aroused. Unfortunately for the Peuramaans, they have a neighbor that is as jealous and covetous as they come of wealth and power. No, we’re not talking about Yisrael, but about a far more menacing foe. A nation by the name of Aureumterra, a nation so despicably evil and shameless that it would slaughter all of the Peuramaans in order to capture their barbeque secret formula.

The Evil Empire

Pueramaan baby-back ribs is considered a fine delicacy in Aureumterra

Aureumterra is an ancient and powerful civilization that has claimed dominion over much of northern Belisaria for centuries, including Peuramaa. These dastardly denizens of the far north are mean, vicious and hungry for power and eager for war. As the story goes, many centuries ago, the Aureumterran throne (which has some off-brand Obsidian Throne name that we can’t remember off-hand) enslaved the poor Peuramaans and made them work to produce barbeque to feed their vast, bloodthirsty empire.

The first emperor, Cnut, gained power through employing such means of mass-producing quality barbeque to entice rival clans to support his cause. That culture of a war machine fueled by barbeque never really went away, and even now they crave it’s power to sustain them. Unfortunately for them, they needed the Peuramaans to produce it, and for a time, the Aureumterrans had a place for them in their growing empire.

For centuries the Peuramaans labored to appease their masters, but for Aureumterrans, they would only want more. By the time of Queen Lisette, the Peuramaans had little left to give. Not that this would stop Lisette, of course. An ambitious and power-hungry woman (who cucked more husbands than Queen Melisende, well done), there was just a little bit more that she wanted from the Peuramaans. You see, Lisette just so happened to be a witch who dined on the flesh of infants and bathed in the blood of virgins.

This was how she was able to maintain long-lasting youth and gave birth to children in her fifties. I mean shit, how else can you explain women giving birth that old (looks awkwardly in the direction of Christina of Latium)? Naturally, the Peuramaans resisted Lisette’s attempts at slaughtering their infants for their baby-back ribs, and they all fled en-masse to Peuramaa proper, much to Lisette’s chagrin. She was none too pleased with losing her previous barbeque, and their empire began to grind to a stand still. Make no mistake, ever since that fateful time, Aureumterra would stop at nothing from exacting revenge against Peuramaa for depriving it of their barbeque, and would stop at nothing to get it back.

The Empire Strikes Back

Aureumterra will do whatever it takes to win the war on barbeque

Aureumterra has alleged that the hunting lodges of Peuramaa are in fact terrorist training camps where insurgents congregate to practice killing Aureumterrans and do things like make bombs and say bad things about their fucked-up monarchy and religious cult. Naturally, Peuramaa says that nothing of the sort takes place there. The truth of course, lies somewhere in between.

"Aureumterran Terrorist Charity BBQ Blows the Competition Away” is a headline you might see here at the Nibbler, and for good reason. One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. Aureumterra believes that if the Peuramaans aren’t making barbeque for Aureumterra, that they shouldn’t be making it at all. So the act of barbequing on their own, and holding charity barbeque cookouts and selling their award-winning barbeque sauce around the world, is considered by Aureumterra to be acts of terrorism meant to threaten the existence Aureumterran state.

Children playing at these hunting lodges, enjoying the sense of safety and community they provide, aren’t ever truly safe. Aureumterra lurks in the distance like a stalking wolf, ready to lash out and carpet bomb these children into oblivion, destroying the barbeque secret formula along with them. If the Aureumterrans can’t have it, then no one can (proceeds to evil laugh)!

While it’s true that Aureumterra has attempted to build its own knock-off barbeque brands, these are all pretty shitty and not nearly as good as the Peuramaan varieties. The way we see it, the Aureumterrans are having a temper tantrum because their barbeque isn’t as good as Peuramaa’s, and no matter how desperately they want to have it back, they can’t seem to get it. Lisette needed the blood of Peuramaan children and baby-back ribs to sustain her unnaturally long fertility window, and her son Frederick is continuing his mother’s nefarious agenda. Turning the Pueramaan people into cattle!

Therefore, the simple fact that Peuramaans exist is in itself an act of terrorism for Aureumterra. Their stated belief that Peuramaan hunting lodges are terrorist training camps or meeting sites for terrorists is simply window dressing to convince the gullible nations of the world to support its position in the Barbeque War. While we’re sure there’s some suckers out there who will side with Aureumterra on the issue (perhaps for a cut of the meat), the people of Ghant (and to a lesser extent Sydalon, because Melisende already has thick cuts) will not be fooled.

In Conclusion

The secret is in the sauce.

Next time you go to the grocery store and see some Peuramaan barbeque sauce, buy some. Buy a shit ton of it. For yourself, for your friends, for your family. Hold some barbeque events at your home, or at your local park, and invite everyone over. Have fun, spend time with family and friends, and enjoy the food. Just don’t enjoy it too much…Aureumterra might think you’re a terrorist!

In the war for barbeque, Aureumterra will pull out all the stops to achieve total victory. Peuramaans yearn for the freedom to gather at their local hunting lodge and hold charity barbeques in peace, all the while admiring their expansive collection of international awards. “They hate us cuz they ain’t us,” the Peuramaans say, and in that regard, they speak the truth. Their barbeque is literally so good, it’s to die for!

So yeah, folks, that’s it. Do whatever you can to support Peuramaa in their noble struggle against the big bad Aureumterra. If that nation were to get its hands on the secret formula, all hell will break loose, and Frederick would unleash a sweet and spicy flavor upon the world the likes of which we’ve never seen. Nations will crumble beneath the weight of that hefty meat slathered in secret sauce. Unless you’re Melisende of Sydalon, that’s simply a risk that we cannot take as a species. Peuramaa must be protected at all costs, and you all have a part to play!

Thank you for reading, and as for Aureumterra and Peuramaa, you just got Nibbled (going to keep nibbling on that barbeque for as long as we can)!

Because we know you have nothing better to do.

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by **Yisroel** » Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:32 pm

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Nicknamed 'The Magician' By Critics, FM Goldblatt Escapes Sacking Threat In Wake Of Ghantish 'Betrayal' On Mutul Embargo

_{Pictured: Foreign Minister Ariel Goldblatt, as seen at a Security Cabinet meeting last week.}

Allies and critics alike have noted that the Foreign Minister and longtime foreign policy functionary has escaped a number of political stumbles that would sink other appointees, usually citing his close ties to now-President Yitzchok Katz.
^{November 30, 2023| By Binyomin Eisenberger (beisenberg@ryd.org) | 6:07pm EDT}

YERUSHALAYIM, YISRAEL — Days ago, the Prime Minister of Ghant announced that his country was withdrawing from the international embargo against rogue pariah state the Mutul, a theocratic pagan kingdom in northern Oxidentale that actively prosecutes Abrahamic religions and engages in human sacrifice, an offense against the civilized world. Ghant was one of the strongest supporters of the embargo, citing human rights when it joined many in the international community in embargoing the Mutul in 1978, upgrading its sanctions further in 1991.

Analysts in Ghant reference the shift in Ghantish foreign policy support from Yisrael to Sydalon in recent years due to dynastic royal ties between the Ghantish Imperial Family and the Sydalene royal family. The current Prime Minister, an avowed isolationist and self-proclaimed 'human rights' supporter, has opposed Yisraeli actions in the Periclean in recent years aimed at opposed the overthrow of local monarchy and capitalist states by socialist and republican forces usually aligned with the Kiso sphere. For example, the Ghantish PM bitterly opposed Latin and Yisraeli efforts during the Gran Aligonia crisis in 2020 and 2021. Later, the Ghantish government shifted its Accords policy towards the Sydalene position, demanding Yisrael renegotiate the Accords in a way that Yisrael and its defenders believe would weaken Yisraeli security in light of future Sydalene threats. The Katz administration reacted in outrage, and ties between the governments have cooled ever since.

President Katz has declined to comment directly since the Ghantish announcement, but the Foreign Ministry posted a missive on its website two days after the Ghantish proclamation stating that Ghantish imports into Yisrael would be put under "a special inspection regime" starting January 1, 2024, joining other countries known to traffic in banned Mutulese goods. That date is the date that Ghant will reopen its borders to goods and services from the Oxidentalese nation. Ghant's embargo policy shift was also condemned by Belfras, the royalist faction in Fahran, and other prominent nations. Others, such as Latium, expressed disappointment with the move. However, analysts are awaiting to see how those countries may punish Ghant, if at all, for its "backstabbing" of the global moral system.

"The Magician" Conjurs Himself An Escape Hatch

Many inside and out of the Katz administration blamed Foreign Minister Ariel Goldblatt for the failure to foresee and defeat domestically inside Ghant this shift in policy away from a moral international system. Goldblatt, a longtime Conservative foreign policy hand with a special focus on Ghant and northern Salacian politics, has yearslong ties to many Ghantish political figures and the royal family. His being blindsided by this Mutul embargo shift is notable, as sources inside the Foreign Minister's office relay under anonymity that Goldblatt wasn't made aware until the last minute, at which point it was too late to lobby influential Ghantish factions to stop the policy. Inside Ghant, several prominent figures and cliques are also enraged by the move by Ghantish PM Nymun Izarbegiratzeak.

Michel Amarek, an MK for the center-left/left National Liberals who has repeatedly criticized Goldblatt and President Katz's foreign policy in Knesset when he was a then-Constitutional Liberal Party MK, similarly scoffed this time around. "Goldblatt is just a personal friend of the President [Yitzchok Katz] and he can basically foul up again and again - I mean, look at [the] Midnight Affair, look at [the] Gadir [attack] - he basically is just a trusted Katz lackey. He can't do anything wrong."

Inside the Conservative Party, some of his fellow party members have also called on Katz to remove the FM. "Ariel [Goldblatt] just isn't getting the job done with Ghant," argued Conservative MK Avi Flotteri, a former member of the far-right Northern League and noted isolationist who jumped parties to the Conservatives two years ago when the League imploded electorally in the Yarden Special District. "He failed in convincing Ghant to back our positions, he doesn't represent us properly. In any other job in any other time, he'd be sacked. The President should replace him. We need a Foreign Minister whose country-specific specialty is an asset, not a dud."

Yet administration insiders say Goldblatt is safe. "The President and the rest of the Cabinet has its full confidence in Foreign Minister Goldblatt," said Justice Minister David Roth, the youngest son of the famous Roth corporate empire, when reached by phone. He added: "It isn't Ariel's fault that the Ghantish betrayed us. That's the Sydalene faction's and their allies' fault."

Mary Nessen, a Yisraeli Christian professor and left-wing media personality who has made a media brand criticizing the Katz administration in harsh terms, also sounded sour. "Goldblatt is a Katz NEOCON and because they're close friends, he can literally get away with ANYTHING and still survive politically," she wrote on social media site Rad.io, saying further that "FAT CHANCE he is held accountable. VOTE IN JANUARY!!!"

Ghant Politics Roil Knesset And The 2024 Presidential Election

The above-mentioned Flotteri and his small band of dovish isolationists inside the majority-hawkish governing party have called for an investigation into the Foreign Minister amid what he calls a "strategic and moral failure" to protect the international community from the influence of the Mutul. He and four cosponsors filed a bill to launch an investigatory probe in the Knesset's Foreign Affairs Committee, but its Chairman, a Katz ally, quickly quashed the probe and declined to schedule a vote. President Katz has reportedly made a series of calls to Conservative MKs and those in allied Right Bloc parties in Knesset to let the matter pass and that he was not sacking Goldblatt.

Foreign policy hawks among the Conservatives and Alternative for Yisrael, the chief loyal opposition party, have proposed slapping tariffs or designating sanctions on top Ghantish government officials in protest, but the Presidential Palace has signaled little appetite to expand the fight over the Mutual embargo policy move.

Gershon Kominsky, the main 2024 presidential opponent of Katz's from the centrist/center-left Alternative for Yisrael and head of its Center Bloc alliance with the center-right Action Yisrael, called on Goldblatt to resign in a statement this morning. "We need effective government, especially representing us abroad towards allies and enemies alike," Kominsky's campaign said, "It is clear President Katz favors friends and yes men over qualified public servants. If elected, I will appoint the best qualified people to the Cabinet, and if they significantly mess up, I have the courage to fire them."

At a campaign rally in Modiin in eastern Yisrael earlier this week, Kominsky called for a "multilateral foreign policy," citing former Con-Lib President Eitan Herzog (2004-2012), and said "we must rebuild broken alliances and act abroad with more restraint, despite whether we like what we see in the world in front of us."

Polling averages this week show that Kominsky and other Katz opponents are trailing the incumbent President by a large margin. Katz is holding in the low-mid 50% range, while Kominsky is holding in the low 30% range. The National Liberals and Party of Left candidates are polling about 9% and 3%, respectively.

Amid all this criticism, where is the Foreign Minister? Jetting off to Ghant tonight. The Foreign Minister tersely waved off questions from a press gaggle as he arrived at the Yerushalayim international airport. The Foreign Ministry confirmed his itinerary: FM Goldblatt will be flying into Ghant, where he will hold court with a gala party being hosted at the Yisraeli embassy. High-profile members of the Ghantish political scene who favor Yisrael are reported to be showing up, including a delegation of Ghantish Conservative Party members led by their leader, Oscar Orzabal. Among others includes trade association and industry heads, corporate leaders, members of the Ghantish Jewish community, and select members of the inner court of Emperor Nathan IV. Not on the list? The Prime Minister and his top officials.

Binyomin Eisenberger reported from Yerushalayim, Yisrael. None of these organizations are associated with the RYD, and all opinions and personal views in the article do not reflect the viewpoints of the RYD or their employees.

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