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• A UK-based insurance company says it will longer be able to enter into or renew existing motor insurance contracts with customers in the Channel Islands, following new legislation brought in by the Government of Gibraltar. Bailiwick Express Jersey
• The EES will be operated, by the Schengen authorities, at all external borders of the Schengen Area including the land border between Gibraltar and Spain. Government of Gibraltar
• By building five massive hydroelectric dams at key points around the Mediterranean Sea - including one in the Strait of Gibraltar to shut off the Atlantic Ocean - the sea could be lowered by 200m, connecting Europe and Africa and creating a gigantic continent for Europeans to collectively colonise. E&T
• The UK will only reach an agreement with the EU on Gibraltar which the Government of Gibraltar is content with, which safeguards Gibraltar's sovereignty and which fully protects the operations and independence of the UK's military facilities in Gibraltar. The Telegraph
• Researchers from Universidade de Lisboa in Portugal and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany now used computer simulations to demonstrate that a subduction zone originating in the Western Mediterranean will propagate into the Atlantic under the Strait of Gibraltar. ScienceDaily
• Researchers have now used computer simulations to demonstrate that a subduction zone originating in the Western Mediterranean will propagate into the Atlantic under the Strait of Gibraltar. ScienceDaily
• If the Gibraltar arc invades the Atlantic Ocean, it could contribute to forming an Atlantic subduction system analogous to a chain of subduction zones that circles the Pacific Ocean, called the Ring of Fire. Live Science
• The subduction zone under the Gibraltar Strait will eventually develop into an Atlantic subduction system like the ring of fire around the Pacific Ocean. phys.org
• Russian nuclear-powered submarines in the Atlantic would be past the main NATO checkpoint to the Atlantic at the British territory of Gibraltar, increasing the risk to the United States. Institute for the Study of War
• Just after Christmas, Iran threatened to attack shipping passing through the Straits of Gibraltar, which carries 20% of the world's trade into the Mediterranean or through to the Red Sea. Daily Declaration
• Iran has already threatened to close down the Straits of Gibraltar, the narrow sea lane that connects the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, and an assault there would be just as devastating as one on the Red Sea and perhaps even more so. The Telegraph
• The Transocean Barents drilling platform entered the Strait of Gibraltar as it sailed towards Bloc 9 in Lebanese waters, where it will conduct the first drilling operation for oil and gas exploration and extraction. Ya Libnan
• Gibraltar's burgeoning bunkering industry could stall, and Northern Irish businesses competitiveness in Great Britain could be eroded if the EU adopts proposals altering tax rules. House of Commons
• No agreement would mean a hard border between Gibraltar and Spain, which could subject workers to long delays at one of only two entry points along a 1.2 km border, for vehicles and pedestrians. The Week UK
• Amid recriminations on both sides, British diplomats have accused the Spanish government of making unacceptable demands that would threaten Gibraltar's sovereignty. The Times
• Discussions on sensitive issues with Spain on Gibraltar might pick up pace, and some countries, that until now have believed that a bilateral agreement with the UK would send the wrong signal, are likely to review their positions. UK in a changing Europe
• Natural choke points such as the straits of Gibraltar, Hormuz, Malacca, and Sunda could return to their historic roles as havens for predators. The Atlantic
• Although Spaniards and other nationals of Schengen countries will be able to enter Gibraltar without a passport, Gibraltarians will be able to enter Spain and the Schengen Area with only their national ID cards. Malaysian Digest

Last updated: 14 June 2025