Shi’ites direct anger toward Hizbullah over missing preacher
The Shi’ite community is outraged after new details recently emerged on the disappearance of one of the community’s most prominent religious leaders. (FULL STORY) (more…)
ISIL cuts fighters’ salaries in half amid financial hardship
“Exceptional circumstances” have forced Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) to cut jihadists’ salaries in half. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Germany hints at deploying military to Libya
Concerned that the situation in Libya continues to deteriorate, Germany said it may deploy military forces to the country. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Google: Lock ISIL away in the ‘dark web’, out of the open web
Stopping the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) propaganda machine requires driving the terror organization from the traditional web, according to Google’s head of ideas. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Election in Taiwan of Tsai Ing-wen enhances Taipei-Tokyo ties
The Jan. 16 landslide election victory has given Dr. Tsai Ing-wen a major boost in international standing as Washington and Tokyo gave her an immediate and full endorsement, and (more…)
China to set up aviation engine consortium to solve bottleneck
The Chinese government is poised to announce by the end of this month the formation of an aviation engine consortium known as the National Aviation Engine Group, Inc. aimed (more…)
ISIL said ‘obsessed’ with 9/11-style attack using weaponized drones
Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) plans to weaponize commercially-available drones for mass-casualty terror attacks, a UK-based think tank said. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Gas finds may give rise to new Israeli alliance with Egypt, Greece
Recent discoveries of massive natural gas reserves in the Mediterranean bode well for a new alliance between Israel, Egypt and Greece, analysts say. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Top Israeli official: Iran wants to make Syria its province
Iran covets Syria as a potential province for a “deployment against Israel from the north,” an Israeli official said. (FULL STORY) (more…)