Beijing opens hotline, urges public to inform on suspected spies
On Nov. 1, China announced the establishment of a national hotline for anyone to report suspicious persons who might be foreign espionage agents. (FULL STORY) (more…)
China to broaden purge within the military to mid-level officer rank
After the purge of the two most senior Chinese People’s Liberation Army officers, Gen. Xu Caihou and Gen. Guo Boxiong, the Supreme Leader Xi Jinping has expanded the purge (more…)
New ‘special relationship’? Xi Jinping received with pomp in Britain
By Jack Caravelli Weeks after a summit visit to the United States which yielded limited progress in the bilateral relationship, Chinese President Xi Jinping is receiving lavish attention during (more…)
ISIL eyes Central Asia as next battleground in its terror campaign
Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is massing thousands of jihadists on the northern border of Afghanistan for incursions into Central Asia, Russian intelligence officers said. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Russia-Iran alliance tactical, not strategic, analyst says
“Russia does not trust Iran,” Col. (Res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, a senior research associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University, said in a recent report (more…)
UNHRC member Saudi Arabia to execute pro-democracy cleric
Saudi Arabia plans to carry out a death sentence on a Shi’ite cleric who supported pro-democracy protests. (FULL STORY) (more…)
No end in sight for a regional Islamic war with global consequences
Relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, always fragile, are slipping to unprecedented levels of bitterness and recriminations over recent regional events. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Iran backs new Shi’ite group in Gaza over Hamas, Islamic jihad
Iran is pumping a large amount of cash into a Shi’ite terror group in the Gaza Strip, much to the dismay of Sunni terror proxies Hamas and Islamic Jihad. (more…)
ISIL exploits collapsing borders in North Africa to move arms, men
Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has taken full advantage of weak government control of borders in North Africa, easily flowing its jihadists and weaponry into the region. (more…)