South Korea unveils new mid-term heavy defense spending plan
South Korean defense officials announced on April 20 that there would be a sharp increase in South Korea’s defense spending for the next 5 years to respond to the (more…)
Iran’s Zarif: UN to drop sanctions ‘whether Sen. Cotton likes it or not’
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in New York this week to discuss the nuclear framework deal and used the occasion to take (more…)
Iran in intelligence-sharing agreement with key NATO partner
Iran and Syria, as well as other Mideast nations, have been on the receiving end of North Korea’s nuclear expertise and technology for years, according to intelligence officials. SUBSCRIBE (more…)
ISIL again mounts strike on Jordan’s border
Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) carried out a suicide bombing near the Iraq-Jordan border that killed four Iraqi security personnel on April 25. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
ISIL reaches Syria’s Golan Heights, northern Israelis evacuated
Israeli Defense Forces evacuated residents and tourists from areas near the Golan Heights on Wednesday as heavy fighting raged between Syrian government forces and hundreds of militants , including (more…)
Dubai plans ‘fully intelligent’ robo-cops with no human controllers
Dubai Police plans to employ robots to help deal with the city’s burgeoning population and the mass of visitors expected for Expo 2020. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Saudis report oil production record despite U.S. shale challenge
Saudi Arabia’s oil output is on near-record pace even in the face of the U.S. shale boom, Riyadh’s Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Xi Jinping’s ‘historic handshake’ offer to KMT leader could backfire
President Xi Jinping has invited Eric Chu, Chairman of Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT, or the Nationalists) Party for a “historic handshake” in Beijing early next month on May 4. SUBSCRIBE (more…)
Taiwan’s anti-submarine aircraft to patrol the Spratly’s islands
The traditionally dormant Taiwanese military presence in the South China Sea is suddenly active in the heated-up disputes in the region. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)