Hizbullah’s Nasrallah confirms arrest of alleged Israeli spy
NICOSIA — Hizbullah has confirmed the arrest of a leading operative suspected of spying for Israel. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Saudi adds troops to northern border fortified by security barrier
ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia, under threat from Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, has intensified military deployment along the kingdom’s northern border. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Bahrain prosecutors name 61 Shi’ites in Iran-backed network
ABU DHABI — Bahrain has released details of a massive Iranian plot to destabilize the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
China bans burqas in public in continuing crackdown on Uighurs
The regional communist government in Xinjiang, a vast Uighur Muslin area in western China, has passed a law banning locals from wearing the burqa in public in the capital (more…)
China angered by Japan’s backing India in border dispute
The Chinese government has lodged a diplomatic protest with Japan over a comment by Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida about the border dispute between India and China. SUBSCRIBE l (more…)
Sunni Arabs charged with building ISIL cell in Israel, targeting Druse
TEL AVIV — Israel’s intelligence community has determined that Islamic State of Iraq and Levant was targeting the country’s loyal Druse minority. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Turkey, Azerbaijan plan major joint exercise in March
ANKARA — Turkey plans to conduct a major exercise with its Central Asian ally. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Pentagon report lists multiple areas where JSF is behind schedule
WASHINGTON — The United States has acknowledged that its Joint Strike Fighter showed little progress in developing the combat suite of the fifth-generation aircraft. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Israel awards electro-optics contract to monitor Iran WMD programs
TEL AVIV — Israel has awarded a contract to supply advanced reconnaissance systems to the military. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)