ABU DHABI — Kuwait has been pressed to accelerate its new military conscription program. Parliament has heard calls for a fast-track process to draft tens of thousands of Kuwaitis (more…)
The Moscow government on Aug. 22 banned a list of Japanese citizens from entering Russia. The action was viewed as retaliation for Japan’s earlier ban of 40 Russian individuals (more…)
The U.S. government is on the verge of announcing the sale to Manila of at least two C-130T Hercules military transport aircraft and at least ten high-power Rolls-Royce T56-16 (more…)
WASHINGTON — Hamas was said to have employed the U.S. banking system for finances and donations. A trial in U.S. court heard allegations that the Arab Bank funneled millions (more…)
CAIRO — Yemen has braced for massive Iranian-backed Shi’ite unrest designed to overthrow the government. President Abbed Rabbo Mansour Hadi convened what was termed an emergency session of his (more…)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has advanced in efforts to help develop a tactical laser. The U.S. Navy has overseen a program to develop a laser weapon that could (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has detailed its leading anti-tank guided missile. The Israel Air Force has outlined its use of the Spike missile, fired from both aircraft and (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel has intensified development of tunnel detection systems following a war that featured not only missile attacks but an underground war. The Israeli military has been (more…)
One day after the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine, Russia jet fighters aggressively confronted a U.S. surveillance plane in international airspace and chased it into Swedish airspace. (more…)
