WASHINGTON — The U.S. alert of a mass-casualty strike on Independence Day marked a revised assessment of Al Qaida by the American intelligence community. Al Qaida is like the (more…)
NICOSIA Iran has been preparing for a Hizbullah war against Israel. A senior Iranian military commander said Hizbullah was being trained and equipped for operations along Israel’s northern border. (more…)
ABU DHABI — Islamic State of Iraq and Levant has targeted the U.S. military presence in the Gulf. ISIL has posted a warning that it would attack Arab states (more…)
ABU DHABI — China and Saudi Arabia have signed a nuclear cooperation agreement. The state-owned Chinese National Nuclear Energy Co. has signed a memorandum of understanding with the King (more…)
CAIRO — Despite U.S. air strikes, Yemen has lost control over large parts of the country to Islamist insurgents. Security sources said the regime of President Abbed Rabbo Mansour (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has overseen tests of a new guided rocket system sought by the Middle East. The U.S. Army hosted development and operational tests of the (more…)
TEL AVIV — The Israel Air Force has been preparing the Iron Dome for a war with the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah. The air force has been upgrading its fleet of (more…)
WASHINGTON — Israel’s military has developed a range of systems to warn civilians in enemy territory of an attack, a report said. The Gatestone Institute asserted that Israel’s military (more…)
NICOSIA — Islamic State of Iraq and Levant has sent thousands of fighters to Lebanon. Arab diplomatic sources said ISIL deployed up to 5,000 fighters in an effort to (more…)
