TEL AVIV — Israel’s intelligence community failed to forecast the latest rocket war with the Gaza Strip. Sources acknowledged that the intelligence community did not predict the current Hamas (more…)
LONDON — Britain has cited the Middle East as a leading defense market. The British Defense Ministry said defense exports increased by 11 percent in 2013 over the previous (more…)
ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has declared an alert for an Al Qaida attack on the kingdom’s airports. Security sources said the Interior Ministry has issued an alert for (more…)
LONDON — Saudi Arabia has sought to procure a Western-origin combat unmanned aerial vehicle. Industry sources said Saudi officials have been briefed by European and U.S. companies on options (more…)
GAZA CITY — Hamas claims it has deployed a new surface-to-surface rocket in the war against Israel. Hamas’ military wing said it began firing its latest rocket, called J-80. (more…)
CAIRO — Sudan has decided to revise its counter-insurgency agreement with the United States. The Khartoum regime said Sudan would unilaterally change the CI accord signed with the United (more…)
ABU DHABI — Kuwait, faced with rising Islamist unrest, has drafted a counter-insurgency strategy. Officials said the military and National Guard have coordinated in drafting measures to stop violent (more…)
China’s state-owned Offshore Oil Engineering Co has signed a deal with Russia worth $1.6 billion to build liquefied natural gas facilities in Siberia. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
CAIRO — South Sudan has acknowledged the procurement of weapons from China. Officials said the new regime in Juba acquired a range of ground-based weapons from Beijing in 2014. (more…)
