Iran denies air space to South Korean presidential flight
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye’s plane was denied permission to overfly Iran on May 19 while en route to the United Arab Emirates for a state visit. As a (more…)
Sinai tribal leaders tell of 3-front offensive by Egypt against jihadists
LONDON — Egypt has been pursuing a multi-front counter-insurgency strategy in the turbulent Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian sources said the military was targeting Islamist insurgents along three fronts in Sinai. (more…)
Turkey for first time reports incursions by Iran in its air space
ANKARA — Iran and Turkey have confronted each other for control over air space. The Turkish military said an Iranian military aircraft entered Turkish air space on May 31 (more…)
Budget crisis prevents Israel from buying advanced precision rocket
TEL AVIV — Israel plans to unveil a long-range rocket designed for high accuracy. Israel Aerospace Industries has released details of its new EXTRA rocket. EXTRA, with a range (more…)
Despite partial embargo, U.S. sends fast attack craft to Egypt
WASHINGTON — The United States has quietly shipped fast attack craft to the Egyptian Navy. The U.S. Navy has loaded two FACs for its Egyptian counterpart. On May 24, (more…)
Headlines, June 11 edition
BACKGROUNDER Moscow ends arms embargo against Pakistan in signal to India’s Modi Plan B: Putin’s new Eurasian Economic Union excludes Ukraine Russia’s sanctioned Rogozin bans ‘military’ use of U.S. GPS DOSSIER: (more…)
U.S. Navy deploys CCB boats to counter Iran’s armed fast attack craft
ABU DHABI — The U.S. Navy has introduced a new speedboat in Bahrain. The Navy’s Fifth Fleet has overseen the deployment of the new Coastal Command Boat for Task (more…)
India’s new leader ‘Modi-fies’ relations with its South Asian neighbors
On May 26, one historic moment was accompanied by another. Yes, India’s newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in as the new leader of the world’s largest (more…)
U.S. names two chiefs of Al Qaida’s ISIL in Syria as global terrorists
WASHINGTON — The United States has identified senior members of Al Qaida’s Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. The administration of President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions on leaders (more…)