ANKARA — The Turkish intelligence community has determined an imminent threat from Al Qaida’s Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. Officials said the intelligence community has detected plans by (more…)
ABU DHABI — Bahrain has determined that Shi’ite operatives were training with Iranian-financed militias in Iraq. Prosecutors asserted that Shi’ite operatives from Bahrain were invited to train in several (more…)
Unidentified insurgents shot and killed a Chinese engineer in Benghazi, Libya on May 20. The engineer was on his way to work at a Chinese-assisted construction project. China had (more…)
TEL AVIV — The United States has been increasingly concerned over Israel’s rapproachment with Russia. Analysts said the administration of President Barack Obama has been worried over a growing (more…)
LONDON — Turkey has signed an agreement for co-production of precision-guided missiles. Turkey’s state-owned Roketsan has signed a memorandum of understanding with MBDA Deutschland to manufacture and integrate a (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran has unveiled two indigenous air defense systems. The Iranian Air Defense Command has reported the deployment of the Fakour and Rassoul air defense systems. The mobile (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has sanctioned an Iranian official responsible for a crackdown on the opposition in the Middle East state. The Treasury Department designated Morteza Tamaddon for (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel has detected a major presence of foreigners in rebel militias on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights. Officials said up to 15 percent of (more…)
CAIRO — Libya could create a buffer zone along its border with Egypt. An Arab-backed renegade general was said to be planning a buffer zone between Libya and its (more…)
