Headlines, May 7 edition
BACKGROUNDER Russia to build 50 data-collection stations in three dozen countries Moscow tracking Asian, European space partners after NASA threat Tokyo sides with West, enacts new sanctions against Russia (more…)
BACKGROUNDER Russia to build 50 data-collection stations in three dozen countries Moscow tracking Asian, European space partners after NASA threat Tokyo sides with West, enacts new sanctions against Russia (more…)
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s visit to Saudi Arabia failed to improve relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom, a report said. The Institute for Gulf Affairs determined that (more…)
Washington’s non-military sanctions against Russia’s adventurist gambits in Ukraine is getting personal, with the reported public disclosure of Vladimir Putin’s enormous, certainly ill-gotten, assets in a Swiss bank account (more…)
ABU DHABI — It would be hard to exaggerate the Gulf Arab states’ crisis with Qatar over its support for the Muslim Brotherhood and Hizbullah. After six months of (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran, which is reconciling with the United States, has developed weapons that the military said would surprise any adversary. The military has reported the deployment of what (more…)
NICOSIA — An Al Qaida-aligned Syrian rebel group has found haven in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Diplomatic sources said Al Nusra Front for the Defense of the Levant (more…)
ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia’s intelligence director, responsible for helping the Sunni revolt in Syria, has resigned. King Abdullah has dismissed Prince Bandar Bin Sultan as director-general of the (more…)
China announced that it would conduct an “unprecedented military drill” during U.S. President Barack Obama’s 3-day visit to Japan scheduled for April 23-25. As if to underscore its displeasure (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has introduced a precision-guided mortar that could be used against Palestinian gunners in the Gaza Strip. Military sources said the Israel Army was testing (more…)