TEL AVIV — Israel’s intelligence community has determined that Iran recruited up to 8,000 foreign Shi’ite fighters who played a decisive role in the Syrian war. The Intelligence and (more…)
LONDON — Hamas has been dismayed by the confrontation between Qatar and the Gulf Cooperation Council. Palestinian sources said the Islamist movement was concerned that it would be caught (more…)
WASHINGTON — Bahrain has sought military alternatives to the United States. Officials said Bahrain was dismayed by the withholding of U.S. military aid to the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. (more…)
ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has been examining the prospect of major weapons purchases from China, a report said. In a report, Sarhan Al Otaibi said Beijing was advancing (more…)
TEL AVIV — The Israeli intelligence community has been using autistic people for data collection. Israeli sources said the intelligence community found that autistic people were superior to others (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been preparing for deployment of an advanced ballistic missile defense system. The Israel Air Force has been overseeing the testing of the Arrow-3 (more…)
TEL AVIV — Iran has enhanced its unmanned aerial vehicle sector, a report said. A leading Israeli analyst said Teheran was overseeing a rapidly-growing UAV industry. Tal Inbar, a (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran and Oman have been preparing for a naval exercise in the Gulf. The Iranian Navy said it would conduct a combat exercise with Oman in April (more…)
CAIRO — A leading Al Qaida-aligned network asserted that its operations were not hampered by Egypt’s military offensive in the turbulent Sinai Peninsula. Ansar Beit Maqdis said it was (more…)
