LONDON — Al Qaida has opened a new front in North Africa, a report said. The Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security asserted that Al Qaida Organization in (more…)
ABU DHABI — Russia has conducted a strategic dialogue with the Gulf Cooperation Council. Officials said Russia met GCC ministers in a dialogue in Kuwait on Feb. 19. They (more…)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has deployed electronic warfare assets in Qatar. The U.S. Marine Corps has been operating its EA-6B fleet from Al Udeid air base in Qatar. (more…)
The surprise meeting by President Obama in the White House with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has infuriated China, as expected and the Chinese government is demanding that (more…)
While the trade volume between North and South Korea reached the lowest level in 8 years, Pyongyang’s commerce with China last year reached a historic high, according to an (more…)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress has been concerned over military aid to Lebanon. House and Senate members have expressed worry that U.S. aid to Lebanon’s military and security forces (more…)
WASHINGTON — Congress has sought to attach conditions to the renewal of U.S. military aid to Egypt. Congress has been sending delegations to discuss terms for the renewal of (more…)
LONDON — The Czech Republic has supplied a military aircraft to the international peace-keeping force in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The Czech military said it deployed a C-295 air transport (more…)
ANKARA — Turkey has reported reaching agreement to procure hundreds of utility helicopters from the United States. Officials said Turkey’s Defense Industry Undersecretariat, known as SSM, signed a $3.5 (more…)
