Report: Relaxed U.S. arms export policy could boost Iran, Al Qaida
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s new arms export policy could result in greater access to U.S. weapons by Iran and Al Qaida, a report said. The Institute for Policy (more…)
Iran developing its missile defense system based on Russia’s S-300
NICOSIA — Iran plans to deploy its first ballistic missile defense system in 2016. Officials said Iran would accelerate development of its Bavar air and missile defense system. They (more…)
Iran makes clear its strategic backing for Islamic Jihad over Hamas
GAZA CITY — Iran continues to favor its Palestinian proxy over the Hamas movement. Palestinian sources said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was relaying tens of millions of dollars (more…)
U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet issues alert of potential attack in Bahrain
ABU DHABI — The U.S. Navy has warned its personnel of Shi’ite attacks in Bahrain. The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet has issued an alert of an imminent Shi’ite insurgency (more…)
Yemen hands over 29 Al Qaida operatives wanted by the Saudis
CAIRO — Yemen has sent dozens of Al Qaida operatives to Saudi Arabia. The Yemeni Defense Ministry said 29 members of Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula were extradited (more…)
Kuwait takes delivery of its first C-17 from Boeing
WASHINGTON — Kuwait has received its first strategic air transport from the United States. The Kuwait Air Force has taken formal delivery of its first C-17 from the U.S. (more…)
Poll finds S. Koreans equally dislike Japan’s Abe and N. Korea’s Kim
The Tokyo-Seoul relationship has reached a nadir and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is rated as low as North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-Un in a recent survey conducted in (more…)
S. Korean Christians killed by Islamic terrorists in the Sinai
A bus carrying South Korean Christians who were spending their life’s savings to visit Biblical sites in Egypt was blown up by Islamic terrorists, killing three tourists, the bus (more…)
Clapper: 20 percent of Syrian rebels are Al Qaida, 10 percent foreign
WASHINGTON — The United States has determined an increase in Islamist and rebel militias in Syria in 2013. The intelligence community has determined that up to 10 percent of (more…)