NICOSIA — Opposition sources said the regime of President Bashar Assad has been quietly helping Kurdish militias expel such Al Qaida-aligned groups as Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (more…)
WASHINGTON — Israel has been planning for a high-intensity three-week war with Hizbullah, a report said. The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs said Israel has been bolstering its (more…)
LONDON — The Gulf Cooperation Council faces the threat of a cutoff of food supplies, a report said. Britain’s strategic institute, Chatam House, determined that the six GCC members (more…)
A group of Chinese military engineers and medical personnel joined their U.S. counterparts in a disaster relief and humanitarian assistance drill in Hawaii between Nov. 12 and 14. The (more…)
WASHINGTON — A report by the research arm of Congress asserted that Washington has maintained veto power over Israel’s defense exports since at least 2005. The Congressional Research Service (more…)
NICOSIA — Hizbullah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah has received what appears to be advanced security measures designed in the West. Lebanese sources said Hizbullah has purchased state-of-the-art equipment to protect (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran says the U.S. Navy has followed Teheran’s guidelines on operations in the Gulf. Officials said the U.S. Navy has observed Iranian directives in operations around the (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran, moving toward reconciliation with the United States, faces what officials assert was a Saudi-financed Sunni insurgency. Officials said Saudi Arabia was believed to be financing an (more…)
GAZA CITY — Hamas has reported naval operations in the Mediterranean Sea. Officials said the Hamas navy was patrolling the Mediterranean coast of the Gaza Strip in maritime security (more…)
