LONDON — Qatar, losing its dominance to Saudi Arabia, has reduced arms supplies to Sunni rebels in Syria. Western diplomatic sources said the Gulf Cooperation Council emirate has significantly (more…)
LONDON — China has begun marketing its fighter-jet to Gulf Cooperation Council states. Industry sources said Beijing has been promoting its JF-17 fighter to several of the six GCC (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has been marketing a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle to Saudi Arabia. The U.S. firm AAI has been briefing the Royal Saudi Ground Forces on (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran plans to reach full operations of its first nuclear energy reactor by 2014. Officials said the 1,000 megawatt nuclear reactor at Bushehr would reach full operations (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran has launched a major military exercise. The military has been conducting the Velayat exercise, which included the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Officials said 12,000 soldiers (more…)
JERUSALEM — Hamas has sought alternatives to Iran, a report said. The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs said that Hamas was seeking foreign aid after Iran significantly reduced aid (more…)
CAIRO — Al Qaida says it has recruited Egyptian Army officers for attacks. An Al Qaida-aligned militia has released a video that claimed recruitment within the Egyptian Army. The (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran and Oman were preparing for a naval exercise. Officials said the Iranian Navy would conduct a non-combat exercise with Oman in 2014. They said the exercise (more…)
ABU DHABI — Kuwait, short of police and security forces, has been examining ordering the military to quell Islamist unrest. Security sources said the Interior Ministry has been drafting (more…)
