ANKARA — Turkey’s pro-Islamist intelligence chief has been determined to dominate the foreign policy of the NATO ally. Analysts and officials agree that Hakan Fidan, director of the Turkish (more…)
TEL AVIV — Hizbullah’s operations chief has been identified and photographed. An Israeli counter-insurgency website has identified Hizbullah’s new military commander, said to have been appointed in 2008. The (more…)
WASHINGTON — Saudi King Abdullah was preparing to replace his longtime foreign minister, a report said. The Gulf Institute asserted that Abdullah was preparing to replace longtime Foreign Minister (more…)
WASHINGTON — China could agree to fill in the vacuum left by any reduction in the U.S. military presence in the Gulf. The U.S. Congress was told that Beijing (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has been refusing visas to Israeli scientists in what could affect relations between the two countries. Israeli and U.S. sources agreed that the administration (more…)
MOSCOW — Russia has been preparing to deliver the first weapons in a multi-billion-dollar contract with Iraq. An Iraqi official said the Kremlin has approved the implementation of the (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran and Russia have been examining defense and military projects. Iran and Russia have reviewed air force relations, including exercises, training and defense cooperation. Officials said Russian (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran has reported military cooperation in Africa. Officials said the Iranian Navy was training its counterpart in Namibia. They said Teheran was training the Namibian Navy in (more…)
CAIRO — The Egyptian intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida-aligned militias were expanding their operations from the Sinai Peninsula to the Suez Canal and the African mainland. Security (more…)
