WASHINGTON — President Bashar Assad, struggling in his offensive against Sunni rebels, was not expected to honor any agreement to surrender Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile, a report said. The (more…)
The post-Soviet ebb of Russian naval glory seems to be over under a more aggressive President Vladimir Putin. That seems to be the unmistakable message Moscow is trying to (more…)
BACKGROUNDER Russia’s Navy seeks return to glory days in hot spots and cold Arctic Nine NATO fuel tanker trucks blown up by terrorists in Pakistan In latest Oscar-class sub (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran’s elite military force has acknowledged its role in the civil war in Syria. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has confirmed Western reports that the Iranian force (more…)
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has reported the capture of an Iranian spy. Authorities reported the arrest and release of a Pakistani charged with spying for Iran (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran has been preparing for what was expected to be the largest army exercise in 2013. Officials said the army would conduct an air and ground exercise (more…)
WASHINGTON — The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has helped gain control an area of Syria that includes much of the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. A former U.S. senior diplomat said (more…)
CAIRO — Egypt has reported that Hamas was sending motorized paragliders for attacks on the Sinai Peninsula. Officials said Palestinians from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip developed motorized paragliders that (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been preparing for an attack by Al Qaida from neighboring Egypt. Officials said the military has bolstered forces and assets along the Israeli (more…)
