ABU DHABI — Bahrain, fighting a Shi’ite revolt linked to Iran, has been preparing to enhance its surveillance capabilities. Officials said the Interior Ministry was acquiring systems to increase (more…)
ABU DHABI — India and Kuwait have been examining a proposal to bolster military cooperation. Officials said the two Asian countries were discussing a range of options for enhanced (more…)
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has been preparing for another massive trial of the Muslim Brotherhood. Officials said the Abu Dhabi government was arranging for the prosecution (more…)
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of Japan’s “nationalization” of the Senkaku island chain, China sent a military unmanned aerial vehicle to the Senkaku islands, which China calls (more…)
A Chinese passenger cruise ship, the Henna, was detained in South Korea pending the resolution of a hostile legal dispute between the investors and the company that operates the (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has identified at least 45 chemical weapons facilities in Syria. Officials said the U.S. intelligence community has mapped out suspected CW sites under the (more…)
ANKARA — Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, fearing a coup against his Islamist regime, has intensified surveillance of Turkey’s economic sector. Turkish sources said Erdogan has used the intelligence community (more…)
WASHINGTON — Israel was believed to have suspended nuclear warhead production. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reported that Israel stopped nuclear warhead production over the last decade. The (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has launched a project to build a massive bunker for Israel’s military. The Defense Department has awarded a U.S. company a contract to build (more…)