TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has deployed another missile and rocket defense system. The Israel Air Force deployed the Iron Dome system to protect coastal cities in central and (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel has overseen the launch of the Amos-4 communications satellite from Kazakhstan. The launch on Aug. 31 from the Baikenour cosmodrome marked the most advanced space (more…)
JERUSALEM — Less than two years after a massive Palestinian prisoner release, Hamas has been planning mass-casualty attacks in Israel’s capital. The Israel Security Agency has determined that Hamas (more…)
CAIRO — Egypt has launched an effort to form a buffer zone along the Gaza Strip. Officials said the Egyptian Army has overseen a project to carve out a (more…)
ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has drafted plans to become a nuclear energy power in the Middle East. Officials said the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom intends to build 16 (more…)
BACKGROUNDER Russian naval flotilla stages an anti-U.S. show of force in Venezuela Remarks on Japan by U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon trigger controversy Russia to deliver India’s second aircraft carrier (more…)
WASHINGTON — The leaders of the Sunni revolt in Syria included Saudi-financed advisers of the United States, a report said. The Gloria Center asserted that Muslim advisers to the (more…)
CAIRO — Egypt’s new military-backed regime has replaced the security command appointed by the Muslim Brotherhood. The government has appointed generals as governors of 25 provinces throughout Egypt. Egyptian (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has continued to maintain the Iraq Air Force. The Defense Department has awarded a contract to support the new air transport fleet for the (more…)
