Egypt retaliates against Hamas after ambush killed 25 police
GAZA CITY — Egypt has targeted Hamas in wake of the killing of 25 Egyptian police officers along the border with the Gaza Strip. Officials said the Egyptian Army (more…)
Jihadist groups joining forces with Al Qaida against Egypt
CAIRO — Al Qaida-aligned jihadists have again threatened Egypt. An Al Qaida-aligned militia from Mali said it would target Egypt, whose military overthrew its first Islamist president in a (more…)
Iran touts its global missile power with enhanced ‘range, precision’
NICOSIA — Iran says it became the sixth largest missile power in the world. Officials said Iran’s military has accumulated thousands of missiles and rockets up to a range (more…)
Report: Iran using Arabic-language TV as weapon against Gulf states
WASHINGTON — Iran has established Arabic language television to stir unrest in neighboring Gulf Cooperation Council states, a report said. The American Enterprise Institute asserted that the Teheran regime (more…)
Uniformed Hizbullah forces take over for police in streets of Beirut
NICOSIA — The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has taken over for police in much of Lebanon’s capital. Hizbullah deployed uniformed fighters to stop Sunni attacks in Beirut. The fighters established checkpoints (more…)
Report of planned U.S. base in India excites locals, rattles Beijing
Indian media and military forums are abuzz about various reports that the Pentagon is considering building a military base in India, with the ostensible purpose of checking China’s growing (more…)
Turkey’s leader had high hopes, but ‘Obama has failed to deliver’
ANKARA — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, deemed the closest ally of President Barack Obama, has been moving away from the United States. Erdogan has become increasingly critical of (more…)
Headlines, Aug. 28 edition
BACKGROUNDER Indian sub tragedy blamed on mishandling of Russian-made missiles Israeli firms enjoy boom in exports of advanced weapons systems Amid crisis in Egypt, USS Harry S Truman sails (more…)
Opposition: Assad ‘has collapsed’, Iran controls ‘at least half of Syria’
NICOSIA — The Syrian opposition has asserted that Iran operates half of Syria. The opposition said Iran has gained control over at least 50 percent of Syrian territory. The (more…)