WASHINGTON — Al Qaida’s network in Yemen is planning to conduct bombing attacks on American civilian aircraft. Officials said the intelligence community has traced a plot by Al Qaida (more…)
NICOSIA — Syria’s Kurdish minority has launched a revolt against Al Qaida rebel militias that seek to impose Islam in communities near the border with Turkey. Opposition sources said (more…)
CAIRO — Sudan has reported massive arms smuggling to Egypt. Officials said the Sudanese Army has been tracking weapons shipments to Egypt. They said the shipments were meant for (more…)
JERUSALEM — Iran has reached nuclear weapons capability and is considering a decision to build atomic bombs, a report said. The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs asserted that the (more…)
LONDON — Britain continues to export arms to Iran, disregarding international sanctions. Parliament has determined that Britain continued limited arms trade with Iran in 2012. The House of Commons (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran has again unveiled what it termed a vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle. Officials said the Defense Ministry has overseen development of Mahnad-41. They termed (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has been urged to maintain reform of Yemen’s military. The U.S. Army War College published a report that called for Washington’s continued influence in (more…)
TEL AVIV — Syrian attacks on Israel have expanded. Israel has reported intensified Syrian attacks on the Golan Heights in mid-July. The military said Syrian gunners were employing mortars (more…)
CAIRO — The growing rebel movement in the Sinai Peninsula has been deploying rocket-propelled grenades against Egyptian Army and police. Egyptian security sources said Bedouin militias have expanded their (more…)
