Militia with Al Qaida ties claims credit for rocket attacks on Israel
NICOSIA — An Al Qaida-aligned orgnization says it launched attacks on Israel. Ansar Al Beit Al Maqdis said it fired two BM-21 Grad rockets toward Israel on July 4. (more…)
Shi’ites in Bahrain move from protests to paramilitary ops
ABU DHABI — The Iranian-backed Shi’ite opposition campaign was said to have turned into a paramilitary organization. A leading Western analyst asserted that the Shi’ite opposition has converted civilian (more…)
U.S. Navy sends more ships to Gulf for shallow water operations
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy has reported the arrival of three additional vessels in the Gulf. The Navy said three coastal patrol boats arrived at Fifth Fleet headquarters in (more…)
Bahrain enforcing code of conduct for police confronting Shi’ite revolt
ABU DHABI — Bahrain has pledged to implement a code of conduct for police amid the Shi’ite revolt. Officials said the Interior Ministry has begun implementing a code of (more…)
Vietnam forms naval aviation unit to counter China in South China Sea
The Vietnamese Navy for the first time will have as its aviation wing a brigade of the Air Force. The new unit is responsible for maritime surveillance, air attacks (more…)
McAfee warns Seoul its military network is vulnerable to hackers
A leading U.S. Internet security firm has issued warnings to South Korean military authorities that its computer networks containing military secrets are being targeted by hackers. MacAfee, the Internet (more…)
Sources: Saudi to increase oil output ‘to keep the Chinese happy’
ABU DHABI — Industry sources say Saudi Arabia has relayed pledges to major clients that it would increase oil output in 2013. The sources said Saudi Arabia was responding (more…)
Al Qaida militias reported fighting each other in Syria near Turkey
NICOSIA — Rival Al Qaida militias have been battling amid the offensive by the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Al Qaida militias clashed in the northern Syrian province (more…)
NATO: War between Iran, Gulf states spreading from Syria to Lebanon
LONDON — NATO has determined that Lebanon was part of the civil war in neighboring Syria. The Western alliance has been meeting to draft a strategy to prevent the (more…)