ANKARA — Turkey’s defense industry has been hampered by excessive political control, a report said. A report by the State Audit Board said feuding between the government of Prime (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel has reported another upgrade of its Iron Dome missile and rocket defense system. Israeli sources said state-owned contractors were enhancing Iron Dome amid the Hamas (more…)
LONDON — The European Union has become marginalized in the Middle East, a report said. Carnegie Europe said the EU has played virtually no role in the crises that (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel and Jordan have enhanced security cooperation amid the offensive by Al Qaida’s Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant near the borders of the Hashemite (more…)
WASHINGTON — Despite a nearly decade-long presence, the United States has been hampered by a lack of intelligence in Iraq. Leading analysts said the U.S. intelligence community has neglected (more…)
NICOSIA — The breakup of Iraq was predictable to those who conducted even a minimal review of the failed Arab state, propped up by Iran and the United States. (more…)
LONDON — The United States has launched a drive to arm Islamist militias in Syria. Western diplomatic sources said the administration of President Barack Obama ordered the first lethal (more…)
WASHINGTON — A leading U.S. think tank has asserted that Syria’s air defense network was eroded by the three-year Sunni revolt. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy said (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has identified senior members of Al Qaida’s Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. The administration of President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions on leaders (more…)
