WASHINGTON — North Africa was expected to increase its defense budget amid the Al Qaida threat, a report said. Forecast International asserted that North African states as well as (more…)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Jewish community has been shifting uneasily amid increased pressure by President Barack Obama on Israel. Over the last few months, supporters of the Obama administration (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has assessed that Iran sought to steal data from the Joint Strike Fighter program. Officials said Iran was believed to have ordered an agent (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has been organizing a team to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal in Syria. The U.S. military has assigned 64 specialists in CW to travel (more…)
CAIRO — Al Qaida, forming an alliance with the ousted Muslim Brotherhood, has moved from the Sinai Peninsula to mass-casualty strikes on Egypt’s mainland. Officials said Al Qaida militias (more…)
JERUSALEM — Israel sees the window of Iran’s nuclear weapons program as closing. A report by a senior Israeli minister asserted that the West has no more than a (more…)
BAGHDAD — Iraq, unable to defend against Al Qaida strikes, has been quietly allowing the dominant Shi’ite community to organize militias. Officials and parliamentarians said the government of Prime (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has drafted plans to sell weapons to the Gulf Cooperation Council’s regional force. Officials said the Defense Department has offered to fulfill the requirements (more…)
AMMAN — Conventional wisdom suggests that the United States, in adopting Iran as its new ally, has moved away from both Israel and Saudi Arabia. The U.S. challenge now (more…)
