U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet issues alert of potential attack in Bahrain
ABU DHABI — The U.S. Navy has warned its personnel of Shi’ite attacks in Bahrain. The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet has issued an alert of an imminent Shi’ite insurgency (more…)
Egypt delivers devastating blow to Al Qaida stronghold in Sinai
CAIRO — Islamist rebels have been struck hard by the Egyptian military in the turbulent Sinai Peninsula. The Egyptian military said 16 Islamist rebels were killed in a strike (more…)
Major Al Qaida force in Syria has independent financing from Gulf
LONDON — Al Qaida’s leading militia in Iraq and Syria has developed independent sources of financing. Arab diplomatic sources said the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant broke away (more…)
India helps United Arab Emirates arrest Al Qaida financier
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates was said to have captured the financier of Al Qaida attacks on India. Diplomatic sources said the UAE worked with India to (more…)
Egypt reports Al Qaida team fired Russian SAM at Apache helicopter
CAIRO — Egypt has released details of a missile attack that downed an attack helicopter in the Sinai Peninsula. Officials said the downing of an Egyptian Air Force AH-64 (more…)
Al Qaida said to operate several bases inside Turkey, near Syria
TEL AVIV — Israel’s intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida was operating in Turkey. Officials said the intelligence community assessed that Al Qaida was operating bases in several (more…)
Muslim Brotherhood said to have network with safe houses in Sinai
CAIRO — Egypt has reported a Muslim Brotherhood insurgency network in the turbulent Sinai Peninsula. The Egyptian military said the Brotherhood was operating gunmen in the province of North (more…)
Saudis adopt activist foreign policy following U.S.-Iran rapprochement
ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has been bracing for changes amid the U.S. and the West’s rapprochement with Iran, a report said. The Gulf Research Center asserted that Saudi (more…)
Deal with Saudis marks Indonesia’s first Mideast defense agreement
ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has signed what was deemed a major defense cooperation agreement with Indonesia. Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Salman Bin Sultan signed the defense accord (more…)