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…)
Saudis and Jordan sign agreement on uranium mining, nuclear energy
AMMAN — Jordan and Saudi Arabia have signed a nuclear cooperation pact. Officials said the two Arab allies signed an agreement to establish nuclear reactors and support infrastructure. They (more…)
Report: Hizbullah combat performance in Syria ‘fair’ but not ‘decisive’
WASHINGTON — The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has fallen short of operational success in Syria, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy asserted that Hizbullah’s deployment of thousands (more…)
Egypt shuts down tunnels, but arms still flowing from Gaza to Sinai
CAIRO — Egypt has acknowledged the continued flow of weapons and fighters from the Gaza Strip. Security sources said Palestinians and Egyptians, despite a nearly six-month siege, were smuggling (more…)
U.S. intel: Al Qaida has recruited at least 70 Americans to fight Syria
WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida militias were recruiting Americans for the war in Syria. Officials said the intelligence community has detected Al Qaida (more…)