CAIRO — Tunisia has designated a leading Islamist group as terrorist. The Islamist government in Tunis determined that Ansar Al Sharia was conducting an assassination campaign against secular politicians. (more…)
LONDON — Turkey is said to have intercepted a North Korean shipment of gas masks to Syria. A Japanese newspaper asserted that Turkey intercepted a vessel that contained North (more…)
MOSCOW — Russia was said to have halted the sale of major military platforms to Syria. The Russian business daily Kommersant reported that the Kremlin ordered a halt to (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has identified Hizbullah’s leading foreign operatives. The Treasury Department has identified and sanctioned four Lebanese nationals said to lead Hizbullah operations throughout the Middle (more…)
GAZA CITY — Egypt has targeted Hamas in wake of the killing of 25 Egyptian police officers along the border with the Gaza Strip. Officials said the Egyptian Army (more…)
CAIRO — Al Qaida-aligned jihadists have again threatened Egypt. An Al Qaida-aligned militia from Mali said it would target Egypt, whose military overthrew its first Islamist president in a (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel’s intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida recruited thousands of fighters and logistics operatives in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Officials said the intelligence community has assessed (more…)
LONDON — The commander of Al Qaida forces in Syria has been killed. Islamist sources said the Al Qaida commander in Syria was killed in a battle near the (more…)
CAIRO — Egypt’s military has been identifying strongholds of the Al Qaida revolt in the Sinai Peninsula. Security sources said the Egyptian military has identified more than a dozen (more…)
