WASHINGTON — The United States has identified an Egyptian as a leading Al Qaida commander in North Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. The State Department has designated Mohammed Jamal, (more…)
WASHINGTON — Al Qaida has formulated a strategy involving car bombings in Iraq that could be used in Syria, a report said. The Institute for the Study of War (more…)
WASHINGTON — The Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip has been in a war of survival with neighboring Egypt, a report said. The Gatestone Institute asserted that Hamas has (more…)
JERUSALEM — Israel has determined that Hamas, preparing to challenge the Palestinian Authority, was expanding operations in Jerusalem. Officials said Hamas has been administering social welfare fronts in an (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has been enhancing its regional military base in Djibouti. The Defense Department has been awarding contracts for the expansion and modernization of the U.S. (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran has been slowly improving relations with the Hamas movement. Arab diplomatic sources said Iran was laying the groundwork for a reconciliation with Hamas, expelled from Syria (more…)
CAIRO — Egypt’s military has enhanced security along the Suez Canal. Officials said Egypt’s 3rd Army has implemented measures to secure the canal. They said the measures, which cleared (more…)
LONDON — Al Qaida has deployed at least 10,000 rebel fighters in Syria, a report said. A leading British defense consultant asserted that Al Qaida deployed 10,000 fighters to (more…)
GAZA CITY — For the first time, a militia in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip has claimed responsibility for operations against Egyptian security forces in the neighboring Sinai Peninsula. An (more…)
