Huge 2014 Russia-China pipelines deal encounters turbulence
The epic energy deal worth more than $400 billion that Russia and China signed last year may have encountered difficulties as leaders of both countries are unsure about how (more…)
Qatar-Saudi accord on Muslim Brotherhood called truce, not real
AMMAN — Qatar and Saudi Arabia were not expected to heal their rift, a report said. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
No details: U.S., China said to agree on solution to near collisions
The U.S.-China bilateral military dialogue has reached an agreement to avoid further near accidents, Adm. Samuel Locklear, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, said on Sept. 25. SUBSCRIBE l (more…)
Algeria focused on Libya, Mali security, reports attack on Al Qaida
CAIRO — Algeria has reported an attack on Al Qaida. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Bahrain threatens Qatar over its offers to relocate Sunni tribes
ABU DHABI — For the first time, a Gulf Cooperation Council member has threatened to punish Qatar. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Israeli intel report: Hamas plotted to bomb Jerusalem shopping mall
JERUSALEM — Less than two years after a massive Palestinian prisoner release, Hamas has been planning mass-casualty attacks in Israel’s capital. The Israel Security Agency has determined that Hamas (more…)
Headlines, Sept. 11 edition
BACKGROUNDER Russian naval flotilla stages an anti-U.S. show of force in Venezuela Remarks on Japan by U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon trigger controversy Russia to deliver India’s second aircraft carrier (more…)
Egypt’s counter-insurgency offensive, begun under Morsi, intensifies
WASHINGTON — Egypt assigned an Army general in May to head the counter-insurgency mission in the Sinai Peninsula, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy identified (more…)
Headlines, Aug. 14 edition
BACKGROUNDER India in race with China to launch first indigenous aircraft carrier N. Korean parade hints at ‘dirty bombs’ that could impact Middle East MV-22 lands on Japan’s expanding (more…)