ANKARA — Turkey envisions closer coordination with NATO amid procurement of an advanced military air transport. Officials said Turkey expected its procurement of the A-400M air transport to enhance (more…)
CAIRO — The Shi’ite war, after a brief ceasefire, has resumed in Yemen. The military reported heavy fighting with Shi’ite rebels in northern Yemen near the capital of Sanaa. (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has remained noncommital toward an Israeli boycott of the new Palestinian Authority government. A leading U.S. analyst said the administration of President Barack Obama (more…)
JERUSALEM — Israel’s intelligence community has determined that Hamas was using the nation’s Islamist movement as a front. The Israel Security Agency asserted that Hamas has gained control over (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has envisioned the prospect of a massive invasion by the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah. A military magazine has published an assessment by an intelligence officer that (more…)
WASHINGTON — Western-backed Syrian rebels have been quietly meeting with Israel, a report said. A U.S. think tank asserted that a prominent Syrian opposition member was conducting a dialogue (more…)
LONDON — Egypt has been pursuing a multi-front counter-insurgency strategy in the turbulent Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian sources said the military was targeting Islamist insurgents along three fronts in Sinai. (more…)
ANKARA — Iran and Turkey have confronted each other for control over air space. The Turkish military said an Iranian military aircraft entered Turkish air space on May 31 (more…)
TEL AVIV — The United States has been increasingly concerned over Israel’s rapproachment with Russia. Analysts said the administration of President Barack Obama has been worried over a growing (more…)
