MOSCOW — The Russian Navy plans to bolster its task force with submarines near Syria. Officials said the navy would send its Varshavyanka-class submarines to the eastern Mediterranean Sea (more…)
WASHINGTON — Egypt would not replace the United States as the former’s chief arms supplier, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy asserted that Egypt would (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel’s military plans to establish an intelligence center linked to all air, ground and naval sensors. Military sources said the General Staff plans to set up (more…)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress has been concerned over military aid to Lebanon. House and Senate members have expressed worry that U.S. aid to Lebanon’s military and security forces (more…)
WASHINGTON — Congress has sought to attach conditions to the renewal of U.S. military aid to Egypt. Congress has been sending delegations to discuss terms for the renewal of (more…)
WASHINGTON — President Bashar Assad has overseen a stronger military but still under strain from the nearly three-year Sunni revolt in Syria. Officials said the U.S. intelligence community determined (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has determined an increase in Islamist and rebel militias in Syria in 2013. The intelligence community has determined that up to 10 percent of (more…)
LONDON — Egypt was expected to submit a formal order for diesel-electric naval submarines in 2014. Industry sources said Egypt has received Gulf Cooperation Council assistance that would enable (more…)
RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority could collapse amid an internal conflict in the West Bank, a report said. The Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research asserted that the (more…)
