TEL AVIV — The Israel Army has been ordered to enhance border surveillance, amid the threat from Iranian-sponsored proxies. Officials said the Army has accelerated training and procurement to (more…)
CAIRO — Egypt has reported the killing of an insurgency commander in the Sinai Peninsula. The Egyptian military said the commander of the Tawhid W’al Jihad militia was killed (more…)
WASHINGTON — Israel is said to have drafted an assassination list of leading Iranian proxies. An Israeli analyst asserted that the intelligence community has formed a hit list of (more…)
LONDON — Saudi Arabia was expected to delay plans to equip the Lebanese military. Arab and European sources said the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom could require years to implement (more…)
CAIRO — Egypt’s military has reported the virtual destruction of the once-massive smuggling tunnel network to the Gaza Strip. Security sources said the Egyptian Army has destroyed 97 percent (more…)
LONDON — NATO has been quietly examining the stability of Saudi Arabia. Western diplomatic sources said NATO has been studying military and security threats to Saudi Arabia for 2014. (more…)
TEL AVIV — Al Qaida has been debating its strategy in Yemen, a report said. The Institute for National Security Studies said Al Qaida struggled to agree on a (more…)
CAIRO — Egypt has reported the seizure of another weapons shipment from Turkey. Officials said the Customs Authority seized a large arms shipment from Turkey to the Egypt’s Port (more…)
LONDON — The United States has been seen as withdrawing from the Middle East. Leading officials and strategists agreed that the administration of President Barack Obama was losing credibility (more…)