Moscow ships additional weapons to Syria to combat ISIL
MOSCOW — Russia has acknowledged continued military assistance to Syria. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Egypt begins repaying enegy debt with help from Gulf states
CAIRO — Egypt has begun repaying its $6 billion debt to foreign energy contractors. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
New Iraq PM reorganizes military following disastrous ISIL surge
BAGHDAD — After weeks of silence, Iraq has reported details of its military reshuffle. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Egypt’s new rapid response force completes security training
CAIRO — Egypt has developed a rapid response force for emergency missions. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Israel now reports it destroyed four of five Hamas rockets
TEL AVIV — Israel has revised its assessment of the Palestinian arsenal in wake of the 50-day war with the Gaza Strip. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
‘Not our war’: Growing consensus in Jordan opposes fighting ISIL
AMMAN — Jordan has come under increasing domestic pressure not to join the U.S.-led war against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Iraq set to buy Russian platforms to replace those stolen by ISIL
MOSCOW — Iraq has pledged to continue to procure Russian combat platforms. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Pennsylvania businessman charged in restricted export bid to Syria
WASHINGTON — The United States has acknowledged efforts to smuggle chemical weapons detection equipment to Syria. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Israeli defense minister makes ‘historic’ first visit to Azerbaijan
MOSCOW — Israel and Azerbaijan have convened a defense summit. The defense ministers of Israel and Azerbaijan have been meeting to review projects and expand weapons trade. On Sept. (more…)