Iran and India sign strategic port deal; route bypasses Pakistan
India will invest up to $500 million to develop a strategic port in Iran that expands trade – and bypasses Pakistan. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Hardliner named to head group that will pick Khamenei’s successor
Iran’s Assembly of Experts which is responsible for electing and overseeing the work of Iran’s supreme leader has chosen hard-liner Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati as its leader. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Syrian mission restores pride in Russian military after years of decay
After years of neglect and decay that saw its ranks shrink from five to one million personnel, Russia signaled with its mission in Syria that it has returned as (more…)
Chinese groups flocking to invest in Israeli high tech partnerships
A Chinese group is set for a $300 million shopping spree in Israel’s “supermarket for innovation.” (FULL STORY) (more…)
Silicon Valley firms take tech elsewhere as Pentagon dawdles
The United States is losing out on new technology as the firms creating the tech say dealing with the Pentagon is too difficult. (FULL STORY) (more…)
U.S. confronts China expansion with joint Philippines sea patrol
The United States military has begun a joint naval patrol with the armed forces of the Philippines in the South China Sea, confirmed U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. (more…)
Report: ‘Mumbai bomber’ entered Europe as part of ISIL plot
A veteran bomb-maker from Pakistan was among the terrorists who slipped into Europe as part of an Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) plot to launch widespread attacks (more…)
Top China leaders, 16,300 firms implicated in ‘Panama papers’
The Panama-registered international tax haven law firm Mossack Fonseca has the largest client list from China, according to an extraordinary leaked cache of documents currently under review by journalists (more…)
The second nuclear age: Brussels and the expanding terror threat
By Jack Caravelli The attacks in Brussels are another reminder that while some progress has been made in taking territory in Iraq and Syria from ISIL, the terrorist threat (more…)