Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad has suffered a major setback by the Israeli assassination of five senior operatives. Palestinian sources said Israeli air strikes killed at least five senior Jihad operatives on Oct. 29. They said the most prominent of the casualties was identified as Ahmed Khalil, commander of Jihad’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco has sentenced a convicted bomber to death. A Moroccan court has sentenced Adil Al Atmani to die after being convicted of planning a bombing in Marrakesh in which 17 people, most of them European nationals, were killed. Al Atmani was sentenced by a security court in Sale on Oct. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Kuwait has expanded its presence in China’s energy sector. The state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp. has reached agreement to participate in a major Chinese energy program. KPC intends to acquire 20 percent of a $9 billion energy project in China. “The partnership with one of the international oil companies will […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The Syrian opposition has been quietly meeting with NATO to discuss the establishment of another no-fly zone in the Middle East. Opposition sources said their leadership has convened with key members of NATO to examine the formation of a no-fly zone mission over Syria. They said the no-fly zone was […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iraq has been grabbing U.S. military surplus ahead of the American withdrawal in late 2011. Officials said the Iraqi military expects to acquire nearly $1 billion of U.S. military surplus by the end of the year. They said the Iraqi Defense Ministry has already agreed to receive more than $300 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Interior Minister Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz took a major step toward the throne when he was named crown prince of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi royal court said King Abdullah appointed the 78-year-old Nayef crown prince on Oct. 28. The statement said the appointment was approved by the so-called Allegiance […]
NEW: GEOSTRATEGY-DIRECT.COM ANKARA — Turkey has reported deep penetration inside Iraq in an effort to destroy Kurdish insurgency strongholds. Officials said the Turkish military has reached deep into northern Iraq in search for some 2,000 fighters of the Kurdish Workers Party. They said the Turkish operation was being coordinated with neighboring Iran, which has also […]
NEW: EAST-ASIA-INTEL.COM INSIDE NORTH KOREA By Lee Jong-Heon East-Asia-Intel.com, October 26, 2011 SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, accompanied by his son and heir-apparent Kim Jong-Un, rushed to military fortresses after he heard about the bloody killing of his colleague dictator Moammar Gadhafi in Libya. The two Kims made a “surprise visit” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime, a week after its prisoner exchange, has resumed rocket fire toward Israel. Palestinian gunners fired at least three extended-range BM-21 Grad rockets that reached the southern Israeli city of Ashdod. Officials said the Chinese-origin rockets hit an open area outside the city on late Oct. 26 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Iran is overseeing an effort to enhance Hizbullah’s telecommunications network in Lebanon. Western diplomatic sources said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is financing and supervising a program to modernize Hizbullah telecommunications and data networks in Lebanon. They said IRGC has sent engineers and technicians to Beirut and southern Lebanon […]