Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime has launched an effort to bolster civil defense amid the increasing prospect of war with Israel. Officials said the Hamas Interior Ministry conducted an exercise throughout the Gaza Strip on Jan. 4 that tested civil defense capabilities. They said the scenarios included Israeli air and ground […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Despite repeated government denials, Jordan has agreed to accommodate Hamas leaders from neighboring Syria. Islamic sources said Jordan allowed several senior Hamas members to resettle in Jordan from Damascus in late 2011. The sources said Jordan has been under pressure from both Qatar and Saudi Arabia to host the Hamas […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas has launched another crackdown in an effort to force Gazans to observe Islamic mores. Security sources said the Hamas Interior Ministry has ordered police to raid businesses deemed in violation of Islamic law. They said the ministry targeted lingerie shops, fortune-tellers and cigarette vendors. “Some of these businesses […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has determined that the Hamas military was firing mortar shells filled with phosphorus in attacks on Israel. Officials said Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies have acquired or produced hundreds of phosphorus shells in an effort to increase Israeli casualties. They said the shells were designed to spark […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — The Islamist movement could end Egypt’s peace treaty with Israel, a report said. The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs asserted that the Muslim Brotherhood along with the Salafists intend to bring Egypt to a confrontation with Israel. In a report by reserve Israeli intelligence officer Lt. Col. Jonathan Halevi, the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Sumantra Maitra, FreePressers.com Reading Daniel Drezner is a delight. The good professor brings a sense of humor in his articles which is quite a rarity considering the drab subjects we have to study in the field of International Relations. (I haven’t got an opportunity to study under him or meet him […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Fariborz Saremi, FreePressers.com Iran has been working covertly not only in Canada and the United States but has also been fostering strong ties with an anti-U.S. set of countries in South America: Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua. The USA has largely failed to take proper note Iran’s well-funded ambitions in these countries. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Hamas regime and its Palestinian allies have focused on finding vulnerabilities in Israel’s new Iron Dome missile and rocket defense system, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies said Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies have largely abandoned their shelling of Israeli towns near the Gaza […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has captured a stockpile of bombs in the Sinai Peninsula. Officials said the bombs were produced by Palestinian insurgents in the northern Sinai capital of El Arish. They said the insurgents were linked to Hamas’ military wing, Izzedin Kassam, which operates in northeastern Sinai. “These bombs were smuggled into […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas, seeking to win support in the West as well as reduce unrest, has eased its campaign to enforce Islamic law. Officials said the Hamas regime was no longer ordering operations to enforce Islamic law in the Gaza Strip. They said women were again allowed to smoke water pipes […]