Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel is increasingly worried over the prospect of another revolt in Egypt. Officials said the escalation in unrest in Egypt is threatening regional stability as well as relations with the Jewish state. They said the unrest reflected the growing power of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamist opposition. “This […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime has cracked down on major banks in the Gaza Strip. A Hamas court fined two major Gaza banks tens of millions of dollars for refusing to pay taxes to the Islamic regime. The decision, issued in mid-November, said the Bank of Palestine and Palestine Islamic Bank […]
AFP The “time has come” to deal with Iran, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday, refusing to rule out military action to curb the Islamic republic’s nuclear ambitions. Barak, speaking on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS program, indicated that Israel’s patience was wearing thin — and provided an ominous response when asked about the growing […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has drafted a plan to develop border areas in an effort to increase security. Officials said Egypt’s military regime has approved a proposal to develop areas along the border with Israel and Libya. They said the government would offer incentives for tens of thousands of people to move to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — An Israeli defense major has been marketing border security solutions to the United States. Elbit Systems has been presenting border security solutions at an exposition in San Diego, Calif. Through its subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, executives have been briefing U.S. officials and security officers on Israeli-origin unmanned vehicles. “We […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s intelligence community has warned that shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles may have reached the West Bank. Security sources said several intelligence agencies have assessed that man-portable air defense systems could have been smuggled from Libya through Egypt and to the West Bank. They said the Hamas regime has absorbed scores […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Egypt’s new military regime could cancel national elections amid rising unrest, a report said. The Economist Intelligence Unit said the military regime that ousted President Hosni Mubarak in February could suspend elections for parliament and the presidency. The Economist argued that growing ethnic and labor unrest could lead the Supreme […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has acquired a massive bomb designed to destroy underground nuclear facilities in Iran. Officials said the U.S. Air Force has taken delivery of a new bomb meant to penetrate and destroy underground facilities. They said the Air Force first received the Massive Ordnance Penetrator in September under […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has reported the loss of a senior military commander. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Gen. Hassan Moghaddam was killed in an explosion at a military base southwest of Teheran on Nov. 12. IRGC said Moghaddam, who began his career in 1986, was the leader in the military’s missile […]
By Fariborz Saremi, Freepressers.com The new Middle East Cold War comes complete with its own spy-versus-spy intrigues, disinformation campaign, shadowy proxy war and supercharged state rhetoric and very high stakes. There has long been blood between the Saudis and Iran. Saudi Arabia is a Sunni/Wahabi Muslim Kingdom of ethnic Arabs. Iran is a Shi’ite Islamic Republic […]