Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The United States has drafted a plan with its Arab allies to establish a no-fly zone over Syria. Western diplomatic sources said the administration of President Barack Obama has reached agreement with Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies to impose measures meant to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has been examining a proposal to establish a regional police force. Officials said the GCC would receive a plan for a regional police force to bolster security throughout the Gulf. They said the force would be similar to law enforcement organizations in Asia and Europe. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Fariborz Saremi, FreePressers.com With Iran torn by political turmoil, the Persian Gulf and its energy riches are once again in the eye of the storm and the focus is on the Strait of Hormuz, the only gateway to the Persian Gulf and arguably the world’s most strategic choke point. Iran’s leaders […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress has been told that Kuwait would not face a revolt like that in other Arab League states. The Congressional Research Service asserted that Kuwait would be able to overcome the current escalation in unrest. CRS, which briefs the House and Senate on a range of issues, said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — With six weeks to meets its deadline, the U.S. military has accelerated its withdrawal from Iraq. Officials said the pace of the U.S. troop pullout from Iraq has increased in November. They said thousands of troops were leaving for Kuwait on a weekly basis, with about 30,000 troops left in […]
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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The U.S. space agency has been searching for water in Kuwait. The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) has been working in Kuwait in a project to locate water resources in the desert sheikdom. The project, paid mostly by the Gulf Cooperation Council state, employed advanced radar and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The U.S. Army has praised the role of Kuwait in the withdrawal from neighboring Iraq. The U.S. Army has honored the Kuwait National Guard for protecting transports by American ground forces. The United States has deployed 23,000 soldiers in Kuwait amid the pullout from Iraq. Officials said the U.S. […]
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 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 […]