Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has awarded BAE Systems a contract for law enforcement programs in at least two Middle East countries deemed dangerous for Americans. The State Department awarded BAE Systems a contract to support criminal justice and development programs in Iraq and Lebanon. BAE would provide the services under the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Civil war in Syria would endanger U.S. national security, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy asserted that Washington’s policy against military intervention assured the widening of the civil war in Syria. The institute, in a report by executive director Robert Satloff, raised the prospect that President […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Rivals and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad have been engaged in bloody battles in Lebanon. At least 15 people were killed and more than 50 were injured in fighting between the Alawite community and Sunnis in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on June 3. The two sides employed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Iran has succeeded in transporting weapons to its allies in Lebanon and Syria. Western security sources said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was employing at least two Iranian airlines to sustain the arms flow to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad as well as Hizbullah. The sources said IRGC […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been fighting a daily war with Iran and its proxies. A senior Israeli commander said all arms of the military were engaged with Iran and its proxies on a daily basis. The commander cited Iran’s presence in Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip. “We are indirectly […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — President Bashar Assad is said to have ordered the abduction or assassination of the Sunni rebel leadership in Lebanon and Turkey. Opposition sources said the Syrian regime has sent agents to Lebanon and Turkey to assassinate or abduct Sunni rebel leaders. They said several plots were foiled in Turkey while […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Persian Gulf states have opened a weapons line to Sunni rebels in Syria. Opposition sources said at least two Gulf Cooperation Council states were investing tens of millions of dollars per month to equip the rebels with weapons, munitions and basic supplies. The sources said the arms were flowing through such […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military plans to construct a security barrier along the border with Lebanon. Officials said the barrier would protect an Israeli community along the northern border with Lebanon. The officials said the barrier would be made of concrete and reach a height of seven meters. “This would improve the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Lebanon has captured a weapons ship bound for neighboring Syria. The Lebanese military said the Sierra Leonean-flagged Lutfullah-2 was intercepted and taken to Beirut on April 28. The military said weapons were found aboard the ship and that 11 crew members were detained. “The Army intercepted April 27 off the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, amid pressure to cut national defense budgets, was preparing to undergo a reduction. Diplomats said a range of European Union countries were preparing to reduce their contingents in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon over the next year. The diplomats said at least […]