Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Israel has sent additional forces to its borders with Lebanon and Syria. The Saudi-owned Al Hayat daily, quoting Israeli security sources, said the deployment was meant to counter any attack from its northern neighbors amid increasing international pressure on Iran, Syria and Hizbullah. “Israel has decided to deploy three armored […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia, despite appeals from Israel and the U.S., has begun delivery of an advanced cruise missile to Syria. Russia’s Interfax news agency reported that Moscow has delivered the first P-800 Yakhont missiles to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Interfax, quoting Russian military sources, said Yakhont was supplied to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Jordan faces its most difficult challenge in decades amid internal unrest and revolt in neighboring Syria, a report said. The Institute for National Security Studies asserted that King Abdullah has faced his toughest challenge since he ascended to the throne in 1998. INSS said the Hashemite kingdom could be […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel and Russia have completed a strategic dialogue that focused on weapons proliferation. Officials said delegations from Israel and Russia met on Nov. 29 as part of the strategic dialogue between two countries. They said the session included Russian arms sales to the Middle East, particularly Iran and Syria. “The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Arab world, shaken by major revolts in several countries, has experienced a sharp economic decline. Leading Middle East bankers have warned that Arab League states were plunged into what they termed a “state of emergency.” They said the pro-democracy revolts in such countries as Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — France is reportedly training rebels in their effort to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. A major Turkish newspaper reported that France has sent military advisers to train the Free Syrian Army. FSA, based in Turkey, was said to have received training in weapons and combat skills in […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — After the heady and often dizzying political changes optimistically described as the Arab Spring, many of these same Middle Eastern states may be heading for what sadly looks like an Arab Winter. The seasonal political shift was predictable, but the end results remain in flux. The three great Middle […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Russia is said to have sent warships to deliver an advanced air defense system to Syria. Arab diplomatic sources said the Russian Navy arrived in the Syrian port of Tartous in late November and brought weapons and supplies to the regime of President Bashar Assad. “We see this as a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Sunni fighters from Jordan have launched attacks on the regime of President Bashar Assad and the kingdom has reportedly offered safe haven to Syrians fleeing the government’s crackdown. Opposition sources said Bedouins from Iraq and Jordan were conducting strikes on the Assad regime in Syria. They said the Jordanian Sunnis […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The United States has urged its nationals to leave Syria immediately. The U.S. embassy in Damascus has urged the immediate departure of Americans from the Arab League state. In a statement, the embassy warned that Americans could be stranded in Syria when airlines suspend service to the war-torn state. “The […]