Special to WorldTribune.com HERZLIYA, Israel — Israel’s military has been exploring the prospect of developing projects in the upper tier of the atmosphere. Officials said the Israel Air Force has drafted plans to develop aircraft that could operate in what they termed the stratosphere. They said this would enable unmanned platforms to conduct reconnaissance and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime has pressed Khaled Masha’al to resign his leadership post. Hamas sources said the regime in the Gaza Strip succeeded in a campaign for Masha’al to resign as head of the movement’s political bureau. They said the 56-year-old Masha’al had already told the political bureau in late […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Bedouin tribes have launched a major strike on the military in western Egypt. Bedouin sources said hundreds of tribal fighters attacked military and security forces near the western Egyptian city of Mersa Matruh on Jan. 13. They said the attack was to re-gain land confiscated by the former regime of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Fariborz Saremi, FreePressers.com Iraq is facing a very uncertain future now that the Americans, worn down by the military (4,500 dead) and financial costs (over $1 trillion) have withdrawn their military forces. The tide of sectarian conflict is rising, driven in part by Iranian ambition and Saudi Arabian fears. The Shi’ite […]
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 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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s turbulent Sinai Peninsula has been hit by a series of abductions in several provinces already impacted by the smuggling industry and a growing outlaw culture. On Dec. 12, hundreds of Egyptians blocked roads with burning tires to protest the police failure to arrest abductors. Officials have acknowledged that suspected […]