Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has acquired advanced security equipment to protect the annual Muslim pilgrimage. Officials said the Saudi Interior Ministry has overseen the installation of cameras and sensors to monitor the millions of people expected to arrive for the Haj pilgrimage in mid-October. The officials said the equipment included digital […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has withheld more than a third of military aid to Egypt for fiscal 2013. The administration of President Barack Obama decided to withhold $584 million of U.S. military aid to Egypt allocated for fiscal 2013. Officials said the money was deposited in the Federal Reserve Bank for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — For the first time, Israel’s military has expressed support for Hamas rule of the Gaza Strip. A leading member of the military’s General Staff said Hamas serves Israel’s interests in the Gaza Strip. Maj. Gen. Sami Turgeman said Israel wants to maintain Hamas’ hold over the Gaza Strip, ruled […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has reportedly punished a member of the religious police. An officer of the Saudi religious police, called the Saudi Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV), has been sentenced to prison after he was convicted of assault. The unidentified officer was given […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States plans to supply mission trainers to the Iraq Air Force. A U.S. company has been contracted to assemble two full mission trainers for the Iraq Air Force. Under the contract, L-3 Communications would supply the trainers to support Air Force plans to build a fleet of F-16 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — For the first time, Sunni rebels have captured Syrian Air Force fighter-jets. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebels seized a military airport in the northern province of Aleppo. In a statement on Feb. 12, the London-based opposition group said the rebels also captured MiG fighter-jets stations at the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — In the first such attack since the Sunni revolt in 2011, a Turkish border facility along the Syrian border was bombed. At least 13 people were killed and 28 injured in a blast at a facility along the Turkish border with Syria on Feb. 11. Officials said a Syrian car […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Palestinian gunners from the Gaza Strip have reported striking central Israel. Iranian-sponsored missile and rocket squads have released details of the mini-war with Israel in March. The Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad said it demonstrated extended-range rocket capability by the military wing, called Quds Brigades. “The enemy knows that the Quds […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — For the first time, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has determined that Iran is conducting a nuclear weapons program. IAEA has issued a report that disclosed several Iranian nuclear weapons programs over the last decade, including one meant to miniaturize a Pakistani-designed warhead. The report, titled “Implementation of the […]