Israel weighs cyberwar ops to stop attacks from Sinai

Israel weighs cyberwar ops to stop attacks from Sinai

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has raised the prospect of conducting cyber warfare to stop attacks from neighboring Egypt. Officials said the Israeli intelligence community and military have been drafting options to counter Palestinian and Al Qaida-aligned attacks from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The officials said Sinai was becoming a launching pad for Hamas, […]

Piracy still a thrivng business in Somalia, backed by international financiers

Piracy still a thrivng business in Somalia, backed by international financiers

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Despite a sharp drop in the success rate, hundreds of Somalis continue to engage in piracy in the Red Sea and Gulf. A senior U.S. official said hundreds of Somalis continue to be employed as pirates and target merchant vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Thomas Kelly, […]