Yemen southern army commander Qatan dies in suicide attack
The Yemeni army commander leading the fight against militants in the south of the country has been killed in a suicide attack, officials say. Gen Salem Ali Qatan died in the port city of...
Category: The Middle East
Deadly violence on Israel’s Egypt, Gaza borders
(Reuters) – Militants who crossed into Israel from Egypt’s Sinai desert fired on Israelis building a barrier on the border on Monday, killing one worker, before soldiers shot dead two of the attackers, Israel’s...
Muslim Brotherhood Claims Early Victory in Egypt
CAIRO – Egypt’s official news agency is quoting a senior member of the ruling military council as saying the generals will hand over power to the newly elected president at the end of the...
Water pacts re-examined amid Arab Spring
There are moves to rewrite contentious water-sharing agreements that are becoming a major source of friction in the Middle East as water supplies shrink BAGHDAD, June 14 (UPI) — Amid the profound political changes sweeping...
A Return to the Cold War?
(multimedia) Russia is sending armed troops to Syria amid escalating violence there, United States military officials told NBC News Friday, in a move certain to frustrate Western efforts to put pressure on the regime of...
Venezuela says it’s building drones with Iran’s help
(Reuters) – Venezuela is building unmanned drone aircraft as part of military cooperation with Iran and other allies, President Hugo Chavez said, in a move likely to heighten U.S. anxiety over his socialist government’s role in...
Egypt’s parliament dissolved
CAIRO: Egypt’s state television has reported that the country’s recently elected parliament will be dissolved entirely, after the country’s High Constitutional Court ruled that one-third of seats were elected unconstitutionally. The ruling puts into...
Russia defends weapons sales to Syria, says U.S. arming rebels
(Reuters) – Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday defended his country’s sale of arms to Syria and accused the United States of supplying rebels with weapons to fight against the government. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
Israeli president on challenges facing the nation
(multimedia) Fox News’ Bret Baier’s interview with Shimon Peres.
Iranian Media: Islamic World Needs Nuclear Weapons
Iranian state-run media has published a commentary that stated, “The Islamic world should rise up and shout that a nuclear bomb is our right.” The regime under Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has constantly stated...
