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Russian Naval Flotilla Docks in Syria
2012-01-09 Read More...
A large Russian Naval Flotilla led by an aircraft carrier has docked in the Syrian port of Tartus in what Damascus state media hailed on Sunday as a show of solidarity by close ally

UK Hints Iran over Blocking Strait of Hormuz
2012-01-06 Read More...
Britain’s Defense Secretary warned Iran Thursday that any attempt to block the key global oil passageway the Strait of Hormuz would be illegal and unsuccessful - hinting at a robust international

Two Libyan Rebel Groups Reject Chief-of-Staff Nomination
2012-01-06 Read More...
Two powerful groups of former rebels who helped oust Muammar Qaddafi rejected the government’s choice of a new Army Chief, raising fresh security concerns in the war-torn

Lebanon to Host “Democracy in the Arab World” Conference
2012-01-05 Read More...
Lebanon will host this month a U.N. conference on “Democracy in the Arab World”, with a slew of high-level dignitaries, including U.N. Chief Ban Ki-moon, due to attend, organizers and Lebanese officials

Iran Test Fires Medium-Range Missile
2012-01-02 Read More...
Iran successfully test fired a medium-range surface-to-air missile on Sunday during navy war games taking place near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a spokesman for the maneuver said, according to the official IRNA news

Mikati: “No Proof of Al-Qaeda along Lebanese-Syrian Border”
2011-12-30 Read More...
There is “no conclusive proof” that al-Qaeda is operating along the Lebanese-Syrian border, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said, as controversy brews over remarks by Lebanon's pro-Syrian Defense

US Poised to Announce $30 Billion F-15 Saudi Deal
2011-12-29 Read More...
The Obama administration is poised to announce the sale of nearly $30 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, U.S. officials said

Israeli Firm to Prospect for Uranium in Negev Desert
2011-12-26 Read More...
An Israeli energy firm run by a former Head of the Mossad spy agency is to start prospecting for uranium in the southern Negev desert, the company

Iraq to Get 18 More F-16s with Proper Training
2011-12-14 Read More...
The United States plans to sell Iraq 18 more F-16 fighter jets as Baghdad seeks to secure its airspace after the full withdrawal of US forces this month, a US official said earlier this

Prince Naïf Meets Iranian Intelligence Minister
2011-12-14 Read More...
HRM Saudi Crown Prince Naïf bin Abdel Aziz met with Iranian Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi on Monday at a time of strained relations between both countries, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Iran Rejects US Request to Return Surveillance Drone
2011-12-14 Read More...
Iran claims its experts are in the final stages of recovering data from the US surveillance drone captured by Iranian Armed

US-Libyan Experts Dispose of 5,000 Surface-to-Air Missiles
2011-12-13 Read More...
Hundreds of pounds of explosives in Libya stockpiled during the years of the Muammar Qaddafi-led regime have been disposed of by a team of U.S. and Libyan weapons

NATO May Not Extend Training Mission in Iraq
2011-12-13 Read More...
NATO will not extend its training mission in Iraq beyond the end of the year because Baghdad would not grant its soldiers immunity from prosecution, Iraq’s National Security Adviser told

Finmeccanica Chairman Resigns
2011-12-05 Read More...
Italian aerospace and defense giant Finmeccanica's Chairman Pier Francesco Guarguaglini resigned on Thursday after nine years in charge following a series of corruption

Russia Opposes Arms Embargo on Syria
2011-12-01 Read More...
Moscow opposes the imposition of an arms embargo on Syria and believes the international community should stop threatening Damascus with ultimatums; local news agencies quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on

U.S. Vice President Visits Iraq
2011-12-01 Read More...
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad on a surprise visit on Tuesday, during which he was due to meet top Iraqi officials, as American troops depart Iraq ahead of a year-end deadline.

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