GAZA CITY -- Hamas has found an ally in its war for control of the Gaza Strip. Al Qaida cells have come to Hamas's aid in the militia war against Fatah, particularly in the northern Gaza Strip. Palestinian...
BAGHDAD -- Iraq has set requirements for those who want to the join the air force. The Iraqi Defense Ministry has issued standards for applicants that call for motivated, apolitical Iraqi volunteers without...
CAIRO -- Egyptian authorities have warned that the use of the Internet by dissidents constitutes a threat to national security. Egyptian Interior Minister Habib Al Adly said the opposition use of the Internet...
ABU DHABI -- Saudi Arabia has named an American-educated public relations specialist as its new ambassador to the United States. Adel Jubair, the former foreign policy adviser to King Abdullah, has been...
ABU DHABI -- The U.S. Navy build-up in the Persian Gulf region was not expected to affect the American military presence in neighboring Arab states. Officials said the deployment of two carrier strike...
ATHENS -- A left-wing insurgency group has claimed responsibility for a rocket strike against the U.S. embassy in Greece. The Revolutionary Struggle said it conducted the Jan. 12 rocket-propelled grenade...
TEL AVIV -- Hizbullah succeeded in digging bunkers into Israeli territory without the knowledge of the military. Military sources said the Israeli military found two bunkers dug by Hizbullah within Israeli...
JERUSALEM -- Iran's nuclear program seeks first-strike capability against Israel, a leading strategist said. The Israeli strategist and former intelligence officer said Iran believes it could destroy the...
CAIRO -- Shi'ite insurgents have jeopardized the tiny Jewish community in northern Yemen. Fighters from the Iranian-backed Believing Youth have driven Jews out of their homes in the northern province of...
Following is the prepared test for President George W. Bush's State of the Union address on Jan. 23: Madam Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens:...
His name is Zhang Hongbao, and the Chinese dictatorship declared him to be a criminal, but he managed to escape from China to the United States, where he was recently "killed in a car accident." In 2005,...
BAGHDAD -- Sunni insurgents linked to Al Qaida have launched another offensive against Shi'ites in the struggle for Iraq's capital. Iraqi officials said Sunni insurgents have begun a drive to foil the...
NICOSIA -- Iran has launched another major military exercise. Iranian state television said a three-day exercise by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps began on Sunday, Middle East Newsline reported....
ABU DHABI -- The Persian Gulf states would support a U.S. strike to destroy Iran's nuclear weapons program. A report by the Dubai-based Gulf Research Center asserted that the six Arab states would not...
ABU DHABI -- Saudi Arabia and the United States have begun their first defense summit in nearly four years. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates held meetings with Saudi leaders on Thursday that were expected...
By Sol Sanders It would be hard to exaggerate Washington's problems in a 1945 devastated Europe, a demoralized Europe. Not enough, the U.S. was suddenly faced with a new totalitarian threat. And the West...
BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military plans to introduce advanced technology in Iraq to battle improvised explosive devices and missiles. Iraqi officials said the U.S. military will deploy systems that would detect...
JERUSALEM -- Israel's military chief, in a move that has triggered calls for the dismissal of the political leadership, has resigned following release of a government report containing severe criticism...
ANKARA -- The United States has bolstered air operations in Turkey after several years of tense bilateral relations. Officials said the U.S. Air Force has sent F-16 multi-role fighters for training and...
