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 World News: Middle East & Africa

  1. French Defense Minister Defends Strategy, Mali Mission

    France's defense minister on Friday defended his government's new security strategy and its mission in Mali, and called for a political solution to Syria's bloody civil war.

    • May. 17, 2013

  2. US Repositioning 200 Marines in Italy as Precaution for Libya Unrest

    Italy on Wednesday said the United States was transferring 200 Marines and two planes to its base at Sigonella in Sicily to deploy in Libya in case US diplomats come under attack as they did last year.

    • May. 15, 2013

  3. Afghanistan overtaxes US contractors, IG finds

    Afghanistan has slapped US-funded contractors working on reconstruction efforts with nearly $1 billion in taxes since 2008, often in spite of clear tax exemption agreements, a government watchdog has found.

    • May. 14, 2013

  4. Netanyahu Reduces Defense Cuts by 1 Billion Shekels

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged his government to pass, by close of business Monday, a 2013-2014 budget that includes some US $14.7 billion in defense spending, nearly $1 billion less than 2012 levels but $280 million more than cuts prescribed by the Israeli Treasury.

    • May. 13, 2013

  5. US Moves Troops Closer as Security Worsens in Libya

    The United States has moved military forces closer to Libya since the Benghazi attack so they will be ready to respond to threats against diplomatic personnel, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.

    • May. 13, 2013

  6. Russian-Made Yemeni Military Jet Crashes in Sanaa

    A Russian-made Yemeni military jet ploughed into a residential district of the capital Sanaa on Monday, killing the pilot, officials said, and witnesses said it exploded in mid-air before crashing.

    • May. 13, 2013

  7. US: Gulf Navy Drill Not Directed At Iran

    Vice Admiral John Miller, commander of the US Fifth Fleet, said on Sunday that a massive naval minesweeping exercise involving 41 countries was not directed at Iran.

    • May. 12, 2013

  8. PKK Peace Talks Could Reduce Profile of Elite Turkish Units

    A budding peace process between Turkey and its longtime nemesis, the Kurdish separatist militants, could shrink the prominence and budget of elite Turkish special operations units, officials and analysts agree.

    • May. 11, 2013

  9. Hagel Touts US Defense Network in Middle East

    US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel praised the 'cooperative defense network' being constructed by the Pentagon across the Middle East as a way to keep Iran's nuclear ambitions in check.

    • May. 10, 2013

  10. Report: Saudi King Sacks Air Force Chief

    Saudi King Abdullah has dismissed and retired air force chief Gen. Mohammed al-Ayesh by royal decree, the official SPA news agency reported Friday, without elaborating on why.

    • May. 10, 2013

  11. Hagel: Middle East Problems Require 'Political, Not Military' Solutions

    The problems that plague the Middle East, including Iran's nuclear ambitions and Syria's civil war, require 'political, not military' solutions, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday.

    • May. 10, 2013
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