Israel, Azerbaijan ink $1.6 billion military deal
A state-run Israeli company will has inked a $1.6 billion deal to sell sophisticated military technology to Azerbaijan.
A state-run Israeli company will has inked a $1.6 billion deal to sell sophisticated military technology to Azerbaijan.
The head of a regional council in southern Israel filed a complaint with the United Nations after mortar shells fired from Gaza were found to contain the banned substance white phosphorous.
Australia imposed expanded sanctions on Iran as concerns escalated over the Islamic Republic\’s nuclear program.
The leader of Lebanon\’s Hezbollah, whose backers Syria and Iran are at the center of heightened regional tension, made a rare public appearance on Tuesday marking the Shi\’ite Muslim festival of Ashura and said his group was building up its arsenal.
The Obama Administration is reportedly planning to sell thousands of advanced munitions to the United Arab Emirates.
Israel\’s Air Force bombed a weapons factory in Gaza after rockets launched from Gaza struck Israel.
Palestinians in Gaza have acquired anti-aircraft and anti-tank rockets from Libya during its six-month civil war, enlarging but not significantly improving their arsenal, Israeli officials said on Monday.
According to a statement released by the president\’s office, Peres discussed ongoing turmoil in the Arab world with the Russian leaders, saying that Syria was undergoing a critical time of change.
Iran plans to build \”four to five\” nuclear research reactors and will continue to enrich uranium to provide their fuel, a nuclear official said on Monday despite Western pressure on Tehran to curb atomic work.
The United States has frozen weapons shipments to Lebanon\’s military following the collapse of the Arab country\’s government in January. The arms freeze had been approved recently by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, but it was not announced publicly so as not to interfere with the formation of a new government, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.