Saudi King Holds Talks with Yemeni President
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, held talks with Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen, earlier this
Qatar Eyes 7.5% EADS Stake
Qatar is interested in buying a 7.5% stake in European aerospace and defense company EADS from Daimler, the German weekly Der Spiegel
US Co.'s Eye Int'l Sales to Offset Pentagon Cuts
Lockheed Martin Corp's political backers are stepping up a drive to meet Taiwan's request for 66 new F-16 fighter jets, a sale that would help the Pentagon's largest supplier weather possible cuts to its big-ticket weapons
Turkey Raises Naval Presence
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was freezing defense industry trade with Israel and stepping up Turkish Naval Patrols in the Eastern Mediterranean, deepening Ankara's feud with the Jewish
200+ Libyan Army Vehicles Cross Into Niger
Scores of Libyan army vehicles have crossed the desert frontier into Niger in what may be a dramatic, secretly negotiated bid by Muammar Qaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state, military sources from France and Niger told Reuters on
China Denies Arming Qaddafi
China offered huge stockpiles of weapons to Muammar Qaddafi during the final months of his regime and held secret talks on shipping them through Algeria and South Africa, The Globe and Mail
IAEA Concerned About Iran's Nuclear Work
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is "increasingly concerned" about possible activity in Iran to develop a nuclear payload for a missile, it
US-Iraq: F-16 Deal Not Signed Yet
Washington and Baghdad have made significant progress on a deal for Iraq to buy Lockheed Martin's F-16 warplanes but do not have a signed contract, a US military official
Israel Sends 2 Extra Warships to Patrol Red Sea
Israel said it had sent two extra warships to patrol the Red Sea but it downplayed reports that they were connected to an Egyptian sweep of the Sinai Peninsula for
Defense Official: "Israel Could Not Stop Iran with One Strike"
Israel would not be able to halt Iran's reported quest for atomic weapons with a single strike, a Senior Israeli Defense Official
Libyan Rebels: "Sirte to Fall in Less than 10 Days"
It will take Libyan rebels no more than 10 days to take control of Sirte, Muammar Qaddafi's hometown and last major stronghold along the Mediterranean coast, a rebel Commander told
Bahrain's King Calls for National Unity
Bahrain's King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa called for national unity and dialogue to overcome the recent painful events that marked the start of the year, the state-run BNA
Iran Warns NATO of any Intervention in Syria
Iran warned NATO against any temptation to intervene in Syria, saying that rather than the defeating a regime it would be bogged down in a "quagmire" similar to Iraq or
More Egyptian Troops to be Deployed in Sinai
Egypt and Israel agreed to increase the number of Egyptian troops along the border in the Sinai Peninsula, a Senior Security Official said, following a spike in violence that sparked a diplomatic row between the two
Arab League Urges UN to Seat Rebels & Unfreeze Libyan Assets
Arab Ministers called on "the UN and concerned countries" to "unfreeze the assets and property" of Libya, in a statement released after a special meeting of the Arab Foreign Ministers early Sunday, Reuters
Yemen's Navy Sank Suspected Boat
Yemen's Navy sank a speed boat suspected of carrying explosives as it approached Yemeni naval vessels patrolling the Gulf of Aden on Saturday night, a military official