Hezbollah tips Syria power balance, polarises LebanonLebanese have long viewed the Hezbollah guerrilla army as a state-within-a-state. But having watched it launch a military adventure in Syria and brutality on the streets of Beirut, they feel ever more hostage to the Islamist group's regional More… |
China has 'mountains of data' about US cyber attacksChina's top Internet security official says he has "mountains of data" pointing to extensive US hacking aimed at China, but it would be irresponsible to blame Washington for such attacks, and called for greater cooperation to fight More… |
Israel fires back at Syria after troops targetedIsraeli troops shot at a target across the Syrian frontier on Tuesday in response to gunfire that struck its forces in the Golan Heights, the Israeli military said. A statement said a military vehicle was damaged by shots fired fr More… |
Iran calls for stand against Israel after Syria attackIran called on the region to unite against Israel after a reported attack on Syria and said it was ready to train the Damascus government's army. Israel carried out its second air strike in days on Syria early on Sunday, targeting More… |
Sudan rebels attack city, push closer to capitalRebels from Sudan's Darfur region attacked a city in a neighboring state on Saturday, taking their fight closer to the capital Khartoum, witnesses said. The attack marks the biggest push of a rebel alliance that seeks to toppl More… |
Israel fires into Syria after troops attackedThe Israeli military fired artillery into Syria on Friday after its troops were shot at on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, in the latest of a series of shooting incidents on the once-quiet front. "No soldiers were injured More… |
Mob attacks three more schools in BahrainSaboteurs yesterday attacked three schools simultaneously as part of a mindless campaign to target Bahrain's education system, a report said. Thugs set fire to the gate and external fence of Al Dair Primary School for Boys, accordin More… |
Al Qaeda issues English magazine for militantsAl Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the Islamist movement's most active branch, has released an English-language magazine advising would-be militants on how to torch parked cars and cause traffic accidents. The magazine, More… |
Gaza rocket attacks Israel, first since truceA rocket fired from Gaza exploded in Israel on Tuesday, the first such attack since a November truce and an apparent show of solidarity with West Bank protests after the death of a Palestinian in an Israeli jail. Al-Aqsa Martyrs B More… |
5 killed in attack on Iranian dissident campAt least five people were killed and 20 wounded in a rocket attack on an Iranian dissident camp in Iraq's capital Baghdad early on Saturday, police sources said. The dissident group Mujahadin-e-Khalq (MEK) said six people incl More… |








