Tag: Military and defense
Saudi university catches fire near Yemen border in attack
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — A Saudi university near the country's border with Yemen caught fire early Wednesday after the kingdom's air defenses intercepted a...
Biologists defy Cyprus’ ethnic cleave to protect environment
NICOSIA, Cyprus — There’s something regal in the sprightly step and curious gaze of the long-horn sheep that roam the hills near Varisia, an...
Rocket attack on base in northern Iraq kills Turkish soldier
ANKARA, Turkey — A rocket attack targeting a Turkish military base in northern Iraq killed one soldier and wounded a child in a nearby...
Ambassador: UAE played part in India-Pakistan cease-fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates played a role in getting longtime Asian rivals India and Pakistan to agree to a...
Local media: Explosion rocks east Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Iraq — A powerful explosion rocked east Baghdad on Thursday, local media said, one day after a rare drone struck a northern Iraqi...
Trump-era growth of settlement growth has only begun
EFRAT, West Bank — An aggressive Israeli settlement spree of over 9,000 homes during the Trump era pushed deeper into the occupied West Bank...
Trump-era growth of settlement growth has only begun
EFRAT, West Bank — An aggressive Israeli settlement spree of over 9,000 homes during the Trump era pushed deeper into the occupied West Bank...
Probe faults DC Guard use of aircraft during June protests
WASHINGTON — Members of the Washington D.C. National Guard lacked clear guidance and didn't fully understand how to appropriately use helicopters during the civil...
Syria rejects watchdog investigation into 2018 gas attack
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria on Wednesday rejected as fabricated the results of an investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog, which found “reasonable grounds...
Syria rejects watchdog investigation into 2018 gas attack
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria on Wednesday rejected as fabricated the results of an investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog, which found “reasonable grounds...
