US Navy seizes Iranian weapons bound for Yemen rebels
Washington (AFP) – US naval forces in the Arabian Sea seized a shipment of weapons that the United States believes was sent from Iran and was bound for Huthi rebels in Yemen, the Navy said. 25
Middle East
US leads Mideast anti-mines maritime exercise
Dubai (AFP) – The US Navy said the world’s largest maritime exercise kicked off Monday bringing participants from 30 nations for training across the Middle East. The International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) is organised and 25
Destruction, razed monastery left behind by IS in Syria town
QARYATAIN, Syria (AP) — Syrian troops fired their guns in celebration amid smoldering buildings inside the town of Qaryatain on Monday, hours after recapturing it from retreating Islamic State militants who had abducted and terrorized 25
Why Israel is warming up to the world’s largest Muslim country
BY JACK MOORE | Newsweek Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the establishment of official diplomatic relations with Indonesia on Monday, as the world’s largest Muslim country continues to look eastwards to boost diplomatic and 25
UAE Skyscraper hit by huge fire
By Conor Gaffey | News Week A huge fire has damaged at least two residential tower blocks in the United Arab Emirates, the third time buildings in the Gulf nation have gone up in smoke in 25
Syria forces retake Palmyra in major victory over IS
Palmyra (Syria) (AFP) – Syrian troops backed by Russian forces recaptured the famed ancient city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group on Sunday in a major victory over the jihadists. Army sappers were defusing 25
ISIS Suicide Bomber Kills 41 at Soccer Game in Iraq
By Chas Danner | New York Times At least 41 people were killed and 105 wounded when a teenage ISIS suicide bomber blew himself up at a small soccer stadium in the Iraqi city of Iskanderiyah, less than 25
First American ISIS convert in custody, Justin Sullivan, to face the death penalty
By Michael Gordon | mgordon@charlotteobserver.com Before his 20th birthday, authorities say, Justin Sullivan fatally shot an elderly neighbor, solicited a murder contract on his parents, and dreamed of killing up to 1,000 people. This week 25