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November 10, 2009: For the last five years, satellite photos have shown continuing constructing of an underground bunker complex north of Damascus, Syria, This is believed to be the control center for the national air defense system.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday slammed capitalism for the global financial meltdown as he joined Muslim leaders at a summit in Turkey amid increasing pressure on his country over its nuclear drive.
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- More than five months after holding parliamentary elections, Lebanon formed a new cabinet on Monday. The agreement ended a long period of gridlock that illustrated once again the myriad dysfunctions of the country's bitterly divided political class.
Lebanon's prime minister-designate Saad Hariri on Monday was putting the final touches to a new government line-up after nearly five months of tough talking with his Hezbollah-led rivals.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon’s Saad Hariri , the prime minister-designate tasked with forming a government since June parliamentary elections, was confirmed today by President Michel Suleiman as premier for a national unity government.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling that Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless because the hikers strayed across the border from Iraq.
The George W. Bush administration was the target of much criticism from human rights groups for, among other things, its policy of extraordinary rendition, in which detainees have been transferred for interrogation in other countries that are known for their use of torture.
WASHINGTON -- Three Americans who were arrested by Iranian border guards in late July after crossing into Iran from neighboring Iraq have been charged with espionage, a top Iranian prosecutor said yesterday.
(RTTNews) - Ending a five-month cabinet deadlock following the June parliamentary elections, the Lebanon's prime minister-designate Saad Hariri annunced Monday night the formation of a new national unity cabinet.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The crew of the vessel allegedly carrying weapons to Hezbollah is under interrogation in Beirut as the resistance movement braces for an Israeli assault.
The key House Subcommittee Chair calls state secrets privilege "the greatest threat to liberty in this country."
LONDON — Syria has reportedly agreed to purchase an advanced missile from Russia. Diplomatic sources said Russia would begin deliveries of the Yakhont missile as part of expanded naval cooperation with Syria.
November 10, 2009: Turkey has displayed the first of 200 Chinese B611 ballistic missiles, that it is building under license. The B611 is a two ton missiles with a half ton warhead and a range of 280 kilometers. The missile is carried, and launched, in an 8x8 cross country truck.
New York - Israel on Thursday sent a protest note to both the United Nations Security Council and Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that Iran had tried to send a ship loaded with weapons to Syria in violation of UN resolutions. The cargo vessel Francop w...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A senior Iranian prosecutor accused three Americans detained on the border with Iraq, including a man from Boulder, of espionage on Monday, the first signal that Tehran intends to put them on trial.
Israel's Navy seized a ship off the coast of Cyprus with 500 tons of weapons that it alleges were sent by Iran to Syria, and ultimately destined for Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
