Posts Tagged: Assad
Syrian Foreign Minister: We Will Retaliate Immediately if Israel Strikes Again
Times of Israel - Syria's foreign minister laid out a hard line Wednesday, warning that Syria would "retaliate immediately" if Israel strikes Syrian soil ...
IDF Examining Reports of Blast Near Syria, Lebanon Border
While tensions in the region remained high due to the Syrian civil war, residents of Metula in northern Israel said they heard a blast late...
Hezbollah Stronghold in Lebanon Hit by Syrian Rockets
A pair of rockets hit a car dealership and a residential building in Hezbollah strongholds in south Beirut on Sunday, the Associated Press reported. The attack...
Russia: Playing a Losing Hand Like a Winner
History is back and so are the Russians. After an interregnum of twenty years, during which the communist Soviet Union was demolished and a crony...
Syria Reportedly Aims Half-Ton Warhead Missiles at Tel Aviv
Syria has deployed advanced missiles carrying 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) warheads with attack coordinates set for Tel Aviv, The Sunday Times reported. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, responding...
Cybersecurity Still Lagging Behind
If you are one of some 600,000 subscribers to the Financial Times, you may wish to change your account's password. Earlier today, a...
Russian Foreign Minister: We Will Continue to Sell Aerial Defense Weapons to Syria
Ynet - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced Thursday that Russia would remain committed to previously signed arms deal "regarding agreements pertaining to aerial defense...
Russia Sends a Dozen Warships to Naval Base Near Syria
Wall Street Journal - Russia has sent a dozen or more warships to patrol waters near its naval base in Syria, a buildup that...
Syria, Target of Reported Israeli Airstrikes, Jumps to Top of Iran’s Foreign Interests
The recently reported Israeli airstrikes on Syria, which were neither confirmed nor denied by the Jewish state, targeted weapons depots allegedly storing Iranian-made weapons intended...
Syria and the Debate Over America’s Decline
According to a revealing report in The New York Times this past week, President Barack Obama went much further than he originally planned last August,...
Should Israel’s Security be Sacrificed at the Altar of ‘Regional Stability’?
Check out the front page of Monday's (May 6th, 2013) edition of The Guardian and your hair will be blown back by this scorching headline:...
Israel’s Game-Changer with Hezbollah
The international media have focused on the recent Israeli airstrikes in Syria and what it means to the region. What and whom did Israel...
Airstrikes in Syria: Western Officials Fear Retaliation Against Israeli Civilian Targets
Washington Post - Western officials and experts fear that a pair of Israeli airstrikes on Syrian military targets in recent days increased the risk of...
Hezbollah Deepens Involvement in Syrian Civil War
Wall Street Journal - Hezbollah fighters joined Syrian government forces in the siege of a rebel-held town inside the war-torn country on Monday, local...
