UAE-Based Company Contracted To Build Warships For Israeli Navy
A United Arab Emirates-based company is contracted to help build warships for the Israeli Navy.
UAE Responsible For Hacking Qatari Media
The United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking in late May of Qatari government news and social media sites in order to post incendiary false quotes attributed to Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, U.S. intelligence officials told The Washington Post on Sunday.
U.S.: Iranian Forces Board Marshall Islands-flagged Ship In Gulf
Dubai – Iranian patrol vessels fired warning shots across the bridge of a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel that was traversing the Strait of Hormuz in Iranian territorial waters, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.
U.S.-Jewish Woman of Saudi Descent Wins $40K In Racial Profiling Settlement
An American woman of Saudi and Jewish descent has reached a settlement with Frontier Airlines and the U.S. government after being pulled off an airplane, detained and strip-searched.
U.S. Warns Of Possible Attack In South Africa Targeting Americans
Johannesburg – The United States warned its citizens on Tuesday of a possible attack by “extremists” against U.S. facilities or interests in South Africa, a rare security alert in a stable democracy seldom associated with Islamist militancy.
U.S. Virgin Islands Sues JPMorgan Over Epstein Sex-Trafficking Scheme
The attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands is accusing JPMorgan Chase of helping Jeffrey Epstein illegally exploit women and girls, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan. The suit says JPMorgan provided banking services to Mr. Epstein after he had been convicted of sex charges and failed to report his…
DetailsU.S. Ultra-Orthodox Leadership Won’t Recognize Liberal Open Orthodoxy Rabbis
The ultra-Orthodox leadership in the United States has declared a sweeping rejection of the Open Orthodoxy movement, announcing it will not recognize rabbis identified with it.
U.S. Tightens Visa Waiver Program In Wake Of Paris Attacks
The White House on Monday announced changes to a program that allows visa-free travel to the U.S. from partner countries in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.
U.S. Strikes Syria In Response To Assad’s Chemical Attack
The Syrian airfield targeted by United States airstrikes early Friday was “almost completely destroyed,” a human rights group in the country said.
U.S. Strikes Al Shabaab Training Camp In Somalia, More Than 150 Killed
Washington – The United States has carried out an air strike in Somalia, killing more than 150 fighters with the al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al Shabaab, following U.S. intelligence on preparations for a large-scale militant attack, the Pentagon said on Monday.