The war in Syria poses the greatest threat to US security because of the risk of the government falling and the country becoming a weapons-rich haven for Al-Qaeda, a CIA official says.
Syrian army units have attacked hideouts of foreign-backed militants in Aleppo suburbs of Khan al-Asal, Andan and village of Mayer, killing a number of the insurgents.
British defense firm BAE Systems said the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain was in talks about the possibility of buying an unspecified number of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets.
U.S. President Barack Obama has canceled a Moscow summit with President Vladimir Putin planned for next month in retaliation for Russia's decision to grant asylum to US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.
Yemen said Wednesday it had foiled an Al-Qaeda plot to storm a Western-run oil terminal and seize a port city, as a terror alert kept US Middle East missions closed.
The United States and the European Union (EU) on Wednesday expressed concern about the " dangerous stalemate" in Egypt, as the country's interim president announced failed foreign mediation efforts.
A main commander of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front has been killed in clashes with the Syrian army in the eastern city of Dayr al-Zawr, Al-Alam reported.
The National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) has taken delivery of four new supertankers in recent weeks in the face of US-led sanctions against Iran’s energy sector.
Saudi Arabia has attempted to entice Russia through a package of economic incentives if Moscow agrees to scale back its support for the Syrian government.
Iran has welcomed talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan in a bid to resolve differences and maintain peace and stability in the region.