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Hamas pursuing diplomatic, operational presence throughout Mideast - World Tribune
"Hamas will slowly move its key people out of Damascus, but will keep Syria as an operational base because of its proximity to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip," the source said. "High profile activities will be conducted outside Syria, ...
Egyptian police refuse to fight crime, still get paid - World Tribune
Opposition sources said the new military regime in Cairo has either failed to or refrained from imposing control over the nation's huge police force. They said the Interior Ministry has continued paying tens of thousands of police commanders and ...
Thousands of Syrian Army defectors join militias - World Tribune
Opposition sources said thousands of Syrian soldiers, most of them Sunnis, have fled their Alawite commanders and formed militias. They said the militias were organized in most major Syrian cities and particularly along the borders of Iraq, Jordan, ...
Israel withdraws all but security staff from embassy in Jordan - World Tribune
Diplomatic sources said Israel has withdrawn virtually its entire staff from the embassy in Amman. They said this included the ambassador and senior diplomats, leaving a security guard detail in the heavily-fortified compound. ...
Iran's IRGC sends snipers to do Assad's 'dirty work' in Syria - World Tribune
Syrian opposition sources said Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has sent scores of snipers to help in Assad's crackdown of the revolt. They said the snipers were ordered to target protest organizers as well as those filming the demonstrations. ...
Post-Mubarak Egypt, Hamas agree to cooperate on smuggling tunnels - World Tribune
Hamas security sources said the Islamic regime has arranged for cooperation with Egypt on border security. The sources said the cooperation would focus on monitoring the flow of people and goods from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula to the Gaza Strip. ...
Israel hit by extended-range rockets said stolen from Libyan warehouses - World Tribune
Palestinian sources said the Tawhid fighters were detained in Gaza City two days after Tawhid claimed responsibility for a rocket strike in the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Gat. The sources said Tawhid and Army of Islam were believed to have ...
Reconciliation deal with Fatah opens wide rift in Hamas leadership - World Tribune
Palestinian sources said the Hamas political bureau has been racked by a feud over a reconciliation deal with the rival Fatah movement. They said the division has been highlighted by the boycott of a key founder of the movement, former Foreign Minister ...
Iran seen working through Assad's brother in Syria crackdown - World Tribune
Western diplomatic sources said Assad was no longer in control of the military and security forces. The sources said Assad was forced to cede authority over the Iranian-dominated security forces to his younger brother, Maher, as well as his ...
Opposition: Muslim Brotherhood helping military suppress unrest in Egypt - World Tribune
Opposition sources said the Brotherhood, the largest Islamist movement, has been working with Egypt's new military regime to quell unrest. They said Brotherhood operatives were seen working with security forces to quell the recent spate of ...
Jordan quietly lobbying against UN resolution on Palestinian statehood - World Tribune
Arab diplomatic sources said the Hashemite kingdom has expressed opposition to a unilateral state by the Palestinian Authority in September. The sources said senior Jordanian officials, including advisers to King Abdullah, determined that such a state ...
Hamas eases up on its unpopular enforcement of Islamic principles - World Tribune
Palestinian sources said the Hamas regime has suspended operations to force Gazans to observe Muslim principles. They said Hamas police were no longer raiding cafes or seeking to prevent women from smoking water pipes in public. ...
White House locked in 'huge' internal debate over rapprochement with Iran - World Tribune
Administration sources said the White House has been debating a proposed initiative in which Obama would visit Iran and declare rapprochement with the mullah regime according to a report by Middle East Newsline citing sources who requested anonymity. ...
'Arab Spring' bad news for Russian arms industry - World Tribune
In all, the sources said, Moscow could lose $10 billion in arms deals in the Middle East. They cited rising unrest in Algeria, Russia's leading defense client in the region, as well as Egypt. The biggest loss has been that of the Libyan market. ...
Palestinians in Syria spurn regime pressure to storm Israeli border; Join revolt - World Tribune
"They [PFLP-GC] came to people and offered them large amounts of money to march to the Israeli border even though they knew that the area was full of mines," the source said. The Assad regime said 23 people were killed and 350 were injured during the ...
Cool reception for Kim Jong-Il on China trip said to signal rift - World Tribune
"Kim has failed to win what he wanted to get during his visit, especially economic assistance," a government official said. "China may provide food aid as a gift for Kim, but is highly unlikely to make massive economic assistance and investment he ...
Major defections said to thin Gadhafi's forces to '20 percent of capacity' - World Tribune
Opposition sources said the Libyan troops were encouraged to defect by NATO, which has been fighting the Tripoli regime for more than two months. "No more than 20 percent of military capacity remains," Gen. Malud Halasi, one of the defectors, said. ...
Hamas said to be demonstrating more flexibility; Unity government possible by ... - World Tribune
The sources said an agreement with Hamas could be reached by mid-June 2011. They said Hamas and Fatah have agreed on many of the ministers in the so-called 15-member technocrat Cabinet. "The real remaining disagreement is over who should be prime ...
US-trained Palestinian Authority forces beginning to test their limits - World Tribune
"This has been a leading topic of discussion in briefings over the last month," a source said. The sources said PA security forces were believed to be recruiting civilians to attack Israel Army units. Over the last two months, they said, Palestinians, ...
Arms flowing to Syrian rebels from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon - World Tribune
Syrian opposition sources said tribes in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon have been relaying weapons in an effort to oust President Bashar Assad. They said the weapons were sent to avenge the killing by Syrian security forces of tribal members over the last ...
Turkey bolsters security on Syria, Iraq borders - World Tribune
ANKARA — Turkish sources said the military has sent reinforcements along key points of the nation's 600-kilometer border with Syria. They said the reinforcements were sent after fighters and operatives of the Kurdish Workers Party were believed to ...
Opposition: Saudis conducting 'brutal' raids against Bahrain's Shi'ites - World Tribune
"They are spreading a reign of terror but they are not invulnerable," the source said. So far, at least two Saudi soldiers, believed to be members of the Saudi Arabian National Guard, were killed by Shi'ite snipers. In March, Saudi troops were said to ...
Assad sends special forces against protesters - World Tribune
Opposition sources said the Assad regime has deployed the 4th Battalion in the southern city of Dera amid unprecedented clashes between security forces and protesters. The battalion has been reserved for operations against regime opponents, ...
US Navy's Fifth Fleet abandons base in Bahrain - World Tribune
Western diplomatic sources said many or most of the navy's Fifth Fleet has left Manama. They said many of the US naval personnel were transferred to Oman, where a naval exercise was taking place. "There is a skeleton crew left," a diplomatic source ...
Saudi police use live fire against Shi'ite protests - World Tribune
Opposition sources said Saudi police employed live fire in an attempt to disperse Shi'ite demonstrators in the oil-rich Eastern Province. The sources said at least three people were injured when police began shooting semi-automatic weapons as well as ...