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Pentagon chief heads to Egypt in Mideast tour
Egypt
April 24, 2013
Pentagon chief heads to Egypt in Mideast tour
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel travels to Egypt Wednesday as part of a Middle East tour designed to bolster America's…
Israel says it successfully tests new missile defense
World
February 25, 2013
Israel says it successfully tests new missile defense
Israel carried out a successful first test on Monday of its upgraded Arrow interceptor, which is designed to destroy in…
Pentagon: US, Egypt defense chiefs back security ties
Egypt
February 6, 2013
Pentagon: US, Egypt defense chiefs back security ties
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta spoke by phone with his Egyptian counterpart on Tuesday to hear an update on the…
Military instructor suspended over Islam course
Egypt
June 20, 2012
Military instructor suspended over Islam course
WASHINGTON — The instructor of a college course that taught top military officers the United States was at war…
US warns Egypt’s military on ties after power grab
Egypt
June 19, 2012
US warns Egypt’s military on ties after power grab
The United States urged Egypt's military on Monday to move swiftly on plans to transfer full power to an elected…
US military moves carriers, denies Iran link
World
January 12, 2012
US military moves carriers, denies Iran link
The US military said on Wednesday that a new aircraft carrier strike group had arrived in the Arabian Sea and…
Pentagon ‘monitors’ events in Egypt in advance of bilateral defense talks
Egypt
January 27, 2011
Pentagon ‘monitors’ events in Egypt in advance of bilateral defense talks
As the Pentagon prepares to host senior Egyptian military officials for talks this week, the US Defense Department on Wednesday…
Last Afghan WikiLeaks out in ‘couple of weeks’
World
August 14, 2010
Last Afghan WikiLeaks out in ‘couple of weeks’
Stockholm--WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange vowed Saturday to publish the last batch of secret documents on the Afghan war in "a…
Pentagon: Iran needs 3-5 years to build usable atom bomb
World
April 15, 2010
Pentagon: Iran needs 3-5 years to build usable atom bomb
Washington--Iran could produce enough highly enriched uranium for a single nuclear bomb in as little as one year but would…