‘US withdrawal from Iraq would be disastrous for Israel’ As talk of an American withdrawal from Iraq heats up, some local experts say the removal of a strong US military presence there could be disastrous for Israel.

Ethiopia is ‘technically at war’ thiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says that his country is “technically” at war with Somalia’s Islamic courts.

Report: Syria ups military alert level The Syrian Defense Minister has raised the army’s alert level following IDF training exercises in the Golan Heights on Monday.

Iraqi PM vows to tackle militias Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has pledged to tackle illegal militias, which are widely blamed for the growing sectarian violence in the country.

Putin: I will stay an influence President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Wednesday that he would not try to run again for the presidency but said he would retain influence over Russia even after leaving office in 2008 as required by the constitution.

Germany in radical shake-up of military Germany will on Wednesday adopt the most radical restructuring of its military since 1945.

Iran activates new cascade of enrichment centrifuges Iran has expanded its controversial nuclear work by starting a second cascade of centrifuges to enrich uranium.

Creating Palestinian History Professor Rashid Khalidi raises a very pertinent question in his article “Unwritten History”, recently published in the Boston Globe.

Solana to visit J’lem first on ME tour The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, embarked on a six-day mission to the Middle East Wednesday.

Terrorists: Major attacks against Israel on their way Several senior terror leaders in Gaza told WorldNetDaily that terror groups allied with Hamas in the Gaza Strip are planning a series of large-scale attacks against Israeli positions near Gaza “within the coming days.”