BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 5 — Not long before Hezbollah set off a war with Israel last summer, it found itself under pressure in talks with other Lebanese political groups — those aligned with the United States — to give up its weapons and help remove the pro-Syrian president from office.
On Monday, most of those same [...]

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Syria and Hezbollah are likely to start a war against Israel next summer, according to General Staff assessments that have been gathered during a series of meetings in recent weeks.
While there is no specific estimate concerning the timing of a potential attack, all preparations are being made to ensure maximum preparedness in advance of summer [...]

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THE Pentagon is speeding up plans for possible military strikes on North Korea’s nuclear programme as concern mounts that Arab states are also looking to acquire nuclear technology.
US defence officials said detailed planning was under way for precision strikes on nuclear facilities such as the North Korean plutonium reprocessing plant at Yongbyon. The plant is [...]

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Jerusalem, Israel (AHN) - A senior Syrian government minister said on Sunday that if Israel does not enter negotiations over the surrender of the Golan Heights, his nation may resort to armed conflict against the Jewish state.
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According to a recent study, France is Africa’s leading weapons supplier. This dubious milestone and increased French military presence in Africa signals a reversal of the 1998 French strategy that led to French troop reductions and less interference in Africa.
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American Institute in Taiwan Director Stephen Young put the cat among the pigeons last Thursday when he held a press conference to talk frankly about Taiwan’s arms procurement bill.
He was criticized for forcing Taiwan to accept the US-proposed arms sales and interfering in Taiwan’s domestic affairs.
However, such arguments are beneath this country’s dignity, and will [...]

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NANCHANG — Nearly 1,000 lakes have disappeared over the past 50 years, an average rate of 20 lakes lost each year, said Zhu Guangyao, Vice Minister of State Environmental Protection Administration of China, on Wednesday.
He said 75 percent of China’s 20,000 natural lakes and thousands of artificial lakes suffered from algae pollution caused by an [...]

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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is ready to share its missile systems with friends and neighbours, the commander of the Revolutionary Guards said, after he showed off missiles including some he said had cluster warheads.
Guards commander-in-chief Yahya Rahim Safavi also told Iran’s Arabic-language Al-Alam TV late on Sunday the Guards had thousands of troops trained for [...]

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