Missile Defense Briefing Report: No. 314
Congress seeks to maintain missile defense assets in Asia...;
...and prevent data sharing with Russia;
Oman to strengthen Gulf air defense
Congress seeks to maintain missile defense assets in Asia...;
...and prevent data sharing with Russia;
Oman to strengthen Gulf air defense
Karzai condemns Pak drone strikes;
India boosts missile defense capabilities;
Myanmar may soon release political prisoners
The Egyptian government is, quite literally, running out of gas.
So says the country's petroleum minister, who estimates that Egypt is on track to deplete key strategic energy reserves in the very near future. In a recent interview with Turkey's Anadolu News Agency, Petroleum Minister Sherif Haddara disclosed that the country's stocks of three strategic fuels -- diesel, butane and petrol --might run out by month's end, if not sooner, unless the government receives an infusion of cash from foreign donors.
The United States and Europe are failing to use a tool already in their possession that would deliver a knockout blow to Iran's nuclear program. It isn't a new piece of computer malware or a bomb. The group that would accomplish the mission isn't the Pentagon or the European Union—it's the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or Swift.
Islamists unhappy with Egypt's Morsi;
U.S. and Russia clash on Syria at G-8;
Lebanese Sunnis angry over Hezbollah's involvement in Syria