Bahrain foils plot to smuggle arms from IranBahrain has foiled a conspiracy to smuggle in high-grade explosives, automatic weapons and ammunition from Iran. Almost 44kg of explosives, eight automatic assault rifles with 32 ammunition magazines and a number of detonators hav More… |
Bahrain arms smugglers remanded to police custodySix men who allegedly smuggled large hauls of weapons into Bahrain were yesterday remanded in police custody for 30 days. The Bahrainis reportedly travelled to Iraq last year to receive militia training in weapons with Shi'ite More… |
Obama urges Lebanon for clamp on arms smugglingUS President Barack Obama pressed Lebanon on Monday to crack down on arms smuggling into the country, saying the weapons posed a potential threat to neighboring Israel. The US accused Iran last month of illicit arms deliveries to Lebanon's More… |