China catches foreign spy taking photos of island military site: report

China catches foreign spy taking photos of island military site: report

China’s counter-espionage agency has caught a foreign spy trying to take photos of military facilities off the country’s coast, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday. The spy and an assistant posed as tourists to visit an island to gather intelligence on sensitive military facilities, the report said, citing security authorities in the eastern province of … Read more

New naval base in Cyprus will enable more aid transportation

New naval base in Cyprus will enable more aid transportation

As part of a European Union-wide effort to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the Middle East, Cyprus is preparing to begin construction on a new major naval base along the island nation’s southern coast, the country’s defense minister announced Wednesday.  For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Built on … Read more

US army ships arrive in Crete en route to Gaza humanitarian mission

US army ships arrive in Crete en route to Gaza humanitarian mission

US Army ships heading for the Gaza Strip to build a temporary pier or floating dock have arrived in Crete, according to vessel-tracking websites. The ships left Fort Eustis on the James River on March 12 to make their way across the Atlantic Ocean to Gaza after a stampede in March near a convoy … Read more