Israel's chief of military intelligence was ordered Sunday not to discuss an alleged air raid on Syria before a powerful parliamentary panel, tightening the veil of secrecy the government has thrown around the issue.
Speculation over the target of an Israeli air strike in Syria has deepened with weekend press reports highlighting a possible North Korean nuclear connection, or a "dry run" for an attack on Iran.
The U.S. is keeping close watch on Syria and North Korea, the Pentagon chief said Sunday, amid suspicions the Koreans are possibly cooperating with Syria on a nuclear facility.
Israel boasted on Sunday it has recovered its "deterrent capability" after an air strike in Syria triggered warnings of retaliation and intense media speculation over the aim of the operation.
Israel said on Sunday its silence over an air strike in Syria was aimed at easing tensions with Damascus after warnings of retaliation and intense media speculation about the aim of the operation.
A senior North Korean diplomat has dismissed media reports that the communist state may be helping Syria build a nuclear facility, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said Sunday.
A senior North Korean official denied a report that Pyongyang was giving nuclear expertise to Syria, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.
Israel is keeping silent on its apparent air strike in Syria to ease tensions with its archfoe, a senior official said on Sunday, after Damascus threatened retaliation.
A senior U.S. nuclear official said Friday that North Koreans were in Syria and that Damascus may have had contacts with "secret suppliers" to obtain nuclear equipment
Deep in a tunnel under Mount Myohang, in North Korea, its regime has preserved as a museum piece the Kalashnikov assault rifle and pistols sent as gifts from President Hafez al-Assad of Syria to Kim Il Sung in the early years of their friendship.