Two U.S. contractors said security staffers were often unqualified, unvetted and heavily armed and seemed to have an open license to do whatever they wished.

The Arab Golf Federation has officially launched the Elite Sports Scholarship Camp, one of its most strategic and pioneering initiatives aimed at preparing a new generation of Arab golf champions.

The American strikes are likely to be accepted – and even privately praised – by a Middle East officialdom that has long seen Iran as the primary threat to regional stability.