Since the beginning of the year, according to four American and Middle Eastern officials with knowledge of intelligence reports on the weapons, Qatar has used a shadowy arms network to move at least two shipments of shoulder-fired missiles, one of them a batch of Chinese-made FN-6s, to Syrian rebels who have used them against Mr. Assad's air force.
Agricultural land abandonment is recognized as a major environmental threat in Europe, being particularly pronounced in south-eastern Europe, where knowledge on its effects is limited.
Tested Siri's knowledge of Eastern European capitals on the walk home from the station.
Lister added: "Ultimately, the opposition's key strengths are its knowledge of eastern Aleppo's terrain and the regime's substantial manpower shortage.
There is also a persistent suspicion that some of the suspects were shielded because of their prior contribution to military intelligence based on their knowledge of eastern Europe.
Alexander's aspirations and close knowledge of Eastern and Egyptian ways led the new rulers to take more seriously their roles of near divinity.
Long before the word-processor actually stored information, many writers felt that their Remingtons, or Smith-Coronas, or Adlers contained the sum of their knowledge of eastern Europe, or the plot of their novel.
Mahmoud Khatid, a 36-year-old Palestinian who said he spent three years in the custody of the immigration service, said that despite his experience the questioning of Middle Eastern men about their knowledge of terrorist cells was understandable, under the circumstances of the Sept. 11 attacks.
In a voyage to Calcutta, which all but ended in shipwreck, he employed his wide knowledge of Eastern affairs and his powers of persuasion to convince Lord Hastings, then governor-general of India, that immediate and forceful action was essential to safeguard British trade with the Far East.
