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New Lebanese President Visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar
2017-01-11 Read More...
Lebanon’s recently elected President Michel Aoun landed in Saudi Arabia on Monday, his first state visit since taking office after a tense year in Saudi-Lebanese

Russia Deploys S-300 Air Defense System to Syria
2016-10-06 Read More...
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that it had sent an S-300 missile system to its naval facility in the Syrian city of Tartus, a measure it says is meant to bolster its

France Ready to Help Libya with Maritime Security
2016-04-28 Read More...
France said it was ready to help Libya’s new unity government with maritime security as the fledgling administration seeks to assert its authority over the chaos-wracked

France Inks Military Telecommunications Satellite Deals with Egypt
2016-04-21 Read More...
France signed several deals worth about 2 billion euros ($2.26 billion) with Egypt during a visit by French President Francois Hollande to Cairo, the French President’s office said on

French President Pledges Military Support to Lebanon
2016-04-19 Read More...
French President Francois Hollande on Saturday pledged financial and military support for Lebanon and urged politicians to end the political crisis by electing a president as soon as possible, at the start of a regional

U.S. Army Commissioning First Female Officers for Ground Combat
2016-04-18 Read More...
The US Army is commissioning 22 women as infantry and armor officers under historic new rules allowing females to serve in ground combat roles, USA Today reported

Army Chief Accuses India of Destabilizing Pakistan
2016-04-15 Read More...
Pakistan’s powerful military Chief accused India of being “blatantly” involved in attempts to destabilize the country, saying Delhi was hostile to an ambitious economic plan by Beijing and Islamabad for the

French Defense Minister Visits Iraq
2016-04-13 Read More...
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived in Baghdad Monday on an unannounced visit for talks with Iraqi officials on the war against

US to Fund Tunisia’s Border Surveillance Project
2016-03-29 Read More...
The United States has agreed to fund a multi-million-dollar project to install an electronic security surveillance system on Tunisia's border with strife-torn Libya, the US Embassy

First Group of Russian Planes Starts Leaving Syria
2016-03-16 Read More...
A first group of Russian military planes on Tuesday left Moscow’s base in Syria heading for home after President Vladimir Putin’s order on Monday to withdraw most of his forces from the war-torn country, the Russian Defense Ministry

Britain Sending 30 Additional Military Trainers to Iraq
2016-03-15 Read More...
Britain said on Saturday it was sending more troops to Iraq to bolster its mission training up the armed forces taking on the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq

Iran Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles; U.S. Raises Concerns
2016-03-11 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday fired 2 home-made “Qadr “' ballistic missiles from the Eastern Alborz Mountains at a target in Iran’s Southeastern Makran seashore some 1400km away, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported.

Twenty Nations Start Largest Military Drills in Saudi Arabia
2016-03-03 Read More...
Armed forces from 20 countries have begun man oeuvres in northeastern Saudi Arabia that the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) has described as one of the world’s biggest military exercises.Troops from Pakistan, Malaysia, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco,

Iran to Announce Delivery of S-300 Air Defense System Soon
2016-02-23 Read More...
Iran will soon announce the dates of Russian S-300 air defense system deliveries, Iranian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff Major General Hassan Firouzabadi said, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Saudi Arabia Suspends $3 Billion Military Grant to Lebanon
2016-02-22 Read More...
Saudi Arabia said Friday it has stopped a $3 billion program for military supplies to Lebanon in protest against Hezbollah, the Shiite militant group fighting in support of Syria’s

Russia, Iran to Strengthen Military Cooperation
2016-02-18 Read More...
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow and Tehran were ready to step up their military cooperation after meeting with his Iranian counterpart on Tuesday.“I am convinced that our meeting is going to contribute toward reinforcing friendly

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