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France, Ethiopia Sign Military, Naval Cooperation Agreement
2019-03-15 Read More...
Ethiopia and France agreed their first military cooperation accord this week, a deal that includes helping the landlocked nation build a navy, as Paris seeks to boost economic ties in Africa’s second-most populous country, Reuters

Lebanese Army Receive Laser-Guided Rockets from U.S.
2019-02-15 Read More...
The United States delivered laser-guided rockets valued at more than $16 million to the Lebanese military on Wednesday, demonstrating what it said was Washington’s “firm and steady commitment” to Lebanon’s

U.S., Russia Suspend INF Treaty
2019-02-05 Read More...
Russia has suspended the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, after the United States announced it would withdraw from the arms control pact, accusing Moscow of

Turkish President Inaugurates New Istanbul Airport
2018-10-31 Read More...
President Tayyip Erdogan opened a new $11.7 billion airport outside Istanbul on Monday that officials say will be one of the world’s busiest, though delays mean it will not be fully operational until January

German Defense Minister Concludes Visit to Iraq
2018-09-19 Read More...
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen paid a visit to Iraq earlier this week. In Baghdad on Monday, she met with Prime Minister Haider al Abadi and Defense Minister Khaled al Obeidi

Cisco to Acquire Cybersecurity Company Duo for $2.35 Billion
2018-08-06 Read More...
Cisco Systems Inc. said on Thursday it would buy Duo Security, a venture capital-backed cyber security company, for $2.35 billion in cash, as part of its push to expand into a faster growing area of software than its core

Saudi Arabia, Spain Discuss Defense Cooperation
2018-04-16 Read More...
Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met in Madrid Thursday with Spanish Minister of Defense of Maria Dolores de

France, Saudi Arabia Adopt New Strategy for Defense Deals
2018-04-12 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense, met in Paris on Monday with French Minister of Defense Florence Barley, the Saudi News Agency

U.S.-South Korea Military Drills to Resume in April
2018-03-21 Read More...
The United States and South Korea will resume joint military drills next month, Seoul and Washington said on Tuesday, exercises that will go ahead despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong

Pakistan Sending More Training Troops to Saudi Arabia
2018-02-27 Read More...
Pakistan is sending troops to ally Saudi Arabia on a “training and advice mission”, the military said, three years after it decided against sending soldiers to join the Saudi-led military intervention in

Turkey Opens Biggest Overseas Military Base in Somalia
2017-10-03 Read More...
Turkey opened its biggest overseas military base on Saturday in Somalia’s capital, cementing its ties with the volatile but strategic Muslim nation and building a presence in East

Turkey Starts Military Drill at Iraqi Border
2017-09-20 Read More...
Turkish tanks kicked off military drills at the Iraqi border on Monday, the army said, a week before a referendum across that frontier on Kurdish independence that Ankara has called a threat to its national

North Korea Conducts Sixth, Most Powerful Nuclear Test
2017-09-04 Read More...
North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sunday, which it said was an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile, marking a dramatic escalation of the regime’s stand-off with the United States and its

Turkey Signs S-400 Deal with Russia
2017-07-28 Read More...
Turkey has made progress in plans to procure an S-400 missile defense system from Russia and signatures have been signed, President Tayyip

Saudi King Concludes Historic Visit to China
2017-03-17 Read More...
China and Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed Memorandums of Understanding and Letters of Intent potentially worth about $65 billion during Saudi King Salman’s visit to Beijing, a senior Chinese diplomat

US Deploys Navy Destroyer Off Yemen’s Coast
2017-02-06 Read More...
The United States has placed a Navy destroyer off the coast of Yemen to protect waterways from Houthi militia aligned with Iran, two US officials said on Friday, amid heightened tension between Washington and

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