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Qatar Requests 500 Javelin Guided Missiles
2013-03-29 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress March 26 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar for 500 Javelin Guided Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $122

Japan’s Prince Receives Saudi Deputy Defense Minister
2013-03-29 Read More...
Prince Akishino, son of Emperor of Japan received at his palace in Tokyo Thursday, Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense, who is currently on a several-day official visit to

U.N. Sends Extra Armored Carriers to Golan Heights
2013-03-28 Read More...
The United Nations has sent extra armored personnel carriers and ambulances to its mission in the Golan Heights because of the growing fallout from the Syrian war, a spokeswoman said

Saudi Deputy Chief of Staff Receives French Delegation
2013-03-26 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Hussein, received in Riyadh on Monday the Assistant Chief of General Staff of French Armed Forces for International Relations Air Marshall Grasian Mir and his

Karzai to Discuss Peace Process with Taliban in Qatar
2013-03-25 Read More...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will travel to Qatar within days to discuss peace negotiations with the Taliban, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, as efforts intensify to find a negotiated solution to the twelve year

Obama: “An Independent Palestine Must be Viable”
2013-03-22 Read More...
President Barack Obama urged Israel on Thursday to reverse what he said is an “undertow of isolation,” saying the Jewish state has “true partners” in Palestinian leaders Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority President, and Salam Fayyad, the Prime

Microflown AVISA Signs Partnership Deal with IGG
2013-03-22 Read More...
Microflown AVISA signed a partnership with International Golden Group (IGG) during the recent IDEX 2013 Exhibition (Abu Dhabi, 17-21 March

Lebanese Army Commander Warns of Sectarian Tension
2013-03-22 Read More...
Lebanon's Army Commander Jean Kahwaji warned that sectarian tensions after attacks against several Sunni clerics in Beirut posed “the most dangerous security challenge” to the country for

U.S. Won’t Block Europe from Arming Syrian Rebels
2013-03-19 Read More...
The United States will not oppose moves by some European nations to arm Syrian rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad, top U.S. Diplomat John Kerry said

The US War in Iraq Has Cost over $2 Trillion
2013-03-19 Read More...
The US war in Iraq has cost $1.7 trillion with an additional $490 billion in benefits owed to war veterans, expenses that could grow to more than $6 trillion over the next four decades counting interest, a study released last week

The P-180 MPA for UAE is Flying
2013-03-18 Read More...
The technology demonstrator of the Maritime Patrol Aircraft variant of the Piaggio Aero Industries P-180A II for the United Arab Emirates is undergoing flight

Iran Test Fires 2 Short Range Missiles
2013-03-18 Read More...
Iran’s Ground Forces successfully test-fired two short-range missiles during a military exercise in the central city of Kashan on Thursday, Press TV

3 Russian Ships Head to Tartus Port in Syria
2013-03-18 Read More...
Three Russian warships anchored in Beirut en route to the port of Tartus in Syria, Sky News reported

Libya Receives 20 Armoured Vehicles & Clothes from Italy
2013-03-15 Read More...
Earlier this month, Italy donated 20 of its Puma 4x4 vehicles to the Libyan National Army to face terrorism threats and reaffirm friendly ties between both

France, UK to Arm Syrian Rebels without EU Support
2013-03-15 Read More...
France and Britain are prepared to arm Syrian rebels even without unanimous EU support, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said

Bahrain Hosts Anti-Nuclear Weapons Exhibition
2013-03-14 Read More...
The anti-nuclear weapons exhibition ‘From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Toward a World Free From Nuclear Weapons,” created by Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International (SGI), opened on March 12 for the first time in the Middle

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