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Boeing’s President & CEO Welcomes the Saudi F-15 Deal
2011-12-30 Read More...
Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney welcomed the announcement by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that it has reached an agreement to purchase from the U.S. government 84 new Boeing F-15 fighter aircraft and to upgrade 70 of its existing

Saudi F-15 Fighter Deal Formally Sealed
2011-12-30 Read More...
The United States has signed a $ 29.4 billion deal to sell 84 new F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia in a long-expected move that the Obama administration said on Thursday would boost Gulf security amid mounting tension with

US Won’t Tolerate Any Hormuz Traffic Disruption
2011-12-30 Read More...
The US warned Iran it will not tolerate any disruption of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran threatened to choke off the vital Persian Gulf oil transport route if Washington imposes sanctions targeting its crude

Mikati: “No Proof of Al-Qaeda along Lebanese-Syrian Border”
2011-12-30 Read More...
There is “no conclusive proof” that al-Qaeda is operating along the Lebanese-Syrian border, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said, as controversy brews over remarks by Lebanon's pro-Syrian Defense

Dubai Int’l to Surpass 50m Passengers in 2011
2011-12-30 Read More...
Dubai International (DXB) achieved a passenger traffic growth of 8.9% in November compared to the same period last year and the airport is on track to surpass the 50 million-mark in annual traffic this year, Dubai Airports announced this

US Poised to Announce $30 Billion F-15 Saudi Deal
2011-12-29 Read More...
The Obama administration is poised to announce the sale of nearly $30 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, U.S. officials said

Iranian Drones Operate Successfully in Velayat-90 Drills
2011-12-29 Read More...
Spokesman for the grand 'Velayat-90' war games said the Iranian Navy drones conducted successful patrolling and surveillance

Doha Prepares to Launch Milipol Qatar 2012
2011-12-29 Read More...
Under the high patronage of H.H.Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, and his Heir apparent H.H.Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Doha is preparing the launch of the 9th session of the internal State Security exhibition -

Iran Threatens to Close Strait of Hormuz
2011-12-28 Read More...
No oil will be permitted to pass through the key oil transit Strait of Hormuz if the West applies sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, Iranian Vice President Ali Rahimi warned on Tuesday.

Iran Ready to Expand Military Ties with Iraq
2011-12-28 Read More...
The Chief-of-Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces said his country stands ready to expand its military and security ties with Iraq, a week after the exit of U.S. forces from the neighboring Arab

Saudi Skies to Open to Foreign Airlines
2011-12-27 Read More...
Saudi Arabia will soon allow foreign airlines to fly domestic routes, its aviation regulator said, opening the market beyond state-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and private National Air Services, which struggled to meet

Libya Invites Rebels to Join Its Armed Forces
2011-12-27 Read More...
Libya will include thousands of former rebels who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi in its Armed Forces from January 2012, the Defence Minister said, testing the government's ability to get rebel leaders to cede command of their

Israel Cancels Air Surveillance Deal With Turkey
2011-12-26 Read More...
Israel cancelled the sale of air surveillance equipment to Turkey over fears that it might fall into the hands of countries hostile to the Jewish state, the Haaretz daily

Iran Rejects Gulf States Interference Accusation
2011-12-26 Read More...
Iran on Thursday rejected Gulf Arab leaders’ accusation of interference in their affairs, accusing them of parroting “baseless” US charges against Iran while ignoring US “espionage” against

Turkey Cancels Military Ties with France
2011-12-23 Read More...
Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday a bill passed by France’s Lower House of Parliament, making it a crime to deny genocide, was racist, discriminatory and xenophobic and said it had opened wounds with Paris that would be difficult

Iran to Start Naval Manoeuvers on Saturday
2011-12-23 Read More...
Iran will on Saturday start naval exercises in a region crucial for global oil supplies, state TV said, raising concern about a possible closure of the world's No. 1 shipping route for

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