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Saudi King Meets with Turkish President
2011-08-17 Read More...
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bib Abdul-Aziz held talks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul at his palace and discussed major regional and international

General Dynamics Wins $42m Contracts for Saudi Tank Work
2011-08-16 Read More...
General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded 2 contracts with a combined value of $42.4 million for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Tank Program.

P&W's F100 Engine Powers 1st Royal Moroccan Air Force F16s
2011-08-16 Read More...
The Royal Moroccan Air Force unveiled the first 4 of 24 Pratt & Whitney-powered F-16 aircraft in a ceremony on August 4 at Ben Guerrir Air Base in Marrakech, Morocco.

Kuwait Beefs Up Security at Mubarak Port
2011-08-16 Read More...
Kuwait has beefed up security around a controversial port project ahead of a visit by an Iraqi delegation for talks, a security official was quoted as saying.

German TV: Saudi MIC-Heckler & Koch in Illegal Arms Deal
2011-08-15 Read More...
Germany's public television network ARD disclosed an illegal German arms deal with Saudi

Kuwait's Army Mobilized in Bobian Island
2011-08-15 Read More...
Kuwait's Defense Ministry has taken huge security precautions, represented by the mobilization of a Military Force in Bobian Island, close to the end of Iraq's Shatt al-Arab

Libyan Frigate Hit by RAF Jets
2011-08-15 Read More...
Royal Air Force (RAF) jets bombed a Libyan frigate in Tripoli’s harbor last week, along with various other key targets of forces loyal to Colonel

UN Envoys Concerned over NATO Strikes in Libya
2011-08-12 Read More...
Russia, India and other UN Security Council delegations voiced concerns about NATO strikes on Libyan state television last month, saying they were awaiting results of a NATO investigation as the Libyan state television showed what it said was

Security Council Warns of Growing Qaeda Threat in Yemen
2011-08-12 Read More...
The UN Security Council expressed concern that Al Qaeda could exploit the power vacuum in Yemen to gain an even greater foothold in the

Israel Deploys Drones over Gas Fields
2011-08-11 Read More...
Israel has deployed drones to keep watch on gas fields off its northern coast, fearing attack by Hezbollah from neighboring Lebanon, the Jerusalem Post daily

Libya’s Rebel Leader Sacks Top Ministers
2011-08-10 Read More...
Libya’s rebel leader disbanded the entire executive branch of his de-facto government, officials said, in a bid to end a major political crisis caused by the assassination of a top rebel

US-Bahrain Renew Defense Pact
2011-08-09 Read More...
US officials and their counterparts in Bahrain, which crushed month-long protests in mid-March, have renewed a defense pact, officials

Lebanon Approves Maritime Boundary Draft Law
2011-08-09 Read More...
Lebanon's lower house of parliament approved a proposed law on the demarcation of the country's maritime boundary last week, amid fears of conflict with Israel over an area potentially rich in gas.

Libya Denies Killing Claims of Qaddafi’s Son
2011-08-08 Read More...
Libya’s rebel forces on Friday said an overnight NATO strike on an operations center in the western town of Zliten has killed Muammar Qaddafi’s son Khamis and 32 others, but the claims were quickly dismissed as “dirty lies” by the Libyan

Air Arabia Posts $13.8m Q2 Net Profit
2011-08-08 Read More...
Air Arabia, a leading low-cost carrier, has posted a net profit of Dh51 million ($13.88 million) for the second quarter of 2011, an increase of 2% compared to Dh50 million in the corresponding period in

UAE: Best Bet for a Rafale Deal?
2011-08-05 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates is France’s best bet in the short term for clinching an export deal for Dassault Aviation’s Rafale fighter jet, French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet recently

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