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Tunisia's Chief-of-Staff Retires Amid Criticism
2013-06-26 Read More...
Tunisia’s military strongman General Rachid Ammar unexpectedly announced his retirement on Tuesday after being criticized over the army’s inability to catch a band of al-Qaeda-linked

Saudi Arabia-Turkey Sign Key Defense Pacts
2013-05-22 Read More...
Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed key defense pacts on Tuesday following a visit to Ankara by the Saudi Crown Prince Salman, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Israel Prepares for Next War with Hezbollah
2013-04-02 Read More...
On a dusty field in Israel’s southern desert, the Israeli military geared up last month for the next battle against a familiar foe: Hezbollah in

French Troops to Stay in Mali Until End of 2013
2013-04-02 Read More...
French President Francois Hollande said the country’s troops will stay in Mali to fight extremists at least through the end of this

Russia Sends Another Ship to Syria’s Tartus Port
2012-12-31 Read More...
Russian news agencies say the Navy is sending another ship to the Syrian port of Tartus, where Russia has a naval

Panetta Signs Order to Send Patriot Missiles to Turkey
2012-12-17 Read More...
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has signed an order to send 2 Patriot air defense missile batteries and 400 American troops to Turkey as part of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization effort to protect Turkish territory from a potential

U.S. Guided Missile Destroyer Collides with Tanker in Gulf
2012-08-14 Read More...
A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer was left with a gaping hole on one side after it collided with an oil tanker early Sunday just outside the strategic Strait of

1,200 More British Troops to Protect Olympic Venues
2012-07-25 Read More...
The British government opted Tuesday to deploy 1,200 more troops to protect Olympic venues - a move that reflects a lack of confidence that private security contractor G4S can deliver all it promised for the games.

20 Nations to Stage Anti-Mining Exercise in Mideast
2012-07-20 Read More...
In a move to bolster military strength against Iran, 20 nations will stage an anti-mining exercise in Mideast waterways.Defense Department Press Secretary George Little said the large minesweeping exercise (16-17 September) is a defensive drill and

Palestinian Airlines Back in the Skies after 7 Years
2012-05-29 Read More...
Palestinian Airlines is back in the skies after being grounded for seven years by the deepening enmities of the Israeli-Palestinian

Lebanese Defense Minister Visits Iran
2012-02-28 Read More...
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with Lebanon’s visiting Defense Minister on Sunday, telling him that Beirut and Tehran should work toward unity to confront the west and Israel, IRNA

Iran to Hold New Naval Exercises in Strait of Hormuz
2012-01-12 Read More...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards will hold new naval exercises in the strategic Strait of Hormuz in February, the semiofficial Fars news agency

US-Israel Preparing for “Biggest Defense Drill Ever”
2012-01-10 Read More...
IDF and U.S. Forces will team up soon for a major missile defense exercise, "the biggest one ever" according to military

Russia Urges U.N. to Investigate NATO’s Libya Bombing
2011-12-26 Read More...
Russia urged the U.N. Security Council last week to investigate civilian deaths in Libya from NATO’s bombing campaign, a move the United States immediately dismissed as “a cheap stunt” to distract from Moscow’s failure to condemn the Syrian

Libyan Rebel Military Commander Shot Dead
2011-07-29 Read More...
The Head of the Libyan Rebel Armed Forces was shot and killed Thursday just before arriving for questioning by rebel authorities, their political leader said in a carefully worded statement to reporters that gave few details on who was behind the

Al-Arabi’s New Vision for the Arab League
2011-07-26 Read More...
A preliminary report on a development vision for the Arab League will be presented to Member States in a September meeting, said Nabil al-Arabi, the Secretary General of the

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