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Bahrain’s Chief-of-Staff Inspects Defence Force Units
2014-09-04 Read More...
Chief-of-Staff of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Lt-General Sheikh Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa on Tuesday paid an inspection visit to a number of BDF units and was informed about their readiness and workflow, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.

Bahrain, Kuwait Discuss Military Cooperation
2014-08-22 Read More...
Bahrain’s Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Sheikh Duaij bin Salman Al Khalifa met at the General Headquarters of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) the Military Attaché at the Kuwaiti Embassy Major-General Ali Suleiman Al-Asaker (photo).

Bahrain, Spain Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement
2014-05-02 Read More...
Bahrain and Spain announced plans to upgrade defense, trade, tourism and cultural relations. This came as HRM King Hamad of Bahrain held official talks with Spanish King Juan Carlos at Gudaibiya Palace on

Bahrain Defense Force, Rosoboronexport Sign Agreement
2014-05-01 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force signed on Wednesday an agreement with Russian defense export agency,

Bahrain’s Crown Prince Meets British Military Delegation
2014-04-24 Read More...
HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister (photo), met, Tuesday at the Riffa Palace in Manama, the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces

Bahrain Defense Force Chief Meets Russian Ambassador
2014-04-22 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa met at the BDF General Headquarters on Sunday (20 April) the Russian Ambassador to Bahrain Viktor Smirnov

Bahrain King Receives Jordanian Chief-of-Staff
2014-04-03 Read More...
HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain received at Safriya Palace on Monday Jordan's Chief-of-Staff General Meshaal Mohammed Al-Zaban and his accompanying delegation who are on a visit to Bahrain to attend the Bahraini-Jordanian Joint Committee

US Navy Chief Confirms Expanded Footprint in Bahrain
2013-12-04 Read More...
Chief of US Naval Operations, Admiral Jonathan Greenert confirmed plans to expand footprint in

GCC Leaders Eye a United Military Command
2012-12-26 Read More...
The 33rd Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) , hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain under the Chairmanship of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, in the presence of GCC leaders, concluded in Manama Tuesday and issued the Sakhir

Prince Salman Receives UK Chief-of-Staff, US Delegation
2012-12-11 Read More...
HRH Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, received the British Chief- of-Staff General David Richards and his accompanying delegation in Riyadh on

King Hamad Opens New Bahrain Royal Air Force HQ
2012-07-11 Read More...
HRM King Hamad, the Supreme Commander of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), opened new headquarters of the Bahrain Royal Air Force on

GCC Ministries of Interior Discuss GCC Police Force
2012-04-27 Read More...
Representatives of GCC Ministries of Interior held a meeting in Bahrain 0n 25-26 April to study the establishment of a GCC Police

BDF Chief: GCC Troops to Stay after Martial Lift
2011-05-14 Read More...
Forces from the GCC Peninsula Shield will remain in Bahrain after a state of emergency is lifted next month, said Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al

Bahrain’s Emergency to be Lifted June 1st
2011-05-10 Read More...
HRM King Hamad of Bahrain has ordered the lifting on June 1 of a state of emergency that was imposed following weeks of anti-government street protests in the kingdom, the state news agency said on

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