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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

King Abdullah: “Gulf Safety & Security Are Targeted”
2011-12-20 Read More...
King Abdullah said the security of Saudi Arabia and its Arab neighbors was being targeted, in an apparent reference to regional rival Iran, and he called for Gulf Arab states to close ranks in a "single

NATO Closes Training Mission In Iraq
2011-12-19 Read More...
NATO closed its seven-year training mission in Iraq on Saturday, at the same time as US troops withdrew from the country after the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam

US Officially Ends War in Iraq
2011-12-16 Read More...
The US military officially ended its war in Iraq on Thursday, rolling up its flag at a low-key ceremony with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta nearly nine bloody years after the invasion that ousted Saddam

Riyadh Airport To Triple In Size
2011-12-14 Read More...
Saudi Arabia plans to expand its capital's airport 3 fold in size within the next five years, a senior civil aviation official said, as passenger traffic rises

Prince Turki: “We Must Obtain Nuclear Weapons Too”
2011-12-09 Read More...
Former Saudi Intelligence Chief Prince Turki Al-Faisal, voicing alarm about Iran's nuclear program, said the leadership should consider acquiring nuclear weapons to counter threats from Tehran, and from

Iraq Seeks Joint Air Space Defense Deal with the Gulf
2011-12-07 Read More...
Iraq is seeking a joint defense agreement for airspace with Gulf countries as it moves to secure its air borders after the departure of US forces from the country this month, a senior official

U.S. Drone Shot Down in Iran
2011-12-06 Read More...
Iran’s military said it had shot down a U.S. drone aircraft in eastern Iran on Sunday, a military source told state

US to Sell 600 Bunker Buster Bombs to UAE
2011-12-05 Read More...
The Obama administration has proposed selling 600 "bunker buster" bombs and other munitions to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which lies across the Gulf from Iran, to deter what it called regional

Panetta: “Iran’s Nuclear Sites Are Difficult to Get At”
2011-12-05 Read More...
Pentagon Chief Leon Panetta on Friday warned there was no guarantee a US military strike on Iran would hit intended targets linked to Tehran's nuclear program, saying the sites are “difficult to get

US Hands Over Victory Base to Iraq
2011-12-05 Read More...
The United States on Friday handed over to Iraqi control the sprawling Victory Base Complex near Baghdad, the main base from which the US-led war in Iraq was commanded, a US military spokesman

Manila-FBI Arrest 4 Hackers Funded by Saudi Group
2011-11-29 Read More...
Philippine police and the FBI arrested on Sunday 4 people over a hacking operation that targeted customers of US telecommunications giant AT&T to funnel money to a Saudi-based militant

Libya’s NTC Appoints New Defense Minister
2011-11-25 Read More...
Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) has appointed as new Defense Minister the local Commander whose forces captured Muammar Gaddafi's son at the

Egypt Eyes ElBaradei for a National Salvation Government
2011-11-23 Read More...
Egypt’s military rulers consider assigning presidential hopeful Dr. Mohammed ElBaradei to form a national salvation government following the resignation of the government of Prime Minister Dr. Essam Sharaf, an Egyptian daily reported on Tuesday

Panetta Urges Congress to Stop Automatic Defense Cuts
2011-11-23 Read More...
Automatic spending cuts that could result from a special congressional committee’s failure to reach a deficit-reduction agreement could “tear a seam” in U.S. defense, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said late

Emirates Fleet to Exceed 250 By 2020
2011-11-21 Read More...
Emirates airline will boost its fleet size to more than 250 aircraft by 2020, as the fast-growing operator continues its aggressive

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