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Al-Sabah: “Iran Cell Eyed Strategic Facilities”
2011-04-23 Read More...
Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister said on Thursday an Iranian spy cell uncovered by the state last year monitored the US military presence and possessed explosives to bomb 'strategic'

Kuwait Navy Ships Arrive to Bahrain
2011-03-22 Read More...
Kuwait navy ships have docked off Bahrain’s coasts as part of the Peninsula Shield troops deployment in the

Sheikh Jaber Praises Kuwait’s Media
2011-03-21 Read More...
Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah praised the efforts of the Kuwaiti media last week, as a delegation of

Wataniya Ceases All Operations
2011-03-19 Read More...
Kuwaiti luxury carrier Wataniya Airways announced it was stopping its operations due to its financial situation and regional

Kuwait Navy to Help Bahrain
2011-03-19 Read More...
Kuwait's Navy plans to head to Bahrain soon to protect the island nation's waters, Kuwait's Ambassador to Bahrain was quoted as

Kuwaiti Mediation Resolves Oman-UAE Spy Dispute
2011-03-05 Read More...
Oman has reconciled with the United Arab Emirates after Kuwaiti mediation succeeded in resolving tensions over an alleged spy ring, a Foreign Ministry Official

Kuwait Appoints New Interior Minister
2011-02-07 Read More...
Kuwait accepted the resignation of its Interior Minister and appointed Sheikh Ahmed Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah as his replacement, Al Arabiya television

Kuwait Sends 2 Military Aircraft for its Students in Egypt
2011-02-04 Read More...
Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah instructed the Kuwaiti Army Air Force to send two military planes to Egypt to pick up Kuwaiti military students in

Raytheon: Patriot Technical Assistance Contract with Kuwait
2011-01-27 Read More...
Raytheon Company received a $20 million Foreign Military Sales technical assistance contract to support operational capability of Kuwait's Patriot Air and Missile Defense

Raytheon Wins Kuwait Patriot Contract
2011-01-25 Read More...
US-based Raytheon Company said it has received a $145 million foreign military sales production contract for Patriot guidance enhanced missiles – Tactical (GEM-T) to augment Kuwait's air and missile

Armored Personnel Carriers to Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior
2011-01-14 Read More...
Advanced Defense Vehicle Systems (ADVS) announced the first production delivery of the ADVS 6X6X6 Desert Chameleon Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) to the Kuwait Ministry of Interior (KMOI).

Kuwait Airways Privatization by March
2011-01-08 Read More...
State-owned Kuwait Airways will be privatized by end of March, the Chairman of the Gulf carrier was quoted as saying in a Kuwait newspaper this

L-3: F/A-18 Trainers for Kuwait Air Force
2010-12-02 Read More...
L-3 Communications announced that its Link Simulation & Training division has been awarded a $24.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) with two F/A-18C Tactical Operational Flight Trainers (TOFTs) and

Kuwaiti Minister of Defense: Military Personnel Salary Raise
2010-11-12 Read More...
Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah announced that he will seek to amend an article in the government's plan concerning the pay increase for Kuwaiti military personnel so that it

Selex SI Wins Kuwaiti Contract
2010-11-12 Read More...
SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, signed a contract for a value of 16 million dollars to provide the Kuwait General Directorate of Civil Aviation with air traffic control systems.

DCI Restores 8 Patrol Boats in Kuwait
2010-10-26 Read More...
DCI-DESCO announced the launching of the first restored Kuwait Naval Force P37 patrol boat within the scope of the «Technical and Logistic Support Program»

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