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Jordanian Armed Forces Launch Gender Mainstreaming Strategy
2021-09-27 Read More...
Chairman of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff, Major General Yousef Huneiti (photo), launched the gender mainstreaming strategy for the Jordanian Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), in cooperation with the United Nations

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief, Coast Guard Commander Receive US 5th Fleet Commander
2021-09-27 Read More...
Bahrain’s Coast Guard Commander, Major-General Alaa Siyadi, met in Manama Friday Commander of the US Naval Forces Central Command, US 5th Fleet, and Combined Maritime Forces, Vice Admiral Charles Bradford

UAE Minister of State for Advanced Technology Visits HALCON Facilities in Abu Dhabi
2021-09-23 Read More...
Her Excellency Sarah Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Technology paid a high-level visit to HALCON facilities at Tawazun Industrial Park in Abu Dhabi, accompanied by a senior delegation of officials from the Ministry of Industry and

UAE Ministry of Defense Receives Jordanian Armed Forces Delegation
2021-09-23 Read More...
Major General Dr. Mubarak Saeed bin Ghafan Al Jabri, Assistant Under-Secretary for Support and Defense Industries at the UAE Ministry of Defense, met in Abu Dhabi Tuesday with a Jordanian delegation visiting the UAE, led by Brigadier General Hossam

Egyptian President, Defense Minister Receive Yemen’s Defense Minister
2021-09-22 Read More...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met Monday with Yemeni Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi, during his visit to

Egypt Mourns Former Defense Minister Field Marshal Tantawy
2021-09-22 Read More...
The Egyptian Presidency mourned the death of former Defense Minister Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawy, who passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 85, local media

Bahrain, Korea Sign Military Cooperation Agreement
2021-09-21 Read More...
Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) and the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of National Defence signed last week a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their bilateral military

Saudi Arabia Requests Further Maintenance Support Services for its Helicopter Fleet
2021-09-20 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of Continuation of Maintenance Support Services (MSS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $500

Egypt, USA Conclude ‘Bright Star 2021’ Training Exercises
2021-09-17 Read More...
Mohamed Farid, Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, has met with Kenneth McKenzie, Commander of the US Central Command, and his accompanying delegation, who is currently visiting Egypt to follow up on the joint training activities “Bright

Saudi Arabia to Establish General Authority for Defense Development
2021-09-16 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Al-Bilad newspaper said in its editorial that the Cabinet Tuesday in its regular session, chaired by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prime Minister, approved the establishment of “General

KAUST to Launch Research Satellite for Monitoring Ecosystems
2021-09-15 Read More...
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Spire, a leading space data, analytics, and services provider, will launch the “KAUST CubeSat” research satellite by the end of 2022, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

UAE, South Korea Discuss Enhancing Defense, Military Cooperation
2021-09-14 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defense Affairs, received in Abu Dhabi Park Jae-min, Korea’s Vice Minister for National Defense, and the accompanying

Emir of Kuwait Receives US Secretary of Defense
2021-09-10 Read More...
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received in Kuwait Wednesday US Secretary of Defense Lloyd James

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Visits US Naval Forces Central Command
2021-09-10 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, paid a visit Wednesday to the US Naval Forces Central Command (CENTCOM) in Jufair, where he met the US Secretary of

Russian, Syrian Helicopter Pilots Conduct First Joint Exercise in Desert
2021-09-10 Read More...
The first joint exercise of Russian and Syrian helicopter pilots has taken place in a Syrian desert, Chief of Aviation of the Russian forces in Syria Andrei Yermakov told

Qatar’s Minister of Defense Affairs Meets Commander of US Air Forces Central Command
2021-09-10 Read More...
Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah met with the Commander of the US Air Forces Central Command Lieutenant General H.E. Gregory

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