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Saudi Arabia to Host GCC Unified Military Command Headquarters
2019-12-24 Read More...
Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, GCC Secretary General, signed in Riyadh Sunday the GCC Unified Military Command Headquarters

Russian, Syrian Navies Conclude First Joint Drills in Mediterranean
2019-12-20 Read More...
The Russian and Syrian navies successfully held their first joint drills in the Mediterranean Sea, Head of the Drills Rear Admiral Alexander Yuldashev said on Thursday, TASS news agency

Kuwait Appoints New Defense, Interior Ministers
2019-12-20 Read More...
Kuwait formed a new government earlier this week that replaced the son of the emir as Defense Minister and named an Interior Minister from outside the ruling family, a month after the former cabinet

Royal Army of Oman Holds Graduation Ceremony
2019-12-20 Read More...
The Royal Army of Oman (RAO) celebrated the graduation of the Officer Cadets Batch, Specialized University Officers Batch and Limited Service Officers Batch from the Sultan Qaboos Military College (SQMC) under the patronage of Lt. General Hassan bin

US Chief of Staff Attends UAE-US Joint Military Exercise
2019-12-19 Read More...
The joint military exercise between the ground forces of the UAE and the United States, dubbed “Iron Union 12”, concluded successfully achieving the desired goals and

Commander of Saudi Royal Air Forces Receives Tunisian Counterpart
2019-12-19 Read More...
Prince General Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz (photo), Commander of the Saudi Royal Air Forces (SRAF), met in Riyadh, earlier this week, with the Chief-of-Staff of the Tunisian Air Force Major General Mohammed El-Hajjam during his official visit to

Jordanian King Attends Military Drill for Royal Guard Command
2019-12-19 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), attended a military exercise conducted on Tuesday by the Royal Guard Command personnel at the Royal Guards Training

Syrian, Russian Navies Hold Exercises in Mediterranean Sea
2019-12-18 Read More...
The Russian Navy and the Navy of the Syrian Arab Republic have started joint exercises in the Mediterranean Sea on

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives Pakistan’s Chief of Staff
2019-12-17 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Saturday Pakistan’s Army Chief of Staff Lt. General Qamar Javed Bajwa, at Al Bahr

Jordanian King Receives Japanese Defense Minister
2019-12-17 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan, accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, met with Japanese Defense Minister Kono Taro on Sunday at Al Husseiniya Palace to discuss the strategic partnership between the two

HALO Maritime Defense Systems Opens Regional Office in Bahrain
2019-12-17 Read More...
HALO Maritime Defense Systems, Inc. (HALO), a marine engineering technology company and provider of advanced engineered solutions for the security needs of strategic maritime assets, announced its choice of Bahrain for its Middle

Lebanese Defense Minister Meets Egyptian Counterpart
2019-12-17 Read More...
Lebanon’s Minister of Defense, Elias Bou Saab, held a meeting with the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Minister of Defense and Military Production, Lieutenant General Mohamed Ahmed

UAE, Indonesia Discuss Further Defense Cooperation
2019-12-16 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs, has met with General Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs of Indonesia, to discuss bilateral cooperation and friendship relations between the

Horizon International Flight Academy Receives First Bell 505
2019-12-16 Read More...
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the delivery of the first of 12 Bell 505 helicopters to Horizon International Flight Academy per an agreement signed in November at the Dubai Air

Oman Celebrates Armed Forces Day
2019-12-13 Read More...
The Sultanate of Oman celebrated Wednesday the anniversary of 11th of December (The Armed Forces

Saudi Chief of General Staff Attends GDA 2019 Exhibition in Kuwait
2019-12-12 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Chief of the General Staff Fayyadh Bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili and his accompanying delegation attended in Kuwait Tuesday the activities of the 5th edition of the Gulf Defense and Aerospace Exhibition (GDA) taking place at the Kuwait

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