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Oman, Iran Stage Annual Naval Exercise
2019-04-19 Read More...
Vessels of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) and a number of Iranian naval vessels carried out joint naval exercise (Search and Rescue), with support from helicopters of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) and the Royal Oman Police

Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Receives UAE Ambassador
2019-04-19 Read More...
Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al Zaabi, UAE Ambassador to Pakistan, has met with General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army, at the General Headquarters of Pakistan Army in

Lockheed Martin to Join BIDEC 2019 as Gold Sponsor
2019-04-18 Read More...
Preparations have started for the Bahrain International Defence Exhibition & Conference (BIDEC) 2019, one of the region’s major international defence exhibitions with key partners confirming

Egyptian President Inspects Mohamed Naguib Military Base
2019-04-18 Read More...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi inspected on Tuesday the Mohamed Naguib Military Base, the state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram

Oman Receives Iranian, Pakistani Military Delegations
2019-04-18 Read More...
Mohammed bin Nasser al-Rasbi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense in the Sultanate of Oman received in his office a delegation from the Islamic Republic of Iran, headed by Brigadier General Dr. Qadeer

Saudi King, Crown Prince Receive Commander of US Central Command
2019-04-17 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh Monday the Commander of United States Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie and his accompanying

Peninsula Shield Forces Commander Visits Bahrain
2019-04-17 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Tuesday Commander of the Joint Peninsula Shield Forces Major General Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Balawi (photo) and his accompanying

RNOV “Shabab Oman II” Starts 4th International Voyage
2019-04-16 Read More...
In response to the royal directives of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, the Supreme Commander of the Royal Armed Forces of Oman, the RNOV “Shabab Oman II” left the Sultanate Monday on her 4th international Journey “Masts of Glory and

Bahrain’s King Visits Defense Force’s General Command
2019-04-16 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa the Supreme Commander visited the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF)’s General Command Sunday, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Oman-Iran Military Friendship Committee Meets in Muscat
2019-04-16 Read More...
The annual regular meeting of the Omani-Iranian Military Friendship Joint Committee began at Al Shafaq Club of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) Sunday and lasts till 19

MBRSC Selects Al Mansoori Prime Astronaut for ISS Mission
2019-04-15 Read More...
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced it has selected Hazzaa Al Mansoori as the prime astronaut and Sultan Al Neyadi as the backup astronaut for the International Space Station (ISS) mission, Emirates News Agency (WAM)

US Warns Egypt of Sanctions if it Buys Su-35 Fighter Jets
2019-04-12 Read More...
Earlier this week, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was testifying on the 2020 State Department Budget proposal before the Senate Appropriations State Foreign Operations and Related Programs

Saudi British ‘Desert Soldiers 3’ Exercise Concludes in Tabuk
2019-04-12 Read More...
The Saudi British “Desert Soldiers 3” military exercise wrapped up in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday. The drill started on 01 April

Bahrain’s National Guard Director Visits Pakistan
2019-04-12 Read More...
Bahrain’s National Guard Director of Staff Major-General Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Saud Al-Khalifa met General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chairman Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Committee of the Pakistan Armed Forces (photo), in the city of

SAMI, GACA Among Top Saudi Exhibitors at Dubai Airshow
2019-04-11 Read More...
Saudi Arabia continues to demonstrate its growing strength in the aerospace industry with participation of its biggest players in the Dubai Airshow in November this

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Meets Women Peacekeeping Delegation
2019-04-11 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 at Qasr Al Bahr Majlis in Abu Dhabi, a delegation of the Military and Peacekeeping Program for Arab Women,

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