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South Africa’s President, Defense Minister Visit UAE
2018-07-16 Read More...His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, discussed ways of enhancing the relations and cooperation between the
UAE Defense Minister Receives British Defense Senior Advisor
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs received in his office at the Ministry in Abu Dhabi, Lt. General John Lorimer, UK’s Defense Senior Adviser on the Middle East and his delegation, Emirates news agency WAM
UAE Armed Forces Extends National Service to 16 Months
The General Headquarters (GHQ) of the UAE Armed Forces has announced the extension of legal term of the national service - authorized by the Federal Law No. (6) for 2014 pertaining to national and reserve service - from 12 months to 16 months for
Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Receives French Military Attaché
Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received the Riyadh-based French Military Attaché accredited to Bahrain, Colonel Eric Baldecchi, in the presence of the Director of the BDF General
Chief-of-Staff of Indonesian Armed Forces Visits UAE
Mohammed bin Ahmad Al Bawardi, UAE’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs, received, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence in Abu Dhabi, Hadi Tjahjanto (photo), Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces of Indonesia, who is currently visiting the
Bahrain Deputy Prime Minister Hails Defense Force’s Hospital
Bahrain’s Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa received at Gudaibiya Palace last week Commander of the Royal Medical Services of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Major General Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa who presented him with
Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Makes 3rd Visit to USA
General Joseph K. Aoun, Commander, Lebanese Armed Forces, honored America’s fallen heroes during an Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony with Major General John P. Sullivan, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, at the Tomb of the Unknown
Bahrain Defense Minister, BDF Chief Receive Tunisian Military Attaché
Bahrain Defense Minister Lieutenant General Yusef bin Ahmed Al Jalahma received Tunisian Non-resident Military Attaché Brigadier Abdulmajid Al Ramadhani, in the presence of Tunisian Ambassador to Bahrain Mohammed bin Yusef, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)
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