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UAE, French Troops Start Joint Military Drills
2016-11-11 Read More...
The joint military exercise between the UAE and French forces, dubbed “Gulf 2016”, started in the UAE on Wednesday as part of the common defense treaty signed by the two countries, UAE national news agency WAM

Qatar Defense Minister Meets UK Defense Procurement Minister
2016-11-11 Read More...
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah met Wednesday with UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for Defense Procurement Harriett Baldwin, Qatar News Agency (QNA)

Saudi King Invites Trump to Work Together for Peace
2016-11-11 Read More...
Custodian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had a telephone conversation with President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, during which he congratulated him on winning the presidential election, Saudi Arabia’s official news agency SPA has

Saudi King Receives Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff
2016-11-10 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met in Riyadh on Tuesday with Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford and his accompanying

South African Minister of Defense Concludes Visit to Oman
2016-11-10 Read More...
Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula, Minister of Defense and Military Veterans in the Republic of South Africa left Muscat Tuesday evening after an official several-day visit to the Sultanate of

Bahrain Hosts Gulf Counterterrorism Exercise
2016-11-10 Read More...
Bahrain is currently hosting a sophisticated series of security exercises with participation from all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

UAE, France to Conduct Gulf 2016 Military Exercises
2016-11-09 Read More...
A contingent of French armed forces arrived in the UAE Monday to take part in the joint military exercises, UAE national news agency WAM

Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Visits Turkey
2016-11-09 Read More...
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Monday with Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, who is visiting Turkey, Qatar News Agency (QNA)

UAE Delivers 6th Batch of Police Vehicles to Yemen
2016-11-09 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates, UAE, has presented the sixth batch of police cars and motorcycles to the general security and traffic police on the Hadramaut Coast, UAE national news agency WAM

Saudi Arabia “Interested” in S-400 Air Defense System
2016-11-08 Read More...
Saudi Arabia is interested in buying Russian S-400 air defense systems, Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Oleg Ozerov told

Bahrain to Host Int’l Defence Exhibition & Conference
2016-11-08 Read More...
Bahrain will host one of the leading international defence exhibitions next year, bringing together the key players from the region and across the world, it was announced on

UAE Chief of Staff Receives Malaysian Chief of Defense Force
2016-11-08 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi (photo), Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, received the Chief of Defense Force of the Malaysian Armed Forces, General Zulkifeli bin Mohd. Zin, at his office in the Armed Forces General Command on

Bahrain Guard Commander Receives Sandhurst Graduates
2016-11-08 Read More...
Barhain’s Royal Guard Commander Brigadier General Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa (photo) received Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) Major General Paul Nanson and a number of the academy's graduates from Arab and friendly

Launch of 2nd Phase of UAE Satellite Manufacturing Complex
2016-11-04 Read More...
Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum reviewed Wednesday the designs of Hope Probe, as part of the Emirates Mars

Eleven Contracts Announced at Milipol Qatar
2016-11-03 Read More...
On Tuesday evening, the Milipol Qatar committee held a Press conference and announced the details of 11 contracts worth a total of 260 Million and fifty thousand Qatari Riyals ($70 Million) for different Ministry of Interior (MoI)

Mohamed bin Zayed Receives INTERPOL Secretary General
2016-11-03 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 Jurgen Stock, Secretary General of INTERPOL (photo), in Abu Dhabi earlier this week, national news agency WAM

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