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Qatar’s Armed Forces Start Citadel 3 Exercise
2017-04-07 Read More...
The Qatari armed forces presented on Wednesday a briefing of joint exercise Citadel 3, the main exercise at the end of the training course of Qatari armed forces 2014-2017, under the patronage of Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin

Saudi King Meets Azerbaijan’s President, Minister of Defense
2017-04-06 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met in Riyadh on Wednesday with Minister of Defense of Republic of Azerbaijan General Zakir

UAE Naval Forces Chief Receives UK’s Chief of Naval Staff
2017-04-05 Read More...
Rear Admiral Ibrahim Salim Mohammad Al Musharrakh, Commander of the UAE Naval Forces, received Tuesday the UK’s Royal Navy Admiral Sir Philip Jones KCB ADC, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, in Abu

UAE Eyeing Kamov Ka-226, Ansat Light Helicopters
2017-04-04 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is interested in purchasing Kamov Ka-226 and Ansat light helicopters from Russia, the CEO of Russian Helicopters has been quoted as saying in a media

US, Iraq, Kuwait Conduct 1st Trilateral Exercise
2017-04-04 Read More...
The trilateral exercise, the first of its kind since 2011, is part of the overall mission to strengthen solid regional partnerships in the mutual defense of the maritime domain in the Northern Arabian Gulf. The U.S.-Iraq-Kuwait trilateral exercise

Qatar’s Chief-of-Staff Meets U.K. Chief of Naval Staff
2017-04-04 Read More...
Qatar’s Chief of Staff Major General (Pilot) Ghanim bin Shaheen Al Ghanim met on Monday with U.K. First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sir Philip

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Meets Malaysian Defense Minister
2017-04-03 Read More...
Military cooperation between Bahrain and Malaysia today were discussed in an official meeting comprised both sides' delegations chaired by Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and

Dubai Crown Prince Attends 17th Graduation of Naval College
2017-04-03 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, attended the graduation ceremony of the 17th batch of the Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Naval College in Abu Dhabi on 28th

Saudi Arabia to Acquire Australian Military Equipment
2017-03-30 Read More...
Australian defense firms have secured contracts to supply military equipment to Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest importer of

Qatar’s State Defense Minister Meets U.S. Defense Secretary
2017-03-30 Read More...
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah met in Washington with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis (photo), Qatar News Agency (QNA)

UAE, Egypt Continue “Zayed 2” Joint Military Exercise
2017-03-28 Read More...
The “Zayed 2” joint military exercise between UAE Armed Forces and their Egyptian counterparts has continued its activities in the UAE, with the participation of armed forces units from both

Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Meets Lockheed Martin’s CEO
2017-03-28 Read More...
Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa met last week in Washington with Marillyn Hewson, Chairwoman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin (LM), a company specialized in military

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Director of US National Security Agency
2017-03-27 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Naif, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior met Thursday at the Interior Ministry in Riyadh with Admiral Michael S. Rogers, Director of the US National Security

Saudi King Receives Chief of British Defense Staff
2017-03-24 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Wednesday the Chief of British Defense Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart

Qatar’s Defense Minister Meets Malaysian Prime Minister
2017-03-24 Read More...
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah met, on Tuesday, with Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Najib Abdul Razaq, on the sidelines of the International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2017 (LIMA’17) which

Kuwait’s Emir Visits Turkey
2017-03-23 Read More...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday as the Emir started his two-day visit to Turkey in which a number of agreements are expected to be signed between the two

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