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Saudi King Starts Tour of Four Gulf States
2016-12-06 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz arrived in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, kick-starting his tour of four Gulf

Russia Delivers S-300 Air Defense System to Iran
2016-12-06 Read More...
Russia has fully delivered all parts of S-300 air defense system to Iran and the two countries have agreed to develop logistical and technical cooperation, a senior Iranian government official

Qatar’s Chief of Staff Meets Two Military Officials
2016-12-06 Read More...
The Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem (photo) met in Doha Sunday with Brigadier General Salah Harrathi, the Tunisian Naval and Air Military Attaché to

Mubadala, DHL Form Strategic Partnership
2016-12-06 Read More...
The Abu-Dhabi based Mubadala Development Company and DHL Global Forwarding initiated a strategic partnership for the next five

Saudi Defense Minister Receives Nigerian Counterpart
2016-12-02 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense received at Al-Aziziyah palace in Al-Khobar Nigerian Minister of Defense Mansur Mohammed Dan-Ali currently on a visit to the Kingdom

Kuwait Defense Minister Meets Britain’s Chief of Air Staff
2016-12-02 Read More...
Kuwait Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah met in Kuwait City on Wednesday with Britain’s Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)

UAE Supplies New Vehicles, Equipment to Aden Police
2016-12-02 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday presented a new batch of police patrol vehicles and equipment to Aden Security

Egypt Appoints New Military Attaché in Bahrain
2016-12-02 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received in Manama on Wednesday the newly appointed Egyptian Non-resident Military Attaché accredited to Bahrain Colonel Mohammed Fakhri Al Sayed Al

Asiri: “GCC Forces on Highest Combat Readiness”
2016-12-01 Read More...
Major General Ahmed Asiri, Adviser to the Saudi Defense Minister and Spokesman for the Alliance to support the Legitimacy in Yemen, highlighted the fraternal and solid relationship between the State of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, adding that the two

Bahrain Defense Chief Receives U.S. 5th Fleet’s Commander
2016-12-01 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) received in Manama Tuesday, in the presence of the BDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Dhiyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi, the Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, and Commander of the U.S.

Israel to Acquire 17 Additional F-35 Fighter Jets
2016-11-29 Read More...
Israel on Sunday said it will expand its fleet of next-generation F-35 fighter jets in a move that officials believe will help maintain the country’s qualitative military edge over its Mideast neighbors for years to

Saudi Crown Prince Receives US Secretary of the Navy
2016-11-29 Read More...
Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (photo) met with US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and his accompanying delegation on

Abu Dhabi Ship Building Expands Customer Portfolio
2016-11-29 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Ship Building PJSC (ADSB), a leading provider of construction, repair and refit services for naval, military and commercial vessels, has expanded its customer portfolio to now include chemical tankers. ADSB welcomed its first chemical

Iran Plans to Buy Sukhoi Su-30 Fighter Jets
2016-11-28 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan stated Tehran’s plan to buy Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets from Russia, adding that Moscow’s anti-terrorism flights in Syria from Iran’s Western airbase of Nojeh might resume in future, Fars News

UAE, France Conclude Joint Military Exercise “Gulf 2016”
2016-11-28 Read More...
UAE and French forces have concluded the joint military exercise conducted in the UAE dubbed “Gulf 2016”, UAE national news agency WAM

Bahrain’s Coastguard Commander Attends MSC Meeting
2016-11-28 Read More...
The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) convened in London, Britain, as part of its 97th session which took place on 21-25 November 2016 in London, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

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