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Saudi King Receives King of Sweden
2016-11-25 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received Wednesday at his palace in Riyadh King Carl XVI Gustaf of Kingdom of Sweden, the President of World Scout Movement, and his accompanying delegation, Saudi Press Agency

Bahrain’s Chief of Staff Pays Inspection Visit to Unit
2016-11-24 Read More...
Chief of Staff of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Lieutenant General Dhiab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi paid a visit Tuesday to one of BDF units and got informed about its military readiness and training programs, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Jordanian King Meets Commander of U.S. Central Command
2016-11-23 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), on Monday received Commander of US Central Command Gen. Joseph Votel, a Royal Court statement

UAE Interior Minister Meets French Counterpart
2016-11-23 Read More...
H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, who is currently visiting France, held talks with Bernard Cazeneuve, French Minister of the Interior, in Paris on

‘Entaliq with Airbus’ Welcomes New Partners
2016-11-22 Read More...
Airbus Middle East announced that key industry leaders are now on-board the ‘Entaliq with Airbus’ entrepreneurship program in the Kingdom of Saudi

SR Technics Opens Training Centre in Abu Dhabi
2016-11-22 Read More...
Since 2008 SR Technics has provided the employees of various regional airlines in the Middle East with basic maintenance training and type rating training, both of which help to obtain a valid Aircraft Maintenance License (AML) and to release

Qatar to Receive 72 F-15QA Aircraft
2016-11-21 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Qatar for F-15QA aircraft with weapons and related support, equipment, and training. The estimated cost is $21.1

Kuwait Requests 32 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Aircraft
2016-11-21 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait for F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Aircraft with support, equipment, and training. The estimated cost is $10.1

Four UK Ministers Oppose Arms Embargo to Saudi Arabia
2016-11-21 Read More...
UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson and three other British Cabinet Ministers have refused to cease military support to Saudi Arabia, London-based Asharq Al-Awsat

ADEC, Strata, BAE Launch 2nd Students Competition in UAE
2016-11-18 Read More...
The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC), Strata Manufacturing PJSC (Strata) and BAE Systems are supporting Make It - the UK’s Manufacturing Institute’s engineering and Manufacturing challenge - for a second year following 2015’s successful events in

Etihad Airways, Cognit to Host “UAE Innovation Week”
2016-11-18 Read More...
Cognit, the joint venture established between Mubadala and IBM Watson to be the exclusive provider of Watson technology in the MENA region, and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a joint hackathon, in

GCC Defense Ministers Meet in Riyadh
2016-11-17 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (photo), Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense chaired on Tuesday the 15th Joint GCC Defense Council meeting, stressing that the GCC’s Ministers of Defense should work toward more military

UAE Delivers 12 Vehicles to Yemen’s Coast Guard
2016-11-17 Read More...
The UAE has delivered 12 vehicles to the Coast Guard in Hadramout to boost the security efficiency of the security institutions and sectors to normalize life in the liberated governorates, UAE national news agency WAM

Russia, Iran Negotiating $10 Billion Arms Deal
2016-11-16 Read More...
Russia and Iran are in talks over an arms deal worth around $10 billion that would see Moscow deliver T-90 tanks, artillery systems, planes and helicopters to Tehran, a senior Russian senator said on Monday, the RIA news agency

Saudi Defense Minister Receives Malaysian Counterpart
2016-11-16 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud received Malaysian Defense Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin

Iran, China Sign Defense-Military Agreement
2016-11-16 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his Chinese counterpart General Chang Wanquan (photo), in a meeting in Tehran earlier this week, signed an agreement to further develop defense and military cooperation between the two

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