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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

Lockheed Martin to Host Robotics Challenge in UAE
2016-11-15 Read More...
Lockheed Martin announced the call for participants in its upcoming UAE National Day weekend Robotics Challenge.

Egyptian President Receives Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
2016-11-14 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, arrived in Cairo on Thursday on a working visit to Egypt, UAE national news agency WAM

Qatar’s Chief of Staff Meets US Air Forces Commander
2016-11-14 Read More...
HE the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major General Pilot Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem (photo) met in Doha Thursday with the Commander of the US Air Forces Central Command Lt. General Jeffrey Harrigian, Qatar News Agency (QNA)

Iran Expanding Airborne Force’s New Bases
2016-11-14 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour announced that the newly-founded IRGC Airborne Force is setting up new bases in different parts of the country, Fars News Agency (FNA)

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

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