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37th GCC Summit Concludes in Bahrain
2016-12-08 Read More...
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa chaired the inaugural session of the 37th GCC Summit, which took place at Al-Sakhir Palace in Manama, in presence of Gulf leaders and GCC Secretary

RUAG’s Statement on Business Activities in UAE
2016-12-08 Read More...
Statement by RUAG regarding business activities in the UAE: RUAG present in United Arab Emirates for over 20

Iran Increasing Ballistic Missiles Production
2016-12-08 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh announced that his country has increased the number of its ballistic missiles, while increasing their precision-striking capability, Fars

Egypt, Greece to Kick-Start 2nd Joint Military Drills
2016-12-07 Read More...
Air and naval forces of Egypt and Greece are set to begin a five-day military and aeronautical exercise from Thursday, according to reports. The Egyptian Air Force and Navy left Sunday to take part in the exercise named Medusa

Saudi Defense Minister Receives British Security Official
2016-12-07 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense met in Riyadh on Monday with the United Kingdom National Security Deputy Advisor John Jenkins, currently on a visit to the Kingdom,

Bahrain’s Defense Chief Receives South Korean Delegation
2016-12-07 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received in Manama Monday the South Korean Ambassador to Bahrain, Park Ho, who was accompanied by a military delegation, led by Director of

Airbus Little Engineer Workshop Takes off in Jordan
2016-12-07 Read More...
The latest of the Airbus Little Engineer workshops took place at the fifth edition of the Arab Aviation Summit in the Dead Sea, as Jordanian students assembled a model of the Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger

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

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