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Israel to Develop “Iron Spade” to Detect & Destruct Tunnels
2014-08-20 Read More...
Israel is developing a new system that will detect and destruct tunnels as they are dug by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, Britain’s weekly The Sunday Times reported.

Egypt Army, Bahrain Firm Win Suez Project
2014-08-20 Read More...
Egypt has chosen a consortium that includes the Egyptian Army and Bahrain-registered engineering firm Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners to develop an industrial and logistics hub in the Suez Canal area.

Kuwait’s Military Enlistment Law to be Reviewed Soon
2014-08-19 Read More...
The military enrollment law in Kuwait will be examined during the next legislative term of the National Assembly, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah stated last

U.S. Outlines Military Assistance to Lebanese Armed Forces
2014-08-18 Read More...
Last Thursday, U.S. Ambassador in Beirut David Hale (photo) made the following remarks on U.S. Assistance to the Lebanese Armed

84.3% of Chemical Weapons Removed from Syria Destroyed
2014-08-18 Read More...
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said that 84.3% of chemical weapons, removed from Syria earlier this year, have been

Russia, UAE Eye Joint Weapons Production
2014-08-15 Read More...
Russia plans to produce weapons jointly with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said Igor Sevastyanov (photo), Deputy General Director of Rosoboronexport, Russia’s state-run arms export monopoly.

Boeing to Upgrade Five Saudi AWACS Aircraft
2014-08-15 Read More...
The US cleared major potential sales to Saudi Arabia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced earlier this

Kuwait’s Defense Minister Receives Ranking US Officials
2014-08-15 Read More...
Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah on Wednesday discussed with a senior-level American delegation a number of issues of common interest, particularly in the military field, Kuwait News Agency

Libya Seeks UN Intervention to Disband Militia Brigades
2014-08-15 Read More...
Libya's Parliament this week voted to disband the country's militia brigades and called on the United Nations to protect civilians in an effort to end the worst fighting between armed factions since the 2011 fall of Muammar

Russia, Egypt to Expand Military Cooperation
2014-08-14 Read More...
Russia and Egypt have agreed to expand military cooperation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

Bahrain Orders New Kornet-EM Anti-Tank Missile System
2014-08-14 Read More...
Bahrain has reportedly become the first country in the world to buy a new advanced anti-tank missile system from Russia.

Kahwaji: “ISIL Seeking Sectarian War in Lebanon”
2014-08-14 Read More...
ISIL terrorists plan to turn Lebanon into another Iraq by unleashing sectarian war between Sunnis and Shiites that would have posed an existential threat to the nation, the Lebanese Army Commander said.

U.S. Sends 130 Additional Military Personnel to Iraq
2014-08-14 Read More...
The Obama administration has sent about 130 additional military personnel to Iraq, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said, as Washington seeks to help Iraq contain the threat posed by hardline militants from the Islamic State.

Tunisia’s Chief-of-Staff of Army Land Forces Resigns
2014-08-13 Read More...
The Commander of Tunisia's Army Land Forces has resigned, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, as the military struggles to contain attacks by al-Qaeda-linked militants.

Pentagon: US Strikes Didn’t Weaken Islamic Militants in Iraq
2014-08-13 Read More...
A series of U.S. airstrikes since last week has slowed the operational tempo of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants, the militant group that has seized large parts of northern Iraq, but is unlikely to substantially weaken the group, the

Saudi FM Discusses Developments in War-Torn Gaza Strip
2014-08-13 Read More...
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal discussed Tuesday developments in the war-torn Gaza Strip during a ministerial meeting at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) headquarters in

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