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US Spending Millions to Destroy its Own Weapons in Iraq
2014-08-25 Read More...
The US Air Force has resumed bombing missions in what's still being called Iraq - at least for the sake of convenience.

U.S. Ready to “Take Action” Against ISIS in Syria
2014-08-25 Read More...
The White House said it was ready to “take action” against any threat to America as it indicated serious consideration of U.S. military strikes against Islamic militants in Syria.

Italy to Supply Confiscated Soviet Weapons to Iraq
2014-08-22 Read More...
Rome plans to send to Iraq Soviet-produced weapons confiscated more than 20 years ago during the Balkan Wars, said Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti (photo).

Bahrain, Kuwait Discuss Military Cooperation
2014-08-22 Read More...
Bahrain’s Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Sheikh Duaij bin Salman Al Khalifa met at the General Headquarters of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) the Military Attaché at the Kuwaiti Embassy Major-General Ali Suleiman Al-Asaker (photo).

Qatar’s Minister of State for Defence Meets 3 Ambassadors
2014-08-22 Read More...
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defence Affairs Major General Hamad bin Ali Al-Attiyah on Wednesday held a meeting with the Kuwaiti Ambassador to the State of Qatar, Muteb Saleh Al-Mutoteh (photo), Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.

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.

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