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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

Kuwait Army Launches Blood Donation Campaign
2014-08-13 Read More...
Kuwaiti Army has launched a blood donation campaign to make up for severe shortage in its blood bank during the past month, the Ministry of Defense announced on

Egyptian, Russian Presidents to Meet in Moscow
2014-08-12 Read More...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi headed to Russia early Tuesday to meet with his counterpart Vladimir

Egyptian President Pays 1st Official Visit to Saudi Arabia
2014-08-12 Read More...
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz received Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi at his palace in Jeddah on Sunday evening, the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Obama: “We Won't Allow an Islamic Caliphate in Iraq-Syria”
2014-08-11 Read More...
US President Barack Obama said he was willing to consider broader use of military strikes in Iraq to beat back Islamist militants, but Iraqi political leaders must first figure out a way to work with each other, the New York Times reported.

Qatar’s Defense Minister Meets Outgoing U.S. Ambassador
2014-08-08 Read More...
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Major-General Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah met Wednesday with outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Qatar Susan Laila Ziadeh on the occasion of ending her tenure in

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