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Academic Training: Kuwaiti Cadets at Saint-Cyr
2014-06-20 Read More...
DCI-COFRAS, the Army, Gendarmerie and Armed Forces Medical Corps branch of DCI, are pleased to welcome 21 new foreign officer trainees at the St-Cyr Coëtquidan military

Iran to Use Drones for Patrolling its Borders
2014-06-20 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Border Guards Units General Hossein Zolfaqari underlined that his forces will soon use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to patrol the country's

DCI Helps Rebuilding Libyan Navy
2014-06-18 Read More...
Defense Conseil International (DCI) announced the completion of the NAVOPS training course for 16 officers from the Libyan Navy, following a closing ceremony held in Saint-Mandrier,

DCI Trains 14 New Qatari Naval Cadets
2014-06-17 Read More...
The Qatar Emiri Navy has entrusted DCI with the training of 14 new cadets for a 4-year curriculum within CENOE (French Naval Academy training courses for foreign officers). For this group, the curriculum is preceded by 4 extra months intended to

U.S. to Deploy Aircraft Carrier to the Gulf for Iraq Standby
2014-06-17 Read More...
The United States will deploy one of its naval aircraft carriers to the Gulf to give President Barack Obama military options in light of the situation in Iraq, CNN quoted a U.S. official as saying, as the government in Baghdad bolstered the

Iranian Guards Enter Iraq as US Explores Options
2014-06-16 Read More...
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are fighting alongside Iraqi troops against militants in northern

Saudi, Yemeni Defense Ministers Meet in Jeddah
2014-06-13 Read More...
The Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (also Minister of Defense), received in Jeddah Wednesday the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Yemen Major General Mohammed Nasser

Kuwait Military Attaché Hails GCC Military Cooperation
2014-06-13 Read More...
Colonel Anwar Khaled Al-Nuwayef, the State of Kuwait's Military Attaché in Qatar, has praised inter-GCC military and security

U.S. Mulls Drone Strikes in Iraq
2014-06-13 Read More...
While the United States vowed support to Iraqi leaders on Wednesday, as they combat a militant offensive that has seized a large swathe of northern and north-central Iraq, a Western official said Washington is mulling the use of drone strikes to

Bahrain King Visits Defence Force General Headquarters
2014-06-12 Read More...
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, paid a visit Tuesday to the General Headquarters of the Bahrain Defence Force

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets Yemeni Defense Minister
2014-06-12 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Second Deputy Premier, Advisor to and Special Envoy of the Saudi King received at his palace in Jeddah on Tuesday evening Yemeni Defense Minister Major General Mohammed Nasser

Sheikh Mohamed Honors 1st Emirati Female Fighter Pilot
2014-06-12 Read More...
Mariam Hassan Salem al-Mansouri has become the first Emirati woman to hold the rank of fighter pilot in the UAE Air Force and may be the first Gulf woman to enjoy the

Qatar Minister of State for Defense Affairs Meets US Official
2014-06-12 Read More...
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Major General Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah met here on Tuesday Anne W. Patterson, the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Senate Foreign Relations Committee (photo), now visiting Doha.

Saudi Armed Forces Conclude Participation in “Eager Lion”
2014-06-11 Read More...
Saudi Armed Forces concluded Sunday their participation in the exercise, “Eager Lion 2014”, which began 15 days ago in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with the participation of 22 countries and about 12,000

Al Qaeda Offshoot Seizes Most of Iraq’s Second Largest City
2014-06-11 Read More...
Radical Sunni Muslim insurgents seized control of most of Iraq's second largest city of Mosul early Tuesday, overrunning a military base and freeing hundreds of prisoners in a spectacular strike against the Shi'ite-led Iraqi

Egypt Transfers Al-Arish Port in Sinai to Armed Forces
2014-06-11 Read More...
Egypt has transferred the assets of the Al-Arish port in the Sinai Peninsula from a civilian-run agency to the Armed Forces, citing national security reasons in an area where militant attacks have increased in the past

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