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Prince Turki Urges Gulf States to Acquire Nuclear Expertise
2014-04-28 Read More...
GCC nations should work on acquiring nuclear know-how to balance any threat from Iran, said a senior member of Saudi Arabia’s Royal

French Defense Minister Visits UAE
2014-04-25 Read More...
HH General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces received on Thursday the visiting French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le

Egypt Eyes 24 MiG-35 Fighter Jets
2014-04-25 Read More...
Russia has acknowledged an Egyptian request to procure a squadron of MiG-35 advanced fighter aircraft, to include up to 24 fighter jets at a cost of US$3

UAE, Brazil Sign Joint Military & Defense Agreement
2014-04-25 Read More...
UAE Vice President and, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has met on Tuesday, at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer.

Yemen, Russia Discuss Enhancing Military Cooperation
2014-04-25 Read More...
Yemeni Defense Minister Mohammed Nasser Ahmed met in Sana’a on Wednesday with Director General of the Department of Military Cooperation for the Middle East and North Africa in the Russian Defense Ministry Sergei

US to Deliver 10 Apache Attack Helicopters to Egypt
2014-04-24 Read More...
The US said on Tuesday it will deliver 10 Apache attack helicopters to Egypt, relaxing a partial suspension of aid imposed after Egypt's military ousted President Mohamed Mursi last year and cracked down violently on

Bahrain’s Crown Prince Meets British Military Delegation
2014-04-24 Read More...
HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister (photo), met, Tuesday at the Riffa Palace in Manama, the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces

Northrop Grumman, HCT’s 2014 UAE Innovation Challenge
2014-04-24 Read More...
The 2014 UAE Innovation Challenge, organized by Northrop Grumman Corporation, promises to provide plenty of thrills and spills as 14 student teams from the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) put their engineering and design skills to the

Bahrain Defense Force Chief Meets Russian Ambassador
2014-04-22 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa met at the BDF General Headquarters on Sunday (20 April) the Russian Ambassador to Bahrain Viktor Smirnov

Ailing Bouteflika Wins 4th Term as Algerian President
2014-04-21 Read More...
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has been in power for 15 years and is confined to a wheelchair, has won a fourth term with 81.53% of the vote, Interior Minister Tayeb Belaiz announced on

GCC Reaches Consensus After Rift Between Member States
2014-04-21 Read More...
Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) brokered a consensus last week after a rift that saw Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain withdraw their Ambassadors from

Naval Deputy Commander: “US Committed to GCC Region”
2014-04-21 Read More...
The US has a long-term commitment to Bahrain and the region, a senior American Naval Officer has

Saudi Arabia Ranks 4th in Military Spending Worldwide
2014-04-17 Read More...
World military expenditure fell in 2013 as the United States and other Western countries cut back, but spending in emerging economies grew, a Swedish think tank said earlier this

Kuwait Deputy Army Chief Calls for GCC Military Meetings
2014-04-17 Read More...
Kuwait’s Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Army General Mohammed Al-Khader on Wednesday stressed the importance of coordination meetings during GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) joint military exercises to raise the level of ground troops' combat

Saudi Intelligence Chief Relieved of His Post
2014-04-17 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Intelligence Chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the architect of Riyadh's attempts to bring down Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has been removed from his post, state media reported on

Germany May Cancel Leopard 2 Tank Sale to Saudi Arabia
2014-04-16 Read More...
A sale of several hundred German battle tanks to Saudi Arabia is likely to be cancelled because of opposition from Social Democrat Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, a German newspaper reported on

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