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U.S. to Declare Al-Nusra Front of Syria a Terrorist Group
2012-12-13 Read More...
The United States will declare the Al-Nusra Front, a jihadist group battling to overthrow Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, a “foreign terrorist organization,” documents showed

Qatar Emiri Air Force Receives 4th C-17 Globemaster III
2012-12-12 Read More...
The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) has received its fourth C-17 Globemaster III, a high-wing, four-engine, T-tailed military-transport aircraft, in Long Beach, California on 10 December

The Saudi Armed Forces Exhibition for Spare Parts
2012-12-12 Read More...
Sabic is sponsoring the ongoing Armed Forces Exhibition for Spare Parts and Materials 2012 (08-13 December 2012), which aims to opening channels of cooperation between the Armed Forces and the private local

Prince Salman Receives UK Chief-of-Staff, US Delegation
2012-12-11 Read More...
HRH Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, received the British Chief- of-Staff General David Richards and his accompanying delegation in Riyadh on

Syrian Opposition Groups Elect Head of New Military Command
2012-12-11 Read More...
Syrian armed opposition groups have chosen Brigadier Selim Idris, a former Officer in President Bashar al-Assad's army, to head their new Islamist-dominated military command, opposition sources said on

Two Iranian Warships Dock in Port Sudan
2012-12-11 Read More...
Two Iranian warships docked in Port Sudan on Saturday, a witness said, marking the second port call by the Iranian Navy in Sudan in five

US Navy Admiral Visits Lebanon
2012-12-10 Read More...
US Navy CENTCOM Commander Rear Admiral Kevin D. Scott visited Lebanon on Friday, where he participated in a ceremony to commission a new US-manufactured vessel for the Lebanese

Iran Rejects UAE Renewed Call for Talks on Gulf Islands
2012-12-10 Read More...
Iran brushed away a renewed call from the United Arab Emirates for the two countries to resolve through discussion their vying claims to 3 strategic islands in the

Saudi Arabia Eyes German Armored Vehicles
2012-12-07 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has officially asked about purchasing several hundred German armored fighting vehicles, the magazine Spiegel

Royal Guard of Oman Tests MBDA’s VL MICA Missile
2012-12-07 Read More...
On 24 September 2012, the Royal Guard of Oman (RGO) successfully carried out the first operational firing of a VL MICA missile.

IFSEC & OSH Arabia 2012 Security Conference
2012-12-07 Read More...
IFSEC & OSH Arabia (http://www.ifsec-osh-arabia.com/) the International Conference and Exhibition for Industrial Security returns to Saudi Arabia with its most impressive security conference program to

Russia May Install Iskander Surface Missiles in Syria
2012-12-07 Read More...
Russia is planning to install Iskander surface missiles in Syria and its Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad, in a response to United States missile interceptors in Poland and U.S.-Israeli military aid to Georgia, an Israeli news agency reported earlier

Moussa: “Qatar Paying in Full for U.S Military Presence”
2012-12-06 Read More...
Former Arab league Secretary-General Amr Moussa spoke out in a recent interview about Qatar “paying” to have U.S. military presence on its lands in return for protection, said a London-based Arab

NATO Agrees to Deploy Patriot Missiles in Turkey
2012-12-06 Read More...
The NATO military alliance on Tuesday agreed to the deployment of Patriot missiles as requested by member Turkey to help defend its border against threats from

Iran Claims Capturing U.S. Drone in its Airspace; U.S. Denies
2012-12-05 Read More...
Iran captured a U.S. drone that was flying in the country’s airspace, its media reported on Tuesday, a claim that was quickly denied by the U.S.

Selex SI, ADSI to Provide System Integration in the Gulf
2012-12-03 Read More...
SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, and Abu Dhabi Systems Integration (a joint venture between Abu Dhabi Ship Building and SELEX Sistemi Integrati) signed a Memorandum of Understanding

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