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Gulf States Reject Iran’s “Provocative” Talks Proposal
2013-02-15 Read More...
The Gulf Monarchies on Thursday rejected as a provocation an Iranian proposal to include the Syria crisis and the situation in Bahrain on the agenda of upcoming talks on Tehran’s nuclear

7 Mubadala Companies to Participate at IDEX 2013
2013-02-15 Read More...
Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi-based investment and development company, is participating with 7 group companies operating in the defense sector at IDEX 2013 (Abu Dhabi, 17-21 February

Raytheon at IDEX 2013
2013-02-15 Read More...
Raytheon Company will once again have a major presence at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) trade show in Abu Dhabi (17-21 February 2013).

Thales at IDEX & NAVDEX 2013
2013-02-15 Read More...
Thales has been operating in the UAE since 1978 and will be taking part in the 2013 edition of IDEX and NAVDEX in Abu Dhabi, UAE (17-21 February

BAE Systems at IDEX 2013
2013-02-15 Read More...
BAE Systems is showcasing armored vehicles in the Middle East for the first time, as well as the latest in defense and security technology and innovation during IDEX, the tri-service defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi (17-21 February

Isaikin: “Russia Not Supplying Combat Aircraft to Syria”
2013-02-14 Read More...
Russia’s state-run arms dealer Rosoboronexport is supplying air-defense missile systems and maintenance and servicing equipment to Syria but not combat aircraft, the company's Director Anatoly Isaikin (photo) said on

Qatar to Set up an Astronomy & Space Centre
2013-02-14 Read More...
In an exclusive interview with Gulf Times on the sidelines of the first Doha International Astronomy Conference (Qatar National Convention Center; 10-13 February 2013), Dr. Khalid al-Subai, Director of Research Co-ordination and Compliance in the

3 New Helicopter Hangars for Horizon Flight Academy
2013-02-14 Read More...
UAE-based Horizon Flight Academy has announced the successful completion of three new helicopter hangars aimed at supporting its expanding business in the

Iran to Send First Astronaut to Space by 2015
2013-02-13 Read More...
The Head of Iran's Aerospace Research Institute, Space Agency, said Iran will send its first astronaut by

NASA Satellite Data Find Freshwater Losses in Middle East
2013-02-13 Read More...
Scientists at the University of California at Irvine (UC Irvine); NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.; and the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, found during a seven-year period beginning in

Pervasive Military Corruption in Arab Spring Countries
2013-02-12 Read More...
The Arab Spring has cracked open state institutions to civilian oversight in many affected countries across the Middle East and North Africa, but defense and military organs remained defiant to transparency and democratic changes taking place across

Iran to Unveil Surface-to-Air Missile Launching Drone
2013-02-12 Read More...
Iran’s Minister of Defense, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, said that late in his life, the Shah had spent $11bn to import facilities to

Libyan Cadets to Continue Military Training in Russia
2013-02-11 Read More...
Moscow believes that the 2006 agreement between the Russian and Libyan Defense Ministries on the military education of Libya’s cadets in Russia remains in force, Russian Ambassador to Libya Ivan Molotkov

Yemen Asks Iran to Stop Backing Armed Groups
2013-02-11 Read More...
Yemen’s President has asked his Iranian counterpart to stop backing armed groups on its soil after coastguards seized a consignment of missiles and rockets believed sent by the Islamic Republic, a government official said on

Bombardier Starts 1st Components Production in Morocco
2013-02-11 Read More...
Bombardier Aerospace announced the start of production at its transitional facility in

U.S. Media Debates Secret Drone Base in Saudi Arabia
2013-02-11 Read More...
The U.S. media has turned a spotlight on itself after three news organizations admitted keeping the location of a drone base in Saudi Arabia secret at the request of the U.S.

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