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Turkey Cancels Military Ties with France
2011-12-23 Read More...
Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday a bill passed by France’s Lower House of Parliament, making it a crime to deny genocide, was racist, discriminatory and xenophobic and said it had opened wounds with Paris that would be difficult

Iran to Start Naval Manoeuvers on Saturday
2011-12-23 Read More...
Iran will on Saturday start naval exercises in a region crucial for global oil supplies, state TV said, raising concern about a possible closure of the world's No. 1 shipping route for

Intersec 2012 Lures Personal Protective Equipment
2011-12-23 Read More...
With growing awareness of the importance of ensuring personal safety in the workplace and instituting stringent safety regulations towards that end, the Middle East market for personal protective equipment and safety gear is in an exciting growth

Lebanon Defense Minister Alerts on Qaeda Infiltration
2011-12-23 Read More...
Lebanon’s Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn announced receiving intelligence on the presence of al-Qaeda operatives on Lebanese soil and the smuggling of arms across the border with

GCC Welcomes Saudi King's Unity Call
2011-12-22 Read More...
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Leaders endorsed the proposal of HRM King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to form a “single

Police Media Strategy to be Launched in Bahrain
2011-12-21 Read More...
Director of Police Media at the Ministry of Interior Lt-Col Mohammed Bin Daina has affirmed that a new strategy will be initiated for police media to reinforce trust between policemen and

King Abdullah: “Gulf Safety & Security Are Targeted”
2011-12-20 Read More...
King Abdullah said the security of Saudi Arabia and its Arab neighbors was being targeted, in an apparent reference to regional rival Iran, and he called for Gulf Arab states to close ranks in a "single

GCC Summit to Address Security & Military Issues
2011-12-19 Read More...
Regional developments, including a range of political, economic, security and military issues, will figure during the Summit of the Heads of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states taking place in Riyadh today and Tuesday (19-20 December

NATO Closes Training Mission In Iraq
2011-12-19 Read More...
NATO closed its seven-year training mission in Iraq on Saturday, at the same time as US troops withdrew from the country after the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam

Oman to Acquire New Batch of F-16 Fighter Jets
2011-12-16 Read More...
Oman is buying a new batch of 12 late-model Lockheed Martin Corp F-16 multi-role fighter planes, the U.S. Defense Department said, in a continuing buildup around

US Officially Ends War in Iraq
2011-12-16 Read More...
The US military officially ended its war in Iraq on Thursday, rolling up its flag at a low-key ceremony with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta nearly nine bloody years after the invasion that ousted Saddam

Clarion-Defense Services Marketing Council Sign MoU
2011-12-16 Read More...
Clarion Events Middle East signed a strategic MoU with the UAE-based Defense Services Marketing Council (DSMC) to help build the reputation of its defense

Iraq to Get 18 More F-16s with Proper Training
2011-12-14 Read More...
The United States plans to sell Iraq 18 more F-16 fighter jets as Baghdad seeks to secure its airspace after the full withdrawal of US forces this month, a US official said earlier this

Prince Naïf Meets Iranian Intelligence Minister
2011-12-14 Read More...
HRM Saudi Crown Prince Naïf bin Abdel Aziz met with Iranian Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi on Monday at a time of strained relations between both countries, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

UAE Civil Defense Supports ISNR Abu Dhabi 2012
2011-12-14 Read More...
Major General Rashid Thani Al Matrooshi, Acting Commander General of UAE Civil Defense, has expressed his department’s full support for the 5th edition of the International Security and National Resilience (ISNR) Exhibition and

Iran Rejects US Request to Return Surveillance Drone
2011-12-14 Read More...
Iran claims its experts are in the final stages of recovering data from the US surveillance drone captured by Iranian Armed

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