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Qatar Airways to Make Major Deals at Dubai Airshow
2011-11-11 Read More...
Qatar Airways will make a major announcement at the Dubai Airshow (13-19 November), Qatar's state news agency said, citing a spokesman for the

Boeing at Dubai Airshow
2011-11-11 Read More...
Boeing’s presence at the 2011 Dubai Airshow will include the Middle East debut of the 787 Dreamliner, the world's most advanced passenger jet, and the innovative Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey

Eurofighter: Libya Operations Briefing at Dubai Airshow
2011-11-11 Read More...
Following the successful combat debut of the Typhoon in Libya with Royal Air Force (RAF) and Italian Air Force fleets, Eurofighter and the RAF will provide a full summary of operations flown by the world's most advanced new generation multi-role

Ahmadinejad: “Iran Won't Retreat from Nuclear Program”
2011-11-10 Read More...
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Wednesday that Iran won’t retreat “one iota” from its nuclear program, denying claims that it seeks atomic weapons.

Technical & Logistics Support for Kuwait’s F/A-18s
2011-11-10 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait for continuing logistics support, contractor maintenance, and technical services in support of the F/A-18

Kuwait: No Plans to Host More US Troops
2011-11-09 Read More...
A top Kuwaiti official has thrown doubt on American proposals to station at least 4,000 additional soldiers in the Gulf nation following the US military withdrawal from Iraq at the end of the

Ahmadinejad Warns Against Attack
2011-11-09 Read More...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the United States and Israel of seeking world support for a military strike on Iran, in comments published on Monday in which he also warned against attacks on his

Prince Salman Named Saudi Defense Minister
2011-11-08 Read More...
King Abdullah named his half-brother Prince Salman, who is Governor of Riyadh, as Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister to succeed the late Crown Prince Sultan, state television Al-Ekhbariya

Are Military Strikes Being Planned Against Iran?
2011-11-08 Read More...
Reports were strengthening last week that some governments may be planning a military strike against Tehran’s nuclear

US Brigade in Iraq Likely Heading to Kuwait
2011-11-07 Read More...
Senior US officials say the Pentagon is poised to move at least 4,000 US forces from Iraq to Kuwait at the end of the

Emirates H1 Profit Sags 75%
2011-11-07 Read More...
Emirates, the Dubai government-owned airline, reported a 76% slump in first-half net profit last week, hit by soaring fuel costs and currency

3,500 Anti-Terror Personnel to be Deployed at Holy Saudi Sites
2011-11-04 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s anti-terror Special Security Force will deploy 3,500 personnel and 450 armed vehicles, equipped with the latest technical and security technology, at the holy sites during this year’s Hajj (Pilgrimage), said Lt. General Muhammad Bin

Damascus Accepted Arab League's Proposal
2011-11-04 Read More...
Qatar has led the Arab League Committee which drew up the plan Damascuss has agreed to pull its military out of cities, release prisoners and hold talks with the opposition as part of an Arab plan to end violence in

Abu Dhabi to Host Milsatcom Middle East 2012
2011-11-03 Read More...
Government, defense and commercial satellite industry leaders will come together in Abu Dhabi at Milsatcom Middle East on 23-24 January

Saudi Crown Prince: “No Compromise with Iran”
2011-11-03 Read More...
Crown Prince Naïf, Saudi Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, earlier this week ruled out any compromise with Iran over allegations of Iranian involvement in a plot to murder the Saudi Ambassador to

Pressing Issues Await Libya’s New PM
2011-11-03 Read More...
Libya’s newly-elected Prime Minister will face a number of pressing issues including the task of disarming the country, awash with weapons, and integrating the disparate and heavily armed militias that won the war into a professional

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