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Kuwait Grants $180m to Libyan Rebel Council
2011-04-25 Read More...
Kuwait gave an Emiri grant of KD 50 million ($180 million) to the Libyan opposition Transitional National Council (TNC), its Chief Mustafa Abdul Jalil said in a press conference at Bayan Palace after meeting with Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad

Saudi King & Mohammed Bin Zayed Meet in Riyadh
2011-04-25 Read More...
HRM King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia held talks with H.H. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at his palace in Riyadh on

Etihad Q1 Revenues Up 21%
2011-04-24 Read More...
Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways reported first quarter revenues of $770 million, up 21.2% compared to $635 million in Q1 last year, attributable to strong performances in both passenger and cargo

Al-Sabah: “Iran Cell Eyed Strategic Facilities”
2011-04-23 Read More...
Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister said on Thursday an Iranian spy cell uncovered by the state last year monitored the US military presence and possessed explosives to bomb 'strategic'

Assad to End Emergency Law
2011-04-22 Read More...
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on Thursday ratified a law to end 48 years of emergency rule in an attempt to defuse angry protests against his 11-year rule by people demanding greater freedoms.

UAE to Get AIM-9X-2 & Other Tactical Missiles
2011-04-21 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of 218 AIM-9X-2 SIDEWINDER Block II Tactical

Defeating the Global IED Threat Conference
2011-04-20 Read More...
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) have become the key weapon of choice for insurgents around the

Gulf Forces to Stay in Bahrain Until Threat is Over
2011-04-20 Read More...
Saudi and UAE Forces will only leave Bahrain when an Iranian threat to GCC countries is judged to be over, Bahrain's Foreign Minister

Open Skies Agreement Between US-Saudi Arabia
2011-04-20 Read More...
The United States and Saudi Arabia initiated an Open Skies agreement, easing air transit red tape between the two nations, the US government

Maritime Piracy Summit in Dubai
2011-04-19 Read More...
Government officials and shipping industry leaders representing over 50 countries met in Dubai on Monday to discuss key maritime piracy issues and 'find out ways to eradicate the

ISAD 2020+ Starts Tomorrow in Jeddah
2011-04-16 Read More...
Under the Patronage of HRH Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, the first International Symposium on Air Defense (ISAD 2020+), will be held in Jeddah, Saudi

OVL: ME &Africa Distributor for Schutt Industries
2011-04-16 Read More...
Schutt Industries, the leading manufacturer of trailers for the US Military, including the Light Tactical Trailer (LTT) announced at the IDEX show in Abu

Divani: Iran to Build 4 to 5 Research Reactors
2011-04-14 Read More...
Iran will continue enriching uranium to 20% level to fuel "4 to 5" nuclear research reactors it intends to build in the "next few years”, a top official told the ISNA news agency earlier this

Maiden Flight for UAE’s 1st A330 MRTT
2011-04-13 Read More...
The first Airbus Military A330 MRTT for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force has successfully completed its maiden flight following conversion of the aircraft in Madrid.

UAE Order Drives Pilatus to a Record Year
2011-04-13 Read More...
2010 proved to be another year of new records for Pilatus Aircraft Ltd, with the company generating its highest ever sales revenue and operating

US Clears $36 billion Arms Sales to Saudi, UAE
2011-04-12 Read More...
The US government has cleared arms sales worth $36.4 billion to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, but is reviewing arms sales to some other Middle Eastern countries on a "case-by-case basis", a Pentagon official

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