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Royal Air Force of Oman Holds Graduation for New Recruits
2020-01-03 Read More...
The Royal Army of Oman (RAO) celebrated at the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) Training Regiment the graduation of a new batch of recruits. The ceremony was held under the patronage of Major General Hamad bin Sulaiman al-Hatmi, Assistant Inspector

Japanese Defense Minister Visits Oman
2019-12-31 Read More...
An official session of talks was held at the Sultanate of Oman’s Ministry of Defense between Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al-Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defense Affairs and Taro Kono, Defense Minister of Japan

Bahrain Holds First Military Innovation Award
2019-12-27 Read More...
Under the patronage of Bahrain’s National Security Advisor and Royal Guard Commander, Major General HH Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa (photo), and in the presence of the Royal Guard’s Special Force

Royal Air Force of Oman Opens Aviation Medicine Training Center
2019-12-26 Read More...
The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) officially opened the Aviation Medicine Training Center under the patronage of Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi (photo), Minister Responsible for Defense Affairs in the presence of Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed

Algeria’s Chief-of-Staff Passes Away
2019-12-25 Read More...
Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaïd Salah, Algeria’s Deputy Minister for National Defense, Chief-of-Staff of the People’s National Army (ANP), 79, passed away on Monday following a heart attack, announced the Presidency of the Republic in a

Saudi Arabia to Host GCC Unified Military Command Headquarters
2019-12-24 Read More...
Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, GCC Secretary General, signed in Riyadh Sunday the GCC Unified Military Command Headquarters

Russian, Syrian Navies Conclude First Joint Drills in Mediterranean
2019-12-20 Read More...
The Russian and Syrian navies successfully held their first joint drills in the Mediterranean Sea, Head of the Drills Rear Admiral Alexander Yuldashev said on Thursday, TASS news agency

Kuwait Appoints New Defense, Interior Ministers
2019-12-20 Read More...
Kuwait formed a new government earlier this week that replaced the son of the emir as Defense Minister and named an Interior Minister from outside the ruling family, a month after the former cabinet

Royal Army of Oman Holds Graduation Ceremony
2019-12-20 Read More...
The Royal Army of Oman (RAO) celebrated the graduation of the Officer Cadets Batch, Specialized University Officers Batch and Limited Service Officers Batch from the Sultan Qaboos Military College (SQMC) under the patronage of Lt. General Hassan bin

US Chief of Staff Attends UAE-US Joint Military Exercise
2019-12-19 Read More...
The joint military exercise between the ground forces of the UAE and the United States, dubbed “Iron Union 12”, concluded successfully achieving the desired goals and

Commander of Saudi Royal Air Forces Receives Tunisian Counterpart
2019-12-19 Read More...
Prince General Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz (photo), Commander of the Saudi Royal Air Forces (SRAF), met in Riyadh, earlier this week, with the Chief-of-Staff of the Tunisian Air Force Major General Mohammed El-Hajjam during his official visit to

Jordanian King Attends Military Drill for Royal Guard Command
2019-12-19 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), attended a military exercise conducted on Tuesday by the Royal Guard Command personnel at the Royal Guards Training

Syrian, Russian Navies Hold Exercises in Mediterranean Sea
2019-12-18 Read More...
The Russian Navy and the Navy of the Syrian Arab Republic have started joint exercises in the Mediterranean Sea on

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives Pakistan’s Chief of Staff
2019-12-17 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Saturday Pakistan’s Army Chief of Staff Lt. General Qamar Javed Bajwa, at Al Bahr

Jordanian King Receives Japanese Defense Minister
2019-12-17 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan, accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, met with Japanese Defense Minister Kono Taro on Sunday at Al Husseiniya Palace to discuss the strategic partnership between the two

HALO Maritime Defense Systems Opens Regional Office in Bahrain
2019-12-17 Read More...
HALO Maritime Defense Systems, Inc. (HALO), a marine engineering technology company and provider of advanced engineered solutions for the security needs of strategic maritime assets, announced its choice of Bahrain for its Middle

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