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Bahrain’s Defense Chief Receives US Delegation, Graduate Officers
2018-10-12 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received a delegation from the US National Defense University (NDU) led by Retired Admiral Henry

Saudi, Tunisian Air Forces Conclude First Joint Exercises
2018-10-11 Read More...
Lieutenant General Prince Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Commander of the Saudi Royal Air Force (RAF), sponsored the joint Saudi-Tunisian air exercises Wednesday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

UAE, Angola Discuss Military Cooperation
2018-10-11 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmad Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs, received Salviano de Jesus Sequeira, Angolan Minister of Defense (photo), in the presence of Matar Salem Al Dhaheri, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of

Crown Prince of Dubai Praises UAE’s Two Astronauts
2018-10-11 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), said that the Emirati astronauts who are set to travel to space are a source of pride for the country, given

Oman’s Navy Commander Receives French Rear Admiral
2018-10-10 Read More...
Rear Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis al-Ra’eesi, Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) received in his office at Mu’askar Al Murtafa’ Rear Admiral Didier Piaton, Joint Commander of the French Forces in the Indian Ocean, currently visiting the

French Space Agency Opens Representative Office in UAE
2018-10-09 Read More...
The French Embassy in the UAE opened a representative office of the French Space Agency in Abu Dhabi (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiale, CNES) in Abu

Egypt, Russia to Discuss Military-Technical Cooperation
2018-10-09 Read More...
The Presidents of Russia and Egypt Vladimir Putin and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will discuss military-technical cooperation during the Egyptian leader’s visit to Russia on October 17, Russian Presidential Envoy for the Middle Eastern and African

Iraq Requests Five Armed Bell 407GX Helicopters
2018-10-08 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of five (5) Armed Bell 407GX helicopters configured with M240 7.62mm Machine Guns for an estimated cost of $82.5

Saudi National Guard Ministry Delegation Visits Bahrain
2018-10-08 Read More...
Major General Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Khalifa, Director of Staff at Bahrain’s National Guard received a delegation from the Saudi National Guard Ministry headed by Brigadier Abdul Hakeem bin Mubarak Al

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inspects Defense Force Units
2018-10-08 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief Field of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa inspected several BDF military units and forces as part of his continuous field

British Minister of State for the Armed Forces Visits Bahrain
2018-10-05 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister met the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces, the Rt. Hon Mark Lancaster TD MP (photo), at

Jordan, Russia Sign Military Cooperation Memorandum
2018-10-05 Read More...
The General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) - the Arab Army, and its Russian counterpart signed on Wednesday a Memorandum of military technical cooperation No.

Commander of UK’s Joint Expeditionary Force Meets Top Omani Chiefs
2018-10-05 Read More...
Major General Matter bin Salim al-Balushi, Commander of the Royal Army of Oman (RAO) received in his office at Mu’askar Al Murtafa’a (photo) Major General Stuart Skeates and his accompanying delegation, Oman News Agency (ONA)

Chairman of Kuwait’s National Military Service Visits UAE
2018-10-05 Read More...
Pilot Staff Major General Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the National and Reserve Service Authority, received, in his office at the authority’s headquarters, Staff Major General Mohammad Al Khedr, Chairman of the

UAE Space Agency, NASA Sign Historic Agreement
2018-10-04 Read More...
The UAE Space Agency (UAESA) and NASA signed an Implementing Arrangement (IA) that outlines cooperation across a range of areas related to space exploration and human spaceflight, Emirates news agency WAM

Jordanian King Receives Pakistan Army Chief
2018-10-04 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah II on Tuesday welcomed Pakistani Army Chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, and discussed military cooperation between the two countries, the current regional developments and the efforts of the war on terror within a holistic

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