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Bahrain’s Crown Prince Meets British Military Delegation
2014-04-24 Read More...
HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister (photo), met, Tuesday at the Riffa Palace in Manama, the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces

Northrop Grumman, HCT’s 2014 UAE Innovation Challenge
2014-04-24 Read More...
The 2014 UAE Innovation Challenge, organized by Northrop Grumman Corporation, promises to provide plenty of thrills and spills as 14 student teams from the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) put their engineering and design skills to the

Bahrain Defense Force Chief Meets Russian Ambassador
2014-04-22 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa met at the BDF General Headquarters on Sunday (20 April) the Russian Ambassador to Bahrain Viktor Smirnov

Ailing Bouteflika Wins 4th Term as Algerian President
2014-04-21 Read More...
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has been in power for 15 years and is confined to a wheelchair, has won a fourth term with 81.53% of the vote, Interior Minister Tayeb Belaiz announced on

GCC Reaches Consensus After Rift Between Member States
2014-04-21 Read More...
Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) brokered a consensus last week after a rift that saw Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain withdraw their Ambassadors from

Naval Deputy Commander: “US Committed to GCC Region”
2014-04-21 Read More...
The US has a long-term commitment to Bahrain and the region, a senior American Naval Officer has

Saudi Arabia Ranks 4th in Military Spending Worldwide
2014-04-17 Read More...
World military expenditure fell in 2013 as the United States and other Western countries cut back, but spending in emerging economies grew, a Swedish think tank said earlier this

Kuwait Deputy Army Chief Calls for GCC Military Meetings
2014-04-17 Read More...
Kuwait’s Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Army General Mohammed Al-Khader on Wednesday stressed the importance of coordination meetings during GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) joint military exercises to raise the level of ground troops' combat

Saudi Intelligence Chief Relieved of His Post
2014-04-17 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Intelligence Chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the architect of Riyadh's attempts to bring down Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has been removed from his post, state media reported on

Germany May Cancel Leopard 2 Tank Sale to Saudi Arabia
2014-04-16 Read More...
A sale of several hundred German battle tanks to Saudi Arabia is likely to be cancelled because of opposition from Social Democrat Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, a German newspaper reported on

Iran Mounts Cruise Missiles on Navy Vessels, Coastal Defense
2014-04-16 Read More...
Iran equipped its vessels and coastal defense units with Ghadir (photo) cruise missiles to reinforce defense measures in its territories and

BAE Systems Supports Aerospace Careers at EmiratesSills
2014-04-15 Read More...
BAE Systems is once again supporting EmiratesSkills, the national event that actively promotes careers in skilled trades and technologies, and is returning for 2014 as a Gold Sponsor.

Paramount CEO Calls for Technology Transfer to UAE
2014-04-14 Read More...
Knowledge exchange and technology transfer between Africa and the UAE is paramount in developing local defence and aerospace capabilities, as discussed during the first panel session on the second day of the Global Aerospace Summit that took place

Selex ES Consolidates Presence in Saudi Arabia
2014-04-11 Read More...
Fabrizio Giulianini (photo), Chief Executive Officer of Selex ES, officially opened Wednesday the new Riyadh offices of Selex ES Saudi Arabia in the presence of highly distinguished representatives from the Saudi Arabian government and national

Oman, Iran Discuss Expansion of Military Cooperation
2014-04-11 Read More...
In a meeting in Muscat (Oman) Wednesday, Senior Iranian and Omani Commanders underlined the need for the expansion of mutual military cooperation between the two

New Israeli Spy Satellite Launched into Space
2014-04-11 Read More...
A new Israeli spy satellite entered orbit early Thursday, the Defense Ministry said, boosting the Jewish state’s ability to monitor arch-foe Iran, Agence France-Presse (AFP)

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