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Russia to Build Two New Iran Nuclear Plants
2014-03-13 Read More...
Russia has signed a preliminary agreement to build at least two more nuclear power plants in the Iranian port city of Bushehr, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on

Libyan Defense Minister Named Acting Prime Minister
2014-03-13 Read More...
Libya's Parliament voted Prime Minister Ali Zeidan out of office on Tuesday after rebels humiliated the Government by loading crude on a tanker that fled from Naval Forces, officials said, in a sign of the worsening chaos in the OPEC member

3 Omani C-130 Aircraft to Get Flight2 Avionics System
2014-03-12 Read More...
LynuxWorks, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, announced the LynxOS-178 real-time operating system (RTOS) will be used in the Rockwell Collins Flight2 avionics management system.

Syria Shipped Out a Third of its Chemical Weapons
2014-03-12 Read More...
Syria has shipped out about a third of its chemical weapons stockpile, including mustard gas, for destruction abroad, the global chemical arms watchdog said earlier this

U.S. Special Forces to Train Iraqi Special Forces in Jordan
2014-03-11 Read More...
The United States recently sent a small number of Special Forces soldiers to Jordan to train with counterparts from Iraq and Jordan, a new step in the Obama administration's effort to help Baghdad stamp out a resurgent al Qaeda threat, a U.S.

Iran to Unveil New Submarine in Months
2014-03-11 Read More...
Iran's new home-made submarine, Fateh, will be unveiled in the next few months, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari

U.S., Israel Sign Agreement on Iron Dome Weapon System
2014-03-11 Read More...
The United States and the State of Israel concluded an agreement on March 5 to continue support of the production of the Iron Dome weapon

Lebanon Seeks Financial, Military Aid at Paris Meeting
2014-03-07 Read More...
Lebanese President Michel Sleiman on Wednesday sought financial and military aid to help his country tackle the spillover from the Syrian conflict at an international meeting in

Iran Equips Two Ballistic Missiles with MRV Payloads
2014-03-07 Read More...
The Iranian Defense Ministry has equipped its Qadr H and Qiam ballistic missiles with its newly developed Multiple Reentry Vehicle (MRV) payloads, a military hi-tech owned only by a handful of the world’s

Israel to Bring Seized Weapons Ship into Port
2014-03-07 Read More...
A ship Israel said was carrying advanced rockets bound for Gaza from Iran will be brought into port Saturday after being intercepted by Israeli Naval Forces, AFP reported the military as saying.

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Recall Ambassadors to Qatar
2014-03-06 Read More...
In a shock move, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday recalled their Envoys to

MENA Nation Extends Order for Oerlikon Skyguard System
2014-03-05 Read More...
Rheinmetall has won another important order in the field of military air defence.

Airbus Defence & Space’s Testing Instrument to German AF
2014-03-05 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space has developed a new testing instrument for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) to identify faulty assemblies.

Lebanon Seeks Italy’s Help in Reconstructing its Army
2014-03-05 Read More...
Having conferred with Italian Defense minister Luigi Mondelli while on an official visit to Rome earlier this month, Lebanese Army Chief General Jean Kahwaji reportedly discussed a 5-year plan during which the Italian Army would give a helping hand

Bouteflika Registers for Algeria’s April Presidential Election
2014-03-05 Read More...
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the ageing independence veteran who suffered a stroke last year, has registered his candidacy for April’s election, the state news agency APS said on

Raytheon Wins $655 Million Patriot Order from Kuwait
2014-03-04 Read More...
Raytheon Company has received a $655 million contract for new-production fire units of the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Kuwait. These units are an addition to the Patriot fire units Kuwait currently owns to counter

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