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US Firmly Committed to GCC Military Ties
2013-05-03 Read More...
Syria's civil war and Iran's nuclear program have led to tensions, with Gulf states willing a more assertive US response to bring Iran to heel and force Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power. Growing US energy independence has further

Milsatcom to Discuss Mideast Military Telecom Market
2013-05-03 Read More...
A top line-up of international and regional experts in satellite communications will discuss the next steps forward in a global military telecom market that is expected to reach $17.4 billion in 2013 at an upcoming summit in Abu Dhabi,

U.N.: “April Deadliest Month for Iraq since June 2008”
2013-05-03 Read More...
April was the deadliest month for Iraq in nearly 5 years, with more than 700 people killed in violence, the United Nations said on

Sheikh Khalifa Pays “Historic” Visit to United Kingdom
2013-05-02 Read More...
HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), made a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom this week at the invitation of HM Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Boeing Rolls Out 1st F-15SA for Royal Saudi Air Force
2013-05-02 Read More...
Boeing rolled out Tuesday the F-15SA, ushering in a new era in fighter aircraft capability and affordability for the Kingdom of Saudi

Surprise Israeli Military Drill on Syrian, Lebanese Borders
2013-05-02 Read More...
Israel’s Armed Forces launched a snap division-scale drill along the full length of the Syrian and Lebanese borders Tuesday, April 30, with call-up orders for some 2,000

Hezbollah Hints at Possible Syria Intervention
2013-05-02 Read More...
The Head of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has declared that Syria has real friends who will not let it fall to the US, Israel or Islamic

Kerry-Arab Delegation Discuss Middle East Peace Process
2013-05-01 Read More...
Arab states appeared to soften their 2002 peace plan on Monday when a top Qatari official said Israel and the Palestinians could trade land rather than conform exactly to their 1967

Egypt Walks out of Global Nuclear Talks in Geneva
2013-05-01 Read More...
Egypt walked out of a round of global nuclear talks in protest Monday, saying other nations are not acting quickly enough to establish the Middle East as a zone free of nuclear

Iraqi Air Force to Receive Final 3 C-130J Airlifters
2013-04-30 Read More...
The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) is set to receive its final three Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlifters.

Mohamed bin Zayed Receives US Defense Secretary
2013-04-29 Read More...
His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received on 23 April at Emirates Palace (Abu Dhabi) the visiting US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the

Israel to Stop Using White Phosphorus Munitions
2013-04-29 Read More...
Israel's army has announced it will stop using munitions containing white phosphorus, for which it was internationally condemned during a military operation against Gaza in

UAE to Develop First Satellite Project
2013-04-26 Read More...
Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) announced the launch of the new strategic project DubaiSat-3, the first satellite that will be completed in the

Israel Shoots Down Unmanned Drone
2013-04-26 Read More...
The Israeli Air Force on Thursday shot down an unmanned drone several miles off the coast of the northern port city of Haifa after it entered Israeli airspace from Lebanon, the military

Hagel Continues His First Middle East Tour
2013-04-25 Read More...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urged caution Wednesday over an Israeli claim Syria's regime used chemical weapons, saying it was “serious business” and any evidence had to be weighed

Obama-Qatar Emir Vow to Support Syrian Rebels
2013-04-24 Read More...
President Barack Obama met with Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani at the White House Tuesday amid a flurry of meetings with regional leaders on Syria's increasingly bloody

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