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Are Military Strikes Being Planned Against Iran?
2011-11-08 Read More...
Reports were strengthening last week that some governments may be planning a military strike against Tehran’s nuclear

US Brigade in Iraq Likely Heading to Kuwait
2011-11-07 Read More...
Senior US officials say the Pentagon is poised to move at least 4,000 US forces from Iraq to Kuwait at the end of the

Emirates H1 Profit Sags 75%
2011-11-07 Read More...
Emirates, the Dubai government-owned airline, reported a 76% slump in first-half net profit last week, hit by soaring fuel costs and currency

3,500 Anti-Terror Personnel to be Deployed at Holy Saudi Sites
2011-11-04 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s anti-terror Special Security Force will deploy 3,500 personnel and 450 armed vehicles, equipped with the latest technical and security technology, at the holy sites during this year’s Hajj (Pilgrimage), said Lt. General Muhammad Bin

Damascus Accepted Arab League's Proposal
2011-11-04 Read More...
Qatar has led the Arab League Committee which drew up the plan Damascuss has agreed to pull its military out of cities, release prisoners and hold talks with the opposition as part of an Arab plan to end violence in

Abu Dhabi to Host Milsatcom Middle East 2012
2011-11-03 Read More...
Government, defense and commercial satellite industry leaders will come together in Abu Dhabi at Milsatcom Middle East on 23-24 January

Saudi Crown Prince: “No Compromise with Iran”
2011-11-03 Read More...
Crown Prince Naïf, Saudi Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, earlier this week ruled out any compromise with Iran over allegations of Iranian involvement in a plot to murder the Saudi Ambassador to

Pressing Issues Await Libya’s New PM
2011-11-03 Read More...
Libya’s newly-elected Prime Minister will face a number of pressing issues including the task of disarming the country, awash with weapons, and integrating the disparate and heavily armed militias that won the war into a professional

Kuwait Airlines Privatization Delayed
2011-11-02 Read More...
State-owned Kuwait Airways Corp (KAC) has delayed plans to privatize the airline and will now push ahead with the restructuring of the ailing carrier, a committee formed for the privatization plan

Prince Salman to be Named Saudi Defense Minister
2011-11-01 Read More...
Saudi Arabia's Prince Salman is expected to be named Defense & Aviation Minister, a Saudi source

Saudi Arabia to Acquire Up-Armored High Mobility Vehicles
2011-10-31 Read More...
On 26 October, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 124 M1151A1-B1 Up-Armored High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled

Qatar to Host The Middle East Naval Commanders Conference
2011-10-31 Read More...
The 3rd Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2012) has announced that the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies (RUSI Qatar) will produce and manage the Middle East Naval Commanders (MENC)

NATO to End Libya Mandate Tonight
2011-10-31 Read More...
The U.N. Security Council unanimously voted Thursday to end the mandate for international military action in

5th Test Flight for Turkish ANKA
2011-10-31 Read More...
Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) announced that Turkish MALE UAV "ANKA", produced at TAI's facilities in Ankara, Turkey, successfully completed its fifth test flight on October 22,

DCI Signs 30-Year Lease Agreement with Sorouh
2011-10-31 Read More...
Abu Dhabi-based Sorouh Real Estate has signed a 30-year residential lease agreement with Défense Conseil International (DCI) Group, a French government-related company, for its Al Rayyana development project in the

Prince Naïf: New Crown Heir of Saudi Arabia
2011-10-28 Read More...
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has appointed Interior Minister Prince Naïf as the new Crown Prince, the Royal Court said in a statement issued today, signaling an orderly process of future succession in the world's largest oil

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