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Egypt, India Sign MoU for Defense Cooperation
2022-09-21 Read More...
Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, lauded the depth of ties binding Egypt and India, asserting Egypt’s keenness on promoting cooperation with India in the military and defense

Top Omani Military Officials Receive Chief-of-Staff of Pakistan’s Navy
2022-09-21 Read More...
Rear Admiral Saif Nasser Al Rahbi, Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) received Tuesday Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, Chief-of-Staff of Pakistan’s Navy

UAE President Receives Malaysia’s Minister of Defense
2022-09-20 Read More...
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Malaysian Defense Minister, Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, have reviewed the prospects of propelling the UAE-Malaysia defense

Royal Saudi Navy, Air Force Celebrate Kingdom’s 92nd National Day
2022-09-20 Read More...
Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority Turki bin Abdulmuhsen Al Al-Sheikh announced launching a huge program of events and activities on the 92nd Saudi National

Saudi Armed Forces Conclude Participation in “Eager Lion 2022” Maneuvers
2022-09-18 Read More...
The activities of the 10th round of the multinational “Eager Lion 2022” maneuvers concluded in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in the presence of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces, Major General Yousef

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inspects Defense Force Unit
2022-09-18 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa inspected a BDF unit Thursday and was briefed on the latest systems and advanced military equipment and

Oman, Egypt Conclude Joint “Mountain Castle” Drill
2022-09-14 Read More...
The joint Oman-Egypt military exercise “Mountain Castle” concluded Tuesday. The drill was held at the military drills zone in the Sultanate’s Wilayat of Al Jabal Al Akhdar. The drill ran from 4 till 13 September

Qatar’s Amir Attends Reception Ceremony of Al Zubara Corvette & Musherib OPV
2022-09-13 Read More...
HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attended on Monday morning the reception ceremony of the “Al Zubara” ship and the "Musherib" vessel of the Qatari Amiri Naval Forces at Umm Al Houl Naval

Bahrain’s Royal Guard Special Force Commander Chairs Meeting for Joint Drill with UAE
2022-09-13 Read More...
Bahrain’s Royal Guard Special Force Commander, Deputy Director of the Bahrain-UAE joint anti-terrorism drill (Jelmoud 3), His Highness Lieutenant Colonel Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa (photo), chaired the meeting of the exercise’s high

Commander of UAE Land Forces Receives French DGA, US Land Forces Officials
2022-09-12 Read More...
Major General Saeed Rashid Al Shehhi, Commander of the UAE Land Forces, separately received Lt. General Thierry Carlier, National Armaments Director and Director for International Relations at the Direction Generale de L’armement (DGA) of France

Oman’s Joint Command & Staff College Celebrates 36th Batch Inauguration
2022-09-12 Read More...
Oman’s Joint Command and Staff College (CSC) at the Academy for Strategic and Defence Studies celebrated the inauguration of the 36th patch of enrolled

Qatar’s Chief of Staff Receives Chief of Saudi General Staff
2022-09-09 Read More...
Chief of General Staff of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Lieutenant-General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili arrived in Doha Thursday on an official visit to

27 Countries Participate at Eager Lion Drill in Jordan
2022-09-07 Read More...
The 2022 Eager Lion drill, carried out by the Jordan Armed Forces- Arab Army (JAF), with the participation of 26 countries, continued into its third day

Jordanian King Inaugurates Military Hospital in Amman
2022-09-07 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, inaugurated Latrun Military Hospital in Juwaideh, in south

UAE Ministry of Defence Continues Humanitarian Operations in Pakistan
2022-09-01 Read More...
The Joint Operations Command of the UAE Ministry of Defence is continuing its humanitarian operations in Pakistan, through the launch of a second airlift of humanitarian aid from the

Royal Saudi Naval Forces Receive His Majesty’s Ship “Al-Jubail”
2022-08-28 Read More...
Royal Saudi Naval Forces received Thursday His Majesty’s Ship “Al-Jubail”, in the presence of Chief of General Staff, General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili (photo), at the King Faisal Naval Base in the Western Fleet, arriving from Navantia’s

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