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Malaysian Defense Minister Visits Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition in Riyadh
2021-10-14 Read More...
The Secretary General of Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), Major General Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Moghedi, has received at IMCTC’s headquarters in Riyadh Malaysian Deputy Minister of Defense Dato’ Sri Ikmal Hisham bin Abdul Aziz and

Delegation from National Defense College of India Visits UAE
2021-10-14 Read More...
Mattar Salem Ali Al Dhaheri, Under-Secretary of the UAE Ministry of Defense, received Tuesday a delegation from the National Defense College of India, headed by Major General Manoj Kumar

Egypt to Launch 4 Satellites for Scientific Research by 2022
2021-10-11 Read More...
CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency Mohamed El-Qossy (photo) recently announced that Egypt will launch four CubeSat satellites for remote sensing and scientific research next

Fincantieri Launches Third Corvette for Qatar
2021-10-04 Read More...
The technical launch of “Al Khor”, the third of the Al Zubarah class corvette ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defense within the national naval acquisition program, took place Thursday 30 September at the Muggiano (La Spezia)

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives Pakistan Army Chief
2021-10-04 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received at Al Shati Palace, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of

Commander of GCC Unified Military Command Concludes Visit to Oman
2021-10-04 Read More...
Vice Admiral Abdullah Khamis Al Ra’eesi, Chief-of-Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) received in his office at Al Murtafaa Camp in Muscat Wednesday (photo), Lt. General Eid Awad Al Shalawi, Commander of the GCC Unified Military Command

Saudi Chief of General Staff Receives Head of Russian General Staff Academy
2021-10-01 Read More...
Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Lt. General Fayyad bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili received in Riyadh Wednesday the Head of the Military Academy of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel

Inspector General of Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Visits UAE
2021-09-30 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and General Belkhir Al Farouk, Inspector General of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, discussed

Kuljit Ghata-Aura Named President for Boeing Middle East, Turkey & Africa
2021-09-30 Read More...
The Boeing Company announced the appointment of Kuljit Ghata-Aura as the new President of Boeing Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META), excluding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, effective September

Indian Chief of Naval Staff Visits Sultanate of Oman
2021-09-29 Read More...
Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of the naval Staff in the Republic of India arrived to Muscat Sunday on an official several-day visit to the Sultanate of

Jordanian Armed Forces Launch Gender Mainstreaming Strategy
2021-09-27 Read More...
Chairman of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff, Major General Yousef Huneiti (photo), launched the gender mainstreaming strategy for the Jordanian Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), in cooperation with the United Nations

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief, Coast Guard Commander Receive US 5th Fleet Commander
2021-09-27 Read More...
Bahrain’s Coast Guard Commander, Major-General Alaa Siyadi, met in Manama Friday Commander of the US Naval Forces Central Command, US 5th Fleet, and Combined Maritime Forces, Vice Admiral Charles Bradford

UAE Minister of State for Advanced Technology Visits HALCON Facilities in Abu Dhabi
2021-09-23 Read More...
Her Excellency Sarah Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Technology paid a high-level visit to HALCON facilities at Tawazun Industrial Park in Abu Dhabi, accompanied by a senior delegation of officials from the Ministry of Industry and

UAE Ministry of Defense Receives Jordanian Armed Forces Delegation
2021-09-23 Read More...
Major General Dr. Mubarak Saeed bin Ghafan Al Jabri, Assistant Under-Secretary for Support and Defense Industries at the UAE Ministry of Defense, met in Abu Dhabi Tuesday with a Jordanian delegation visiting the UAE, led by Brigadier General Hossam

Egyptian President, Defense Minister Receive Yemen’s Defense Minister
2021-09-22 Read More...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met Monday with Yemeni Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi, during his visit to

Egypt Mourns Former Defense Minister Field Marshal Tantawy
2021-09-22 Read More...
The Egyptian Presidency mourned the death of former Defense Minister Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawy, who passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 85, local media

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