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U.S. to Extend Military Training Mission to Saudi Arabia by 5 Years
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of U.S. Security Assistance Office (SAO) support services to include technical assistance and advisory support to the
Lebanon Requests 300 M1152 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Lebanon of up to three hundred (300) M1152 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) and related equipment for an
Bahrain’s ‘RBNS Al-Zubara' OPV Docks in Salman Naval Base
Bahrain’s patrol warship, “RBNS Al-Zubara”, docked in the Salman Naval Base Thursday, ending its journey to the Kingdom which started from the English port of Falmouth in southern Britain last month, and included several stopovers in brotherly and
UAE Chief-of-Staff Attends Conclusion of ‘Saif Al Arab’ Military Exercise
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief-of-Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, attended the conclusion of the ‘Saif Al Arab’ military exercise, which witnessed the participation of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, Sudan and
Bahrain Defense Force, Interior Ministry Conclude Joint Maritime Drill
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, attended the joint maritime drill, (The Maritime Barrier), conducted by the BDF, along with the Interior Ministry on Tuesday and
Jordanian King Inaugurates 300-Bed Military Field Hospital for COVID Patients
His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, on Tuesday inaugurated a field hospital established on the grounds of the Royal Medical Services’ (RMS) Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein Hospital in Zarqa
Bahrain’s Crown Prince Receives Commander of US 5th Fleet
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and Prime Minister, met Monday with the Commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, Vice
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