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Royal Saudi, Bahraini Navies Start Joint Exercise
2016-10-18 Read More...
The royal Saudi and Bahraini navies started, Saturday joint maneuvers in Sheikh Salman port in the Kingdom of

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets Albania Defense Minister
2016-10-12 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, met in Riyadh with Albanian Minister of Defense Mimi Kothili, who is currently visiting Saudi

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Visits Defense Force Units
2016-10-10 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (photo), paid inspection visits to a number of BDF units, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Bahrain’s King Visits Defense Forces Headquarters
2016-09-22 Read More...
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, paid a visit to the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF)’s General Headquarters, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Bahrain Army Chief Receives UK, US Military Officials
2016-09-09 Read More...
Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received in Manama on Wednesday former Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces, retired General Lord

Bahrain’s King Concludes Visit to Russia’s “Army-2016”
2016-09-08 Read More...
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa paid a visit to the International military-technical forum “Army-2016” held in Kubinka in the Moscow region, on the sidelines of his visit to the Russian

Bahrain, Japan Discuss Military Cooperation
2016-06-06 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received in Manama last week Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Fleet Yasuhiro Shigeoka and his accompanying delegation on the occasion of their visit

“Arabian Gulf Security 1” Drill to be Held Late this Year
2016-05-26 Read More...
The first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) security mobilization exercise will be held late this

Bahrain Commander-in-Chief Receives Saudi Delegation, US Navy Official
2016-05-26 Read More...
Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa received Saudi Military Courts Chairman Major-General Fahd bin Mohammed Al-Qahtani (photo) and the accompanying delegation, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Bahrain King, Defense Minister Conclude Visit to Egypt
2016-04-28 Read More...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received HRH King Hamad of Bahrain at Cairo Airport on April 26 for his two-day official visit to

Joint GCC Maritime Drill Kicks off in Bahrain
2016-03-09 Read More...
A joint GCC maritime drill “Ittihad (Union) 18” kicked off in Bahrain Monday at Salman Naval Base, in the presence of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Assistant Chief of Staff for Supply and Logistics Rear Admiral Yusuf Ahmed Malallah, Bahrain News

Saudi Chief of General Staff Visits Armed Forces Exhibition
2016-03-01 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Chief of General Staff, Lt. General Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Bunyan paid a visit to the Armed Forces Exhibition for Diversification of Local Manufacturing (AFED) which was held at Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition

Bahrain, Kuwait National Guards Conclude Anti-Terror Drill
2016-02-29 Read More...
The anti-terror drill, “Cooperation II”, carried out by the Bahraini and Kuwaiti National Guards concluded in Manama Thursday, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.Bahrain’s National Guard Commander Lieutenant-General Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa Al

Bahrain Premier Launches Mega Airport Expansion Project
2016-02-19 Read More...
Bahrain launched on Wednesday a multi-million project to expand the Bahrain International Airport and increase its capacity to accommodate 14 million passengers a year, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman

Bahrain’s King Inaugurates New Defense Forces Facilities
2016-02-09 Read More...
Marking the 48th anniversary of establishment of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa last week patronized the opening ceremony of the Capital Camp, Unified Naval Operations Center

Bahrain-US Military Committee Convenes in Manama
2016-02-02 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received in Manama Sunday the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy at United States Department of Defense Andrew

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