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Kuwait National Guard Launches Training Courses for Youth
2014-08-29 Read More...
The National Guard will soon launch soon a third training program for Kuwaiti youth to help upgrade their skills and build their capacity, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.

Kuwait’s Military Enlistment Law to be Reviewed Soon
2014-08-19 Read More...
The military enrollment law in Kuwait will be examined during the next legislative term of the National Assembly, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah stated last

Kuwait’s Defense Minister Receives Ranking US Officials
2014-08-15 Read More...
Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah on Wednesday discussed with a senior-level American delegation a number of issues of common interest, particularly in the military field, Kuwait News Agency

Kuwait Army Launches Blood Donation Campaign
2014-08-13 Read More...
Kuwaiti Army has launched a blood donation campaign to make up for severe shortage in its blood bank during the past month, the Ministry of Defense announced on

Saudi, Bahraini Interior Ministers Meet in Riyadh
2014-06-26 Read More...
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Mohammad bin Naif bin Abdulaziz (photo) held talks in Riyadh Tuesday with his Bahraini counterpart Sheikh Rashed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa.

Kuwait Military Attaché Hails GCC Military Cooperation
2014-06-13 Read More...
Colonel Anwar Khaled Al-Nuwayef, the State of Kuwait's Military Attaché in Qatar, has praised inter-GCC military and security

Kuwaiti Military Delegation Visits Switzerland
2014-06-10 Read More...
Enlistment law in the State of Kuwait should be up-to-date with other similar laws across the globe to provide the best defense services in the country, a visiting Kuwaiti military official stressed in Bern (Switzerland)

Kuwait Hails Role of NATO Defense College
2014-05-19 Read More...
The State of Kuwait fully recognizes the role and importance of partaking in training opportunities offered at NATO Defense College (NDC) and the Middle East Faculty (MEF), stressed Kuwait’s Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Ali Al-Khalid Al-Sabah to

Kuwaiti, Canadian Military Officials Discuss Cooperation
2014-05-14 Read More...
Chief General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army Lieutenant-General Staff Abdulrahman Mohammad Al-Othman met on Monday with Chief of the Canadian Commander of Maritime Forces Pacific Rear-Admiral Bill Truelove along with his accompanying

Kuwait Deputy Army Chief Calls for GCC Military Meetings
2014-04-17 Read More...
Kuwait’s Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Army General Mohammed Al-Khader on Wednesday stressed the importance of coordination meetings during GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) joint military exercises to raise the level of ground troops' combat

Kuwait Airways Firms Up Order for 25 Airbus Aircraft
2014-02-21 Read More...
Kuwait’s national carrier Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) hammered out a final agreement with plane-maker Airbus to purchase 25 planes and leases 12

Lebanese Army Commander Passes Critical Juncture
2013-06-27 Read More...
Commander of the Lebanese Army General Jean Kahwaji said his country has emerged from highly challenging situation in the last few days thanks to the efforts of the

GCC Security Agreement Ready for Ministerial Review
2012-11-16 Read More...
The final draft of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) security agreement is ready and will be reviewed by Interior Ministers of member

US to Discuss GCC Missile Defense in Riyadh
2012-03-30 Read More...
Missile defense will be among the topics that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to discuss during the meeting this weekend in Saudi Arabia with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and a U.S. security cooperation group, State Department

Iraqi Won't Grant Immunity to US Trainers
2011-10-06 Read More...
Leaders of Iraq's political forces, meeting under patronage of President Jalal Talabani earlier this week, agreed to keep American trainers to train Iraqi forces but would not grant them immunity as requested by

Kuwait Welcomes IAEA's Call for Mideast Forum
2011-09-22 Read More...
The State of Kuwait said guarantees implemented by the UN nuclear watchdog were a key pillar for nuclear

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