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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

GCC Condemns Israeli Aggressions on Egypt & Gaza
2011-08-24 Read More...
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayyani condemned the Israeli violations of the borders with Egypt and recurrent aggressions on Gaza

Al Sabah: "Kuwait Keen on Good Neighborliness with Iraq"
2011-07-18 Read More...
Kuwait is keen on having good-neighborly relations with Iraq and coordinating stances on issues of common concern, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah

Salehi: Iran has no Problem with Saudi Arabia
2011-07-12 Read More...
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said his country has no serious problem with Saudi Arabia and the two countries just take different points of view on regional

US Committed to Full Withdrawal from Iraq
2011-06-08 Read More...
The United States remains committed to having the remainder of US forces withdrawn from Iraq by the end of this year, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said this

UAE Crown Prince Meets Sarkozy
2011-05-21 Read More...
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed bilateral relations and Middle East regional affairs with French President Nicolas

Al-Zayani: New GCC Secretary General
2011-04-01 Read More...
Outgoing Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Attiyah celebrated Wednesday the Secretary General-designate Dr. Abdullatif Rashid

Kuwaiti Mediation Resolves Oman-UAE Spy Dispute
2011-03-05 Read More...
Oman has reconciled with the United Arab Emirates after Kuwaiti mediation succeeded in resolving tensions over an alleged spy ring, a Foreign Ministry Official

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