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Iraq Receives New Batch of F-16 Fighter Jets
2016-02-05 Read More...
The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday the arrival of a new batch of U.S. F-16 fighter jets to one of the Iraqi air

Egypt’s Air Leisure Airlines to Acquire Russian Sukhoi Jets
2016-02-04 Read More...
Privately-owned Egyptian Air Leisure Airlines agreed a multi-million dollar deal in Cairo on Tuesday to buy four Russian-made passenger jets from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, with the option of ordering another six, a Sukhoi official

Saudi Gulf Airlines Expected to Start Flights by April 2016
2016-01-27 Read More...
Saudi Gulf Airlines is set to obtain regulatory approvals to launch flights within the Kingdom by the end of March, a top official at Saudi Arabia’s aviation watchdog

Kuwait Sticking to F-18 Super Hornet Despite Approval Delay
2016-01-26 Read More...
Kuwait’s Air Force is sticking to plans to purchase Boeing’s F-18 Super Hornet to replace ageing fighter jets, despite a lengthy congressional approval process in Washington that has frustrated industry

Saudi Arabian Airlines to Raise $1.33bn in Islamic Bonds
2016-01-26 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), the Kingdom's national carrier, plans to raise as much as SR5 billion ($1.33 billion) in Islamic bonds in the second quarter to refinance existing debt and purchase new aircraft, an airline official

Gulf Countries Working on Joint Ballistic Missile Defense
2016-01-21 Read More...
Gulf Arab states are cooperating on regional missile defense and hope to announce the results soon, a Bahraini officer said on Wednesday, suggesting progress in long-stalled efforts to create a cross-border approach to counter Iran’s growing missile

Seven Defense Ministers Discuss Anti-ISIS Strategies in Paris
2016-01-21 Read More...
Defense Ministers of seven countries met in Paris Wednesday to hash out strategies against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Canada has been excluded from the meeting. The French and US Defense Ministers co-hosted the meeting

US Imposes Sanctions on Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program
2016-01-19 Read More...
The US imposed on Monday sanctions on 11 companies and individuals for supplying Iran’s ballistic missile program in a move delayed by over two weeks so as not to endanger this weekend's release of American prisoners, sources familiar with the

Canada Going Ahead With $15 Billion Saudi Arms Deal
2016-01-08 Read More...
Canada has condemned Saudi Arabia’s recent mass execution, but will go through with a controversial arms deal to sell the Kingdom $15 billion worth of

Saudi Assistant Defense Minister Meets Pakistani Army Chief
2016-01-08 Read More...
A Saudi official met last week with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif for discussing regional security and bilateral defense

Saudi Arabia to Privatize Jeddah, Dammam Airports in 2017
2016-01-07 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) will privatize Jeddah and Dammam airports in 2017, the regulatory said on

Airbus Postpones First A320neo Delivery to Early 2016
2016-01-05 Read More...
European plane maker Airbus has pushed back the delivery of its first A320neo aircraft to the start of 2016, it said last week, missing a goal to hand over the revamped version of the jet to its initial customer by the end of

Iran to Expand Missile Program; U.S. to Delay Sanctions
2016-01-04 Read More...
The White House expects Iran to finish work needed to trigger implementation of an international nuclear deal in the coming weeks, but Washington needs more time to prepare sanctions over its ballistic missile program, a US official said on

India Tests Long Range Missile Jointly Developed with Israel
2016-01-04 Read More...
India successfully test-fired on Wednesday a new long range surface-to-air missile capable of countering aerial threats at extended ranges, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes to enhance the country's military

Kuwait to Send Ground Troops to Yemen
2015-12-30 Read More...
Kuwait has decided to send troops to its neighbor Saudi Arabia to resist attacks by the Yemeni Houthi movement, the Kuwaiti daily Al-Qabas reported on Tuesday citing an informed

Iraqi Army Declares Victory over IS Fighters in Ramadi
2015-12-29 Read More...
Iraq's Army declared victory over Islamic State fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad, the first major triumph for the US-trained force since it collapsed in the face of an assault by the militants 18 months

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