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Saudi Arabia Forms 34-State Coalition to Combat Terrorism
2015-12-16 Read More...
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday formed a 34-state military coalition to combat terrorism, according to a joint statement published on Saudi Press Agency

Finmeccanica Unsure on $8 Billion Eurofighter Deal with Kuwait
2015-12-15 Read More...
Italian defense group Finmeccanica is not certain it will sign a contract for the sale of 28 Eurofighter jets with Kuwait before December 25, company CEO Mauro Moretti

U.S. Investigating Reports on Iran’s Ballistic Missile Test
2015-12-10 Read More...
The United States is reviewing and seeking to confirm reports that Iran launched a ballistic missile last month in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power has

Kuwait Seeks $20 Billion Defense Budget for Next 10 Years
2015-12-04 Read More...
The Kuwaiti government asked parliament to approve a supplementary budget of KD6.2 billion ($20.4 billion) to fund weapons purchases for the military over 10 years, Al-Rai newspaper

Satellite Photos Reveal North Korea Digging New Tunnel for Nuclear Testing
2015-12-04 Read More...
Satellite photographs from October and early November indicate North Korea is digging a new tunnel for nuclear testing, but there are no signs that such a test is imminent, a U.S. research institute said on Wednesday.A report on 38 North, a North

US Deploying New Force of Special Operations Troops to Iraq
2015-12-03 Read More...
The United States said it was deploying a new force of special operations troops to Iraq to conduct raids against Islamic State there and in neighboring Syria, a ratcheting up of

Saudi Arabia to Start Privatizing its Airports Early 2016
2015-11-20 Read More...
Saudi Arabia will begin privatizing its airports and related services in the first quarter of 2016, the country's civil aviation authority said, as the Kingdom seeks ways to support state finances due to lower oil

Asiri: “New Smart Bombs to Saudi Arabia Will Enhance Precision Strikes in Yemen”
2015-11-20 Read More...
This week’s sale of $1.29 billion in U.S. “smart” bombs to Saudi Arabia will allow for “greater precision” in air strikes on militia targets, the official Spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition told

UAE Ministry of Defense to Buy 3 AgustaWestland Aircraft
2015-11-17 Read More...
The UAE's Ministry of Defense said last week it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AgustaWestland to buy three AW609 tilt-rotor aircraft for search and rescue

Emirates Posts 65% Profit Surge in First Half of 2015
2015-11-10 Read More...
Dubai's flagship airline Emirates posted a 65% surge in first-half net profit on Thursday after its decision not to hedge against changes in fuel costs paid off when oil prices

US to Deploy 50 Ground Troops to Northern Syria
2015-11-02 Read More...
The United States disclosed plans on Friday to station its first ground troops in Syria for the war against Islamic State, saying dozens of US soldiers would be sent as advisers to groups fighting the

Kuwait Postpones Last Iraq War Installment Until 2017
2015-11-02 Read More...
Kuwait has postponed the final installment of reparations for Iraq's 1990-91 occupation, Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari (photo) said, easing a cash crisis in Baghdad caused by lower oil prices and war with Islamic

US, Saudi Arabia to Increase Support to Syrian Opposition
2015-10-29 Read More...
The US and Saudi Arabia agreed to increase support to Syria's moderate opposition while seeking a political resolution of the four-year conflict, the US State Department said after Secretary of State John Kerry met King Salman on

Saudi Budget Carrier flynas to Buy 4 New Aircraft
2015-10-27 Read More...
Saudi Arabian budget carrier flynas, which made its first profit this year, is in talks with plane manufacturers Airbus and Boeing as it seeks to purchase four new aircraft over the next four years, its Chief Executive told

Oman Air Places Order for 20 Boeing 737 Max Aircraft
2015-10-26 Read More...
Oman Air, the Sultanate's national carrier, has placed firm orders for twenty 737 Max single-aisle aircraft from Boeing, nearly doubling the airline's 737

Syrian President Meets Russian Counterpart in Moscow
2015-10-22 Read More...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew into Moscow on Tuesday for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during which the two men discussed their joint military campaign against Islamist militants in Syria, a Kremlin spokesman said. “The

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