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Oman to Increase its Defense Budget
2014-01-08 Read More...
Oman is currently in the middle of a military modernization phase, with an aim to keep pace with its neighbors such as the UAE and Bahrain. Assisted by oil revenues, the Middle East has been an attractive market for defense suppliers during the past

Iran Planning New Tactic for S-200 Missile System
2014-01-07 Read More...
Commander of Iran’s Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli said Iran still continues to optimize its indigenized S-200 anti-aircraft missile shield and plans a new tactical use for the

Saudi King Backs Israeli-Palestinian Peace Push
2014-01-06 Read More...
Saudi King Abdullah has offered his “enthusiastic support” to US efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, US Secretary of State John Kerry

Israel’s Upgraded Arrow Interceptor Passes 2nd Flight Test
2014-01-06 Read More...
Israel carried out a second successful test on Friday of its upgraded Arrow interceptor, which is designed to destroy in space the kind of missiles held by Iran and Syria, a Defense Ministry spokeswoman

Report: “Morocco to Fence its Borders with Algeria”
2014-01-03 Read More...
Morocco will fence its border with Algeria at a distance of 70 km, to implement the recommendations of military officials and Moroccan

Bahrain Beefs Up Sea Patrols
2014-01-03 Read More...
Security has been beefed up at sea with two armed checkpoints set up off the Northern coast of Bahrain towards

Jordan Takes Over UN Security Council Presidency
2014-01-03 Read More...
Jordan took over the UN Security Council presidency on Wednesday, the first day of its two-year stint on a 15-nation body struggling to cope with conflicts in Syria, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Mali and

UAE’s Khalifa Sat to be Into Orbit by 2017
2014-01-02 Read More...
The sky is the limit for UAE aeronautical engineers, who have begun work on what will be the first Arab-made satellite - expected to be in the earth’s orbit by

U.S. Denies Rumors of Setting Up Military Base in Tunisia
2014-01-02 Read More...
Despite the flat denial by the Tunisian government’s spokesman of the existence of a US Army base on Tunisian soil, Echorouk (Algerian Media) claims to have secured visual evidence from well-informed quarters pointing to the current presence of a

French President Meets Saudi Minister of Defense in Riyadh
2013-12-31 Read More...
French President Francois Hollande met Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Salman bin Abdulaziz at the end of his visit to Riyadh on

Saudi Crown Prince Chairs Military Industries Meeting
2013-12-31 Read More...
Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense chaired a meeting of the Governing Council of the General Organization for Military Industries in Riyadh on

Iran, Qatar to Hold Joint Coast Guards Drills
2013-12-31 Read More...
Iran and Qatar plan to hold their first coast guard drill in the near future, a senior Iranian Commander

Saudi Grant to Allow Lebanon Buy $3bn of French Arms
2013-12-30 Read More...
Saudi Arabia is giving the Lebanese Army $3 billion in aid, Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman (photo) said on Sunday, calling it the largest grant ever given to the country's Armed

French President, Saudi King Discuss Regional Issues
2013-12-30 Read More...
French President Francois Hollande arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for a visit aimed at boosting prospects of commercial cooperation between the countries and addressing escalating tensions in the Middle

NY Times: “US Missiles, Drones to Iraq to Target al-Qaeda”
2013-12-30 Read More...
The United States is quietly rushing dozens of Hellfire missiles and low-tech surveillance drones to Iraq to target al-Qaeda-backed insurgency in both western Iraq and neighboring Syria, reports

Egypt’s Defense Minister Vows to Fight Terrorism
2013-12-30 Read More...
Egypt’s Defense Minister General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed to fight terrorism and stabilize the deeply divided country hours after an explosion hit a public bus in Cairo, wounding at least five people, security officials

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