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Qatar Emir Calls for Libyan Stability
2011-09-22 Read More...
HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani participated in the high-level meeting on Libya, which was held on the sidelines of the 66th UN General Assembly session at the UN headquarters in New York this

Saudi King Holds Talks with Yemeni President
2011-09-21 Read More...
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, held talks with Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen, earlier this

Qatar Eyes 7.5% EADS Stake
2011-09-20 Read More...
Qatar is interested in buying a 7.5% stake in European aerospace and defense company EADS from Daimler, the German weekly Der Spiegel

Turkish PM Tours Egypt, Tunisia, Libya
2011-09-16 Read More...
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan threw Turkey's weight behind a Palestinian bid for statehood and criticized Israel in an address to Arab states meeting in Cairo earlier this

Bombardier’s Q400 NextGen for Egypt’s Smart Aviation
2011-09-16 Read More...
Bombardier Aerospace has showcased the first of two Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners destined for Smart Aviation Company of Cairo, Egypt.

Cassidian to Supply Cryptographic Devices to UAE
2011-09-15 Read More...
Cassidian announced an agreement with Emiraje Systems LLC for the provision of ECTOCRYP cryptography products for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces Command and Control System

Goodrich Receives Order for Roketsan's CIRIT Missile
2011-09-14 Read More...
Goodrich received its first production order for the SiIMU02(r) inertial measurement unit (IMU) from Turkey's Roketsan Missiles Industries

UAE to Use Aselsan’s Stabilized Gun Platforms
2011-09-13 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces have decided to use Aselsan Stabilized Gun Platforms on various types of boats that serve different applications and missions for the protection of the coasts and critical assets of the

Prince Turki: US Missed Chance for Afghan Pullout
2011-09-13 Read More...
The United States should have used the killing of Osama bin Laden to declare victory and quickly withdraw from

Qatari Chief-of-Staff Visits Tripoli
2011-09-13 Read More...
The Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major General Hamad bin Ali Al-Attiyah arrived in Tripoli on Sunday on a several-days visit to Libya.

Jordan Hosts 3rd Biosafety & Biosecurity Forum
2011-09-12 Read More...
Identifying and mitigating biological risks by developing biosafety and biosecurity strategies will form the agenda for an upcoming international conference in

Iran Launches "Offensive" Aerial Maneuvers
2011-09-09 Read More...
Earlier this week, Iran launched 10 days of aerial maneuvers in its northwest with a top Air Force Commander describing the drills as

Iraq Receives Final Shipment of Abrams Tanks
2011-09-09 Read More...
The final shipment of M1A1 Abrams tanks, purchased by the Iraqi government, arrived at Besmaya Combat Training Center

EU: Qaeda Offshoot Acquired Libyan Missiles
2011-09-09 Read More...
Al-Qaeda’s North African branch has acquired a stockpile of weapons in Libya, including surface-to-air missiles that are threatening air travel, the EU’s Counter-Terrorism Coordinator said earlier this

US Air Force Secretary Discusses F-16 Deal in Iraq
2011-09-08 Read More...
US Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley was in Iraq this week for a visit that an Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman said included talks on F-16 fighter jets, which Iraq is seeking to

Turkey Raises Naval Presence
2011-09-08 Read More...
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was freezing defense industry trade with Israel and stepping up Turkish Naval Patrols in the Eastern Mediterranean, deepening Ankara’s feud with the Jewish

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