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Qatar & Oman Request AN/AAQ-24(V) Systems
2013-05-16 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress May 14 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar for two AN/AAQ-24(V) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) Systems and associated equipment, parts, training and

Iran’s Navy to Receive Advanced Cruise Missiles
2013-05-14 Read More...
Iran’s Navy will receive cruise missiles with a range of more than 300 kilometers, the Director of Iran’s Defense Ministry’s Aerospace Organization said on

US Commander: “Gulf Navy Drill Not Directed at Iran”
2013-05-13 Read More...
Vice Admiral John Miller, Commander of the U.S. Fifth Fleet (photo), said on Sunday that a massive naval minesweeping exercise involving 41 countries was not directed at

Saudi Chief Receives Commander of Yemeni Air Forces
2013-05-13 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Chief of General Staff, General Hussein bin Abdullah Al-Qabil, received on Sunday the Commander of Air Forces and Air Defense of the Republic of Yemen Air Vice Marshall Rashed bin Nasser Al-Jund and the accompanying

Hezbollah Ready to Get Sophisticated Weapons from Syria
2013-05-10 Read More...
Hezbollah Chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday that his Lebanese militant group is ready to receive “game-changing weapons” from

Israel Warns U.S. of Possible S-300 Missile Sale to Syria
2013-05-10 Read More...
Israel warned the United States in recent days that Russia plans to sell advanced ground-to-air missile systems to Syria despite Western pressure on Moscow to hold off on such a move, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on

Russia, U.S. to Push Both Sides in Syria to End Conflict
2013-05-08 Read More...
The United States and Russia on Tuesday agreed to push both warring sides in the Syria conflict to find a negotiated solution and to hold an international conference in search of

Libya’s Defense Minister Reverses Decision to Quit
2013-05-08 Read More...
Libya’s Defense Minister (photo) quit on Tuesday only to reverse himself soon afterward, the Prime Minister’s office said, and gunmen pledged to keep two Ministries under siege in a crisis pointing to a security breakdown in the young

41 Countries Participate in Largest Gulf Naval Exercise
2013-05-07 Read More...
One of the biggest naval exercises in the Gulf started yesterday with 41 nations taking part, reflecting concerns that the one of the world's most important waterways, is vulnerable to mines, a report

UAE Celebrates 37th Unification Day of its Armed Forces
2013-05-07 Read More...
On the 37th Unification Day of the UAE Armed Forces, General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, said that May 6 was a paradigm

Iran to Use New Mine-Sweeping System in the Gulf
2013-05-07 Read More...
Iran will soon put into service a new mine-sweeping system in the Gulf, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari (photo) said

U.N. Investigator: “Sarin Gas Used by Syrian Opposition”
2013-05-06 Read More...
The deadly nerve agent sarin has been used by Syrian opposition fighters during the war-torn country’s conflict, U.N. human rights investigator Carla del Ponte said late

Libya to Spend $4.7 Billion on New Military Systems
2013-05-06 Read More...
Two years have passed since Colonel Gaddafi’s regime was ousted in the Libyan civil war and the events surrounding Operation Unified Protector.

Northrop Grumman Awards Innovation Challenge Winners
2013-05-06 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) presented awards to the winning teams of engineering students from the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) following the two-day Innovation Challenge flying competition for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) held

Israel Strikes Syria Twice in Days
2013-05-06 Read More...
Israel carried out its second air strike in days on Syria early on Sunday, a Western intelligence source said, in an attack that shook Damascus with a series of powerful blasts and drove columns of fire into the night

Iraq Still Owes Kuwait $11.2 Billion in War Reparations
2013-05-06 Read More...
Kuwait has received $2.43 billion in war reparations from Iraq since the start of the year and is still owed another $11.2 billion, a senior official in the Gulf emirate

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