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Royal Navy of Oman to Organize Workshop on Health Care
2019-01-15 Read More...
The Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) will organize a workshop in February on Innovative Leadership in Health Care - Muscat 2019 in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB), Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) and

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Visits Defense Force Units
2019-01-14 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (photo) paid an inspection visit to a number of BDF units to get informed about the military work process there and the preparation and training

Iraq Publicly Displays New T-90S Main Battle Tank
2019-01-11 Read More...
The Iraqi military publicly displayed recently delivered T-90S main battle tanks during the 98th anniversary of the country’s Armed Forces on 6 January, Defence Blog

Bahrain’s Defense Chief Receives GCC Military Commander
2019-01-10 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Lt-General Eid bin Awwad Al Shulaiwi the Commander of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Unified Military

Royal Army of Oman Celebrates Recruits Graduation
2019-01-10 Read More...
The Royal Army of Oman (RAO) celebrated at the Sultan’s Armed Forces Training Regiment the graduation of a new batch of recruits during a ceremony held under the patronage of Major General Ghosn bin Hilal al-Alawi, Assistant Head of the Internal

NAVDEX 2019 to Attract Record International Participation
2019-01-09 Read More...
The next edition of NAVDEX 2019, held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, will witness a record number of international and local participant companies

Bahrain’s King Receives New Head of US Naval Forces Central Command
2019-01-09 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received Monday at the Sakhir Palace, in the presence of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, US Ambassador to Bahrain, Justin Hicks Siberell,

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Meets Commander of US Special Operations Command
2019-01-09 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Monday at Qasr Al Bahr, Lt. General Raymond Anthony Thomas, Commander of United States Special Operations

Bahrain’s Defense Chief Patronizes National Guard’s 22nd Anniversary
2019-01-09 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, patronized Monday the celebrations of the National Guard’s 22nd Anniversary, held at Al-Sakhir Camp, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Omani Minister for Defense Affairs Visits National Defense College
2019-01-09 Read More...
Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defense Affairs at the Sultanate of Oman, paid Monday an inspection visit to the National Defense College

Bahrain National Guard Celebrates 22nd Anniversary
2019-01-08 Read More...
Marking the Bahraini National Guard’s 22nd anniversary of its establishment, Major-General Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Khalifa the Director of Staff of the National Guard has patronized the graduation of new recruits batch, in the presence of

Iraq’s Chief-of-Staff Receives US Counterpart
2019-01-08 Read More...
Chief-of-Staff of the Iraqi Army General Othman Al-Ghanmi (photo) discussed in Baghdad Sunday with his US counterpart General Mark Millie cooperation and coordination in the military field, National Iraqi News Agency (NINA)

Baghdad to Host 8th Iraq Defense Exhibition in March 2019
2019-01-07 Read More...
Under the patronage of His Excellency Prime Minister of Iraq and General Commander of Iraq Armed Forces, and the full support of Iraq Defence, Interior and Trade Ministries, the United Company for Fairs is organising the 8th Edition of International

UK Chief of Defense Staff Visits Oman
2019-01-04 Read More...
Lt. General Ahmed bin Harith al-Nabhani, Chief-of-Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) received in his office at Mu’askar Al Murtafa’a in the Sultanate of Oman General Sir Nicholas Carter, Chief of the Defense Staff of the United Kingdom (UK)

Egypt Participates in ‘Red Wave 1’ Naval Drills in Red Sea
2019-01-03 Read More...
The Egyptian armed forces is taking part in joint military drills with Saudi, Jordanian, Sudanese, Djiboutian, Yemeni, and Mauritanian naval forces, the army said in a

French Minister of the Armed Forces Visits Jordan
2019-01-03 Read More...
Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz Monday discussed with French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, and her accompanying delegation ways and means of enhancing bilateral cooperation, especially in military, security and training fields,

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