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Sheikh Khalifa Pays “Historic” Visit to United Kingdom
2013-05-02 Read More...
HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), made a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom this week at the invitation of HM Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Mohamed bin Zayed Receives US Defense Secretary
2013-04-29 Read More...
His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received on 23 April at Emirates Palace (Abu Dhabi) the visiting US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the

Abu Dhabi Air Expo’s Sales Exceed AED3bln
2013-03-27 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) confirmed that the total value of sales at Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2013, the only general aviation exhibition in the Middle East, reached over 3 billion Dirham ($820

Iran to Send First Astronaut to Space by 2015
2013-02-13 Read More...
The Head of Iran's Aerospace Research Institute, Space Agency, said Iran will send its first astronaut by

Tawazun to Acquire 60% of Al Jaber Land Systems
2013-02-08 Read More...
Tawazun, the strategic investment firm focused on defense and strategic manufacturing, and the Abu Dhabi-based Al Jaber Group (AJG) have reached an agreement whereby, Tawazun will acquire 60% of the Al Jaber Group (AJG)-owned Al Jaber Land

Sheikh Khalifa Pays Visit to Pakistan
2012-12-31 Read More...
Sheikh Khalifa, the President of the UAE, left on Saturday for a private visit to Pakistan that is expected to last several days

TAV JV to Build Abu Dhabi Airport Terminal
2012-07-02 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) and the joint venture (JV) of TAV, CCC, and Arabtec signed an AED 10.8 billion (US$ 2.95 billion) contract for the construction of the Midfield Terminal Building (MTB) at Abu Dhabi International Airport, with

Guo: “UAE & France to Boost Defense Cooperation”
2012-06-13 Read More...
The UAE and France spare no effort to push their joint defense and military co-operation forward, a top French Defense official has

GCC Forces to Conduct War-Game Exercises
2012-04-27 Read More...
The nations that make up the Peninsula Shield Force will conduct war-game exercises called "Islands of Loyalty" on Sunday and Monday, the state news agency WAM (UAE News Agency)

Sheikh Mohammed Receives US Secretary of Navy
2012-04-26 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received US Secretary of Navy Ray Mabus and his accompanying delegation at Zabeel Palace on

Armored Vehicle Facility Opens in RAK, UAE
2012-04-06 Read More...
Top armored vehicle maker Streit Group (SG) has announced the opening of the "world's largest privately-owned armored vehicle facility” at Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE which has a capacity to produce 400 vehicles per

Mohammed bin Zayed Attends the Nuclear Security Summit
2012-03-26 Read More...
His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces has arrived in Seoul leading a UAE delegation to the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) which starts

UAE Chief Meets South African Military Official
2011-05-20 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces met in Pretoria today with Lt. General Themba Matanzima, Chief of Joint Operations of the South African Defense Forces earlier this

Al Hamiri: The UAE Engages R2 Among Other Contractors
2011-05-17 Read More...
International contractors providing planning, training, development and operational support have been integral to the successful development of UAE's military capability, a UAE official statement

HH Mohammed Bin Zayed Meets Obama in Washington
2011-04-28 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, met with US President Barack Obama at the White House on

GCC Denounces Iran's Interference
2011-04-05 Read More...
The GCC Ministerial Council expressed concern over Iran's ongoing interference in the GCC countries' internal affairs by conspiring against their national

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