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Egyptian Commander-in-Chief Receives Hellenic, Dutch Defence Ministers
2023-12-26 Read More...
General Mohamed Zaki, Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Minister of Defence and Military Production, met with His Excellency Mr. Nikos Dendias, Minister of National Defence of the Hellenic Republic

Algerian Army Chief, CATIC CEO Explore Joint Industrial Projects
2023-12-26 Read More...
On the sidelines of the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Algerian-Chinese bilateral cooperation in the field of defence industry, which took place at the Central Army’s Museum in the 1st Military Region last

Jordanian King Receives US and Pakistan Army Chiefs
2023-12-19 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan received Monday Pakistan’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza

Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Sabah Named Emir of Kuwait
2023-12-18 Read More...
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah died on Saturday, aged 86, according to the royal court, just over three years after assuming power in the US-allied Gulf oil producer. Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Sabah

Qatar, Kazakhstan Defence Ministers Sign Military Cooperation Agreement
2023-12-14 Read More...
H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, received in Doha Tuesday, Ruslan Jagsylyqov, Minister of Defence of

UAE Deputy Chief of Staff Inaugurates First Course on AI at Zayed II Military College
2023-12-14 Read More...
Major General Pilot Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Deputy Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Force, inaugurated the first course on the fundamentals of artificial intelligence (AI) at the Zayed II Military

US-Kuwait Military Joint Cooperation Committee Holds Regular Meeting
2023-12-13 Read More...
The US-Kuwait Military Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) held its regular meeting on Monday at the Armed Forces’ operations and plans

Sultan of Oman Confers Medals on Armed Forces, Royal Guard Officers
2023-12-13 Read More...
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Oman’s Supreme Commander, conferred medals of Excellent Service and Royal Commendation on a number of Officers, non-commissioned Officers (NCOs) and personnel of the Sultan’s Armed Forces

Commander of Royal Army of Oman Visits Desert Regiment’s Headquarters at GCC Drill
2023-12-10 Read More...
Major General Mattar Salim Al Balushi, Commander of the Royal Army of Oman (RAO), and the military delegation accompanying him visited Thursday the headquarters of the Desert Regiment at the 23rd Infantry Brigade of the Royal Army of

Kuwait’s National Guard Honors Commanders, Officers
2023-12-10 Read More...
The Undersecretary of Kuwait’s National Guard, Lieutenant General Engineer Hashem Al-Rifai, honored Lieutenant Colonel Saad Rashid of the First Facilities Protection Battalion and members of the battalion assigned to secure

Saudi Minister of Defense Inaugurates 4th Corvette of Sarawat Project, HMS Jazan
2023-12-06 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz patronized the inauguration ceremony of the HMS Jazan ship at King Faisal Naval Base of the Western Fleet in Jeddah Governorate on

UAE’s Vice President Launches ‘Bani Yas P110’ Corvette
2023-12-01 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, launched the ‘Bani Yas P110’ corvette, produced by the French shipbuilder Naval

First Peninsula Shield Force Drill ‘Takamul 1’ Kicks Off in Kuwait
2023-11-30 Read More...
The joint Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) drill, ‘Takamul 1’ (Integration), is taking place in the Al-Udair and Al-Abraq region in the northwest of Kuwait. The exercise commenced on 26 November and will run until 01

Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Receives Hungarian Chief of Defense Staff
2023-11-29 Read More...
The Lebanese Armed Forces Commander, General Joseph Aoun, received Monday at his office in Yarzeh the Hungarian Chief of Defense Staff, Lieutenant General Gabor Borondi (photo) with an accompanying delegation in the

Bahrain Defence Force Honors Top Achievers of 2023 Evaluation Test
2023-11-29 Read More...
Under the patronage of Field Marshall Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), a ceremony to honour top achieving units in the 2023 Combat and Administrative

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives Secretary General of International Civil Aviation Organization
2023-11-27 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has met the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Juan Carlos Salazar in Abu

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