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Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets US Defense Secretary
2017-03-20 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis and a number of senior US administration officials at the Pentagon in Washington

UAE, Egypt Launch “Zayed 2” Joint Military Exercise
2017-03-20 Read More...
Units of the Armed Forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt have arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to participate in the “Zayed 2” joint military exercise, UAE national news agency WAM

Saudi King Concludes Historic Visit to China
2017-03-17 Read More...
China and Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed Memorandums of Understanding and Letters of Intent potentially worth about $65 billion during Saudi King Salman’s visit to Beijing, a senior Chinese diplomat

Bahrain’s King, Defense Chiefs Hail Military Ties With Egypt
2017-03-17 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa hailed deep-rooted historic relations binding the Kingdom of Bahrain and Egypt, lauding steadily-growing cooperation, particularly military

Abu Dhabi Ship Building Hosts First Agent Conference
2017-03-17 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Ship Building PJSC (ADSB), a leading provider of construction, repair and refit services for commercial, and naval vessels, welcomed shipyard industry agents from across the world for its first ever Agent Conference in Abu

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets Donald Trump
2017-03-16 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has claimed “a historic turning point” in relations with the US after President Donald Trump welcomed Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House earlier this

Rostec in Talks With Saudi Arabia, Kuwait on T-90 Tank
2017-03-16 Read More...
Russia’s Rostec state corporation is in negotiations process with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on the delivery of T-90 third-generation Main Battle Tanks, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said in an interview

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Attends Hamad 2 Joint Drill
2017-03-16 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa attended Tuesday part of the joint military exercise (Hamad 2), organized by the BDF with the participation of a number of Egyptian warships and

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives IDEX Committee
2017-03-16 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received at Qasr Al Bahr Chairman and members of the Higher Organizing Committee of the International Defense Exhibition and

Bahrain’s King Receives Pakistani Chairman of Chiefs of Staff
2017-03-15 Read More...
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa underlined strong relations of cooperation and friendship between Bahrain and Pakistan and their development mainly in the military field, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Jordanian King Visits Royal Air Force Command
2017-03-15 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), visited on Monday the Royal Jordanian Air Force

Chief of Staff of French Navy Visits UAE
2017-03-15 Read More...
Mattar Salem Al Dhaheri, UAE’s Undersecretary Ministry of Defense, received on Monday, Admiral Bernard Rogel, the Chief of Staff of the French Navy, to discuss ways of boosting strategic coordination and cooperation in defense and military

Qatar’s Defense Minister Meets President of Libyan State Council
2017-03-15 Read More...
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah met Monday with the President of the Libyan State Supreme Council Dr. Abdulrahman Al

Pakistani Chairman of Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Visits Bahrain
2017-03-14 Read More...
Bahrain’s Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa met In Manama on Sunday with Pakistani Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Committee General Zubair

Saudi Crown Prince Attends Closing Ceremony of ‘Watan 87’ Exercise
2017-03-13 Read More...
Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz attended last week the closing ceremony of the 2nd joint military maneuver, ‘Watan 87,’ along with Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Governor of al-Madinah

Egypt Takes Part in Joint Military Drills with Bahrain, UAE
2017-03-13 Read More...
A number of warships and jet fighters from the Egyptian Armed Forces arrived in Bahrain Friday to take part in “Hamad 2” joint drill which reflects solid and historic fraternal relations between both countries and peoples, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

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