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Chemical Weapons in ISIS-Held Territory in Iraq Spark Fear
2014-10-17 Read More...
With a recent report revealing that the U.S. government had tried to hide the extent to which its troops were exposed to chemical weapons in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, fears are mounting that extremist militants could possibly use

Gulf States Eyeing Joint Naval Force
2014-10-16 Read More...
The GCC countries are looking into measures to establish a joint Naval Force capable of defending the security of the Gulf region, said a Kuwaiti official in Doha on Wednesday.

Airbus Group Addresses Qatar’s Maritime Security Coastal & Border Surveillance Conference
2014-10-15 Read More...
Airbus Group is participating in the annual Qatar Maritime Security Coastal and Border Surveillance Conference (QMARSEC) in Doha on 14 and 15 October 2014.

Saudi King, Qatar’s Emir Meet in Jeddah
2014-10-15 Read More...
HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived in Jeddah Monday evening on a short fraternal visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, reported Qatar News Agency (QNA)

LM Wins Order for Qatar Apache Targeting, Pilotage Systems
2014-10-14 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) received a $90.6 million foreign military sale contract from the U.S. Army to provide Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) systems to the Qatar Emiri Air Force. Qatar marks the

British Soldiers Training Peshmerga Forces in Iraq
2014-10-14 Read More...
British soldiers are in Iraq training the Kurdish Peshmerga forces battling Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, the Ministry of Defense in London said Saturday.

Turkey Approves U.S. Use of Airbases to Fight ISIS
2014-10-14 Read More...
Turkey has granted the United States access to its airbases for the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), including the Incirlik airfield in the country’s south, a senior U.S. defense official said, according to Agence

U.S. Delivers New Batch of Military Aid to Lebanese Army
2014-10-13 Read More...
The United States delivered a new batch of aid to the Lebanese Army Wednesday as part of Washington’s efforts to bolster the military's capabilities to confront Syrian border violence.

Raytheon Eyes Patriot Missile Sale to Qatar Before Year-End
2014-10-10 Read More...
Raytheon Co. expects Qatar and the US government to complete a long-awaited multibillion-dollar agreement on a "significant" number of Patriot missile defense systems before year end, a senior company official told Reuters on Tuesday.

Egypt to Train Libyan Forces to Fight Terrorism
2014-10-10 Read More...
Egypt will train Libyan Forces to fight terrorism and help secure a shared border, the Prime Ministers of the two states announced in Cairo on Wednesday.

Crown Heir of Abu Dhabi Receives King of Jordan
2014-10-10 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 met in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan who is currently visiting the United

France to Supply Saudi-Financed Arms to Lebanon Soon
2014-10-09 Read More...
Lebanon’s Army will soon receive military equipment as part of a $1 billion grant from Saudi Arabia to help it fight Islamist militants encroaching into Lebanon from Syria, former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Tuesday.

Iran Submits List of Arms Grant to Lebanese Army
2014-10-08 Read More...
Iran has presented a list of military tools and weapons to be gifted to the Lebanese army to help the Arab country in its fight against terrorism, senior officials in Beirut said.

Northrop Grumman Demos Mine Detecting Sensor in Bahrain
2014-10-08 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC), in support of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command in Manama, Bahrain, announced the successful demonstration of an unmanned mine-hunting

U.S. Carried Out 88.4% of Airstrikes Against ISIS
2014-10-08 Read More...
U.S. warplanes have carried out almost 90% of airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) while Arab and European countries all together carried out the remaining 10%, U.S. defense officials said on Monday.

Iran to Stage Massive Naval Drills in Winter
2014-10-07 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that the Navy plans to hold naval wargames codenamed “Velayat 3” in Iran's territorial and international waters in winter.

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