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The US State Department has approved Kuwait’s request for US design and construction expertise for its Defense ministry complex valued at $1 billion, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), MEMO notes, indicated in a press Read more
The UN Security Council condemned Friday the seizure by the Houthis of an Emirati ship, while calling for its “immediate release.” In a statement adopted unanimously, the Fifteen members also stressed “the importance of freedom of navigation in the Gulf Read more
The US State Department has approved the sale of 280 AIM-120C air-to-air missiles in a deal valued at up to $650 million, the first such a foreign military cooperation between the two countries under President Biden’s administration. The Pentagon Thursday Read more
The US State Department approved Tuesday the sale of Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAMs) valued at $197 million to the Egyptian military pending review by the Congress, Anadolu news agency reports. The deal, the agency notes, is for the block 2 Read more
The US State Department Tuesday challenged Saudi Arabia and its league of countries to forward motives behind the air, land and sea blockades they have imposed on Qatar, throwing the bloc’s accusation of Qatar’s support for terrorism into question. Spokeswoman Read more