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The Saudi government is seeking to purchase from the United States “Patriot Air Defense System” with enhancements and associated equipment. The $1.7 billion deal includes spare parts, training and logistic support. The Congress has been notified of this contract of Read more
Walid al-Moallem, Syria’s Foreign Minister, address to the annual UN General dwelled on what Syria’s considers to be a contradictory foreign policy being implemented by the US in the Middle East. The Minister warned that the airstrikes by the US-led Read more
The UAE vice-president and Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al-Maktoum, pointed out that the world cannot extinguish the fires of fanaticism by force alone and that the approach to defeat the Islamic State must necessarily focus on three ingredients, Read more
Kuwait has announced that it will be hosting the World’s biggest and largest military exercise next year under the codename Eagle Resolve 2015. Lt Col Mohammad Al-Kandari, chief of Kuwait’s joint military operations and head of the committee tasked with Read more
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid Sunday and Monday a two-day official visit to Qatar, his first to the Arab World since his election, for talks on bilateral relations, international issues of mutual concern and the latest developments on the regional Read more
United Arab Emirates (UAE) hope of getting its first spy satellites is closer to becoming a reality after the acquisition of an export license from the U.S. The delay of the exportation of U.S technology has been a major setback Read more
Israel’s war with Hamas is having an effect on the Jewish State’s economy as the Central Bank announced a surprising decision to lower its benchmark short-term interest rate by a quarter-point to 0.25%; an all-time low. Business is slow in Read more
Iran is accusing Israel of attempting to fly a stealth drone over its Natanz nuclear enrichment site in central Iran. The act is considered as a provocation which is also geared towards obstructing the progress of the nuclear negotiations. Israel Read more
An Iranian official has revealed that Tehran gave Palestinians the means to have missiles that could reach Tel Aviv and is suggesting that the government should provide them with air defense systems to repel Israel’s aerial attacks. Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary Read more
The Iraqi government has embarked on almost $2 million arms deal with the US and Russia that could serve in fortifying government controlled areas as well as repel the fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Government Read more