Showing posts with label Bahrain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bahrain. Show all posts
Sunday, June 16, 2024

Turkey Signs $23B Deal for Advanced F-16 Jets to Modernize Air Force and Boost NATO Ties

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  Turkey has officially signed an agreement to purchase new F-16 fighters from the United States, a major step in its efforts to modernize i...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Gortney named Head of U.S. Fleet Forces

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. President Obama has nominated Vice Adm. Bill Gortney as the next commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, a move that if approved by the S...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Military Sealift Command Reorganizes Operations

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The Military Sealift Command (MSC) announced Jan. 9 a reorganization of its operating forces in a move to increase efficiency. THE SUBMARIN...
Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Mideast Weapon Sales Part of Long-Term Plan: U.S.

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The final days of 2011 saw the Obama administration finalize two important weapon sales with countries in the Middle East: a $3.48 billion ...
Saturday, December 17, 2011

U.S. Navy Expects to Base Ships in Singapore

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WASHINGTON - The United States, facing a rising China but a tighter budget, expects to station several combat ships in Singapore and may st...
Sunday, November 20, 2011

DoD Lax in Monitoring Weapon Sales to Gulf: Audit

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WASHINGTON - U.S. authorities have failed to adequately monitor weapons sales to Persian Gulf countries criticized for dismal rights recor...
Friday, July 8, 2011

Merkel Defends Silence on Reported Saudi Tank Deal

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BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on July 8 defended her government's silence on a reported secret deal to sell hundreds of tank...
Tuesday, July 5, 2011

German Politicians Angered Over Saudi Tank Sale

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BERLIN - German opposition parties and even some members of the ruling parties were up in arms Tuesday over reports that the government wa...
Saturday, July 2, 2011

Kuwait Ends Bahrain Naval Mission: State Media

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KUWAIT CITY - Kuwaiti naval forces on July 2 ended a mission to secure Bahrain's maritime border they began in March amid a crackdown o...
Tuesday, June 7, 2011

'US aims to sabotage Pak N-facilities'

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President Ahmadinejad unveils US plots in Pakistan and Bahrain Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a press conference in the Ira...
Thursday, May 19, 2011

U.S. Explores Pakistan Supply Route Alternatives

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A shutdown of the supply routes that run through Pakistan would pose problems for the U.S. military but would not halt Afghan operations, ac...
Sunday, May 15, 2011

U.S. Rethinks Mideast Arms Sales

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Due to the recent political upheaval in the region, the U.S. State Department and the Department of Defense are reviewing its defense trade ...
Sunday, May 1, 2011

Iranian General Denounces Rival Gulf States

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TEHRAN, Iran - A top Iranian military officer on April 30 denounced what he called an "Arab dictatorial front" and claimed that th...
Monday, April 11, 2011

South Africa Exporting Arms to Repressive Regimes: Report

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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has exported millions of dollars' worth of arms to some of the world's most repressive regimes, a weekl...
Monday, March 21, 2011

Middle East Boils with Libya Strikes, Yemen on Brink

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SANAA - The Middle East boiled March 21 after fresh air strikes in Libya, a mass protest in Syria and Yemen on the brink after top generals...
Friday, February 25, 2011

Top US Officer In Gulf To Reassure Allies

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MUSCAT - The United States' top military officer on Monday made a discreet visit to Oman which guards the Strait of Hormuz opposite Iran...
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

IDEX: DCI Crowd-Control Specialists Work With Bahrain Army

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ABU DHABI - Defense Conseil International (DCI), a French state-owed training company, has three crowd-control specialists acting as adviser...
Saturday, February 19, 2011

Britain Blocks Some Exports to Bahrain, Libya

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LONDON - Britain on Feb. 18 revoked licenses for the export of some security equipment to Bahrain and Libya because of the risk it might be ...