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Oman Advances Regional Military Cooperation
In November 2023, the Sultanate of Oman hosted the 20th regular meeting of the Supreme Military Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states at Al Bustan Palace Hotel in Muscat.…
Qatar Expands Relations with Italy
The State of Qatar continues to improve the capabilities of its Armed Forces and expand military partnerships to defend the country’s borders and maintain security and stability.
As part of this effort, the Qatari Emiri Land Forces and…
Lebanese Security Forces Confront Illegal Immigrants
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Thousands of Syrian refugees illegally crossed into Lebanon in the second half of 2023 across rugged border terrain in areas of Al-Arida, Al-Aboudieh, Wadi Khaled, Jabal Akrum and Hermel on the border in the Bekaa Valley.…
Solidarity in Central and South Asia
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Maj. Gen. Shukhrat Khalmukhamedov, Uzbekistan’s chief of the general staff, and Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command, co-hosted a security conference in September 2023 attended by senior military…
Kuwait Tests Military Interoperability
Kuwaiti ground and air forces conducted exercise Desert Horizon in November 2023 to evaluate the level of interoperability among units from different military branches.
Attended by Kuwait Armed Forces Acting Chief of Staff Maj. Gen.…
U.S. Navy Contributes to Bahrain’s Environment Protection
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As part of an annual oil spill response exercise, the U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain Environmental Division conducted a salvage and pollution response drill in November 2023 in Bahrain.
The three-day exercise…
Bahrain modernizes Air Force
Bahrain is equipping itself with sophisticated U.S.-made fighter jets to ensure the security of the Arabian Gulf.
In March 2023, Bahraini officials celebrated the upcoming delivery of the first of 16 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets. The…
Kyrgyzstan Reaches Hydroelectric Plant Deal with Neighbors
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Securing energy supplies for its population, Kyrgyzstan plans to build its Kambar-Ata 1 hydropower plant along the Naryn River with the help of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
In January 2023, the energy ministers of…
Following in Daesh’s Footsteps, Houthis Persecute Women
In a flagrant violation of human rights and the values of the Yemeni people, the Iranian-backed Houthi militia issued a directive to its militiamen in December 2022 to ban women from traveling without being accompanied by a male relative.…
U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Stresses Security Ties
New U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Manuel Micaller introduced himself in Dushanbe in April 2023 by stressing regional security cooperation between the two countries.
Micaller presented his credentials to Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on…