Around the Region

UNIPATH STAFF The largest military cargo hub in the Middle East opened in Kuwait City in the second half of 2018. “Cargo City” will serve the Kuwait Air Force and U.S. and coalition forces as a military logistics point. The…

UNIPATH STAFF Egypt’s Navy engaged in a joint exercise with Saudi, Emirati and U.S. warships in the Red Sea in July 2018. Mine sweeping and boarding and inspecting ships were the focus of training. But that midsummer exercise — dubbed…

UNIPATH STAFF On a July 2018 visit to Pakistan’s Centre for International Peace and Stability, United Nations Undersecretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix honored the sacrifices of Pakistani troops involved in dozens of U.N. peacekeeping…

UNIPATH STAFF The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is providing training and instruction to Soldiers and civilians to detect and avoid land mines and improvised explosive devices. The 10,500-strong multinational…

SALTANAT BERDIKEEVA  Located in a region whose remote mountains and deserts can conceal terrorists, opium traffickers and other criminals, Turkmenistan hosted a workshop in May 2018 dedicated to improved border security. Border…

UNIPATH STAFF Kazakhstan’s Parliament approved a plan to help finance the country’s defense industry and lessen reliance on Russian munitions. The country’s Ministry of Defense and Aerospace Industry will provide financial assistance…

UNIPATH STAFF Qatar is requiring its young men to serve longer in the military while raising the profile of women in the Armed Forces. The new national service law took effect in April 2018 and requires men ages 18 to 35 to serve a year…

UNIPATH STAFF Jordan has successfully trained 750 Soldiers and civilians to respond to potential chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives attacks. Soldiers and emergency workers have received years of…

UNIPATH STAFF Kyrgyzstan will offer money for weapons and explosives poached from the military during past conflicts. This security-enhancing measure, announced by the Kyrgyzstani Ministry of the Interior in August 2018, involves police…

UNIPATH STAFF NATO has reiterated its desire for Saudi Arabia and Oman to form a cooperative partnership with the North American-European alliance. NATO opened a regional center in Kuwait in 2017, part of an effort to increase…