Around the Region

UNIPATH STAFF  Police in Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continue to seize hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of illegal drugs, highlighting the importance of multinational cooperation in policing Gulf…

UNIPATH STAFF Egyptian and French naval forces converged on the Red Sea in February 2018 to demonstrate the importance of multinational cooperation in protecting shipping lanes from terrorist attacks. Cleopatra 2018 was the name of…

UNIPATH STAFF To aid in the fight against terrorism and promote national reconciliation, Lebanon received pledges for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of military aid during a multinational security conference in Rome in March…

UNIPATH STAFF Yemeni forces emerged victorious in a military operation to purge al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula from Abyan and Shabwa governorates in March 2018. Operation Sweeping Torrent, backed by forces from the Arab Coalition,…

UNIPATH STAFF A Pakistan Navy ship participating in Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) seized $197 million worth of hashish in February 2018 in the Arabian Sea. Pakistani warship Aslat discovered the 5 tons of hashish after requesting…

SALTANAT BERDIKEEVA Highlighting improving relations between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov approved an agreement in January 2018 to improve security on the countries’ long common border. Diplomats…

UNIPATH STAFF Jordan is defending its borders with a fleet of new UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters flown in part by female pilots. Lara Al-Hawawsheh and Aya Al-Sourany, both 2nd lieutenants in the Royal Jordanian Air Force, were…

UNIPATH STAFF To prevent a resurgence of terrorist groups such as Daesh, the Iraqi government has asked NATO to set up specialized military academies to develop the skills of Iraqi troops. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said…

UNIPATH STAFF Kuwait has agreed to donate $2 billion to help rebuild Iraq after the depredations of Daesh. The contribution was announced at the Kuwait International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq, partly organized by the United…

UNIPATH STAFF Bahrain marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of its military with a multinational live-fire demonstration in Manama involving troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The February 2018 “Power of…