Arms Control
Friday, November 22, 2013 - 09:22
Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the Middle East and North Africa over the last week:
Egypt:
Friday, November 22, 2013 - 09:06
The imperfect repairs done in Russia were the cause of the MiG-31 aircraft crash, representative of the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office Zhenis Temekov said at the briefing earlier this week.
Friday, November 22, 2013 - 00:00
Biden afirmo que el gobierno panameno actuo de manera "responsable" al detener la embarcacion que zarpo de La Habana hacia un puerto norcoreano cargada con armas escondidas entre 10.000 toneladas de azucar.
Friday, November 22, 2013 - 00:00
With an end to narco-insurgency in its sights, the Colombian army is now looking to the future configuration of its forces.
Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 09:31
Spokesperson Jen Psaki discussed recent attacks in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, ongoing negotiations with Iran, U.S.-Afghan relations, political developments in Venezuela, U.S.-Moroccan diplomatic relations and other topics.
Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 08:39
The Nigerian Navy says it is building commercial war ships for export within the African countries.
Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 07:40
The meeting with General David Rodriguez “was an opportunity to discuss the security issue, ways of cooperating and how the United States can support Tunisia, in terms of equipment and training,” Larayedh’s office said.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 11:23
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces placed an order at the Dubai Airshow Wednesday to produce an undisclosed quantity of Al Tariq precision-guided weapon systems valued at US $500 million.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 11:15
He added “everything is possible,” pointing out that cooperation in areas of infrastructure, economy, military and security had been discussed by the ministers.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 08:25
Press Secretary Jay Carney discussed ongoing negotiations with Iran, U.S. negotiations with Afghanistan, and the embassy bombing in Lebanon.