Military Exercises
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 10:23
The United States approved the delivery of arms to select Syrian rebel groups as the Syrian regime neared completion of its chemical weapons shipment agreement. The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa convened to discuss the 2015 State Department budget. 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:
United States Policy:
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 06:41
Manama, Apr. 30. (BNA) Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa met here today the Saudi Army Assistant Director-General for Central Inspection Major General Awadh bin Mohammed Al Qahtani and his accompanying delegation during their visit to BDF's Military Judiciary.
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 06:17
Saudi armed forces ended on April 29 what was considered their largest military exercises in recent history. They included the broad participation of all military and security sectors affiliated with the ministries of defense, interior and national guard.
Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 08:07
Azerbaijani media reports that the focus of the drills is the Agdam region and that heavy artillery and armored vehicles are participating and that loud expolosions could be heard in surrounding districts.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 13:42
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia ended military excercises Tuesday along the borders of Iraq and Kuwait, as well as other regions, in what the media described as the largest in the kingdom's history.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 12:42
The Colombians are preparing to relocate a naval base and looked to the U.S. Navy for information on how to best accomplish it.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 09:25
El L9013 BPC (Bâtiments de Projection et de Commandement) “Mistral”, acompañado de la fragata F-710 La Fayette, integrando la misión Jeanne D’Arc 2014, arribó a Río de Janeiro como parte de su periplo internacional anual, que culminará en julio próximo, tras recorrer 8 países, albergando a 154 nuevos oficiales en fase de entrenamiento.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 08:00
Just three days earlier, Army Spc. Hernaldo Beltran Jr., 24, was struck and killed by a branch that broke off a towering conacaste tree that stands a few feet from the school
Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 07:15
Joint activities have started on April 1 in accordance with the Plan of bilateral military cooperation between the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic and Turkey and will last till May 30, 2014.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 07:56
It is noted that the CSTO peacekeeping forces exercises will take place from July 29 to August 1 in the Kyrgyz Republic in Ala-Too training center