ABU DHABI — Kuwait has become increasingly uneasy over the huge orders of U.S. combat platforms by neighboring Iraq. Analysts said Kuwait’s biggest concern has been that Iraq would (more…)
WASHINGTON — A leading Saudi analyst has provided details of a new Gulf Cooperation Council military. An analyst close to the Saudi leadership said the GCC was planning a (more…)
NICOSIA — The Gulf Cooperation Council has agreed to finance Lebanon’s military. Officials said Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have pledged billions of dollars for the modernization (more…)
TEL AVIV — Saudi Arabia, despite the growing nuclear threat from Iran, was unlikely to form an alliance with Israel, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (more…)
ABU DHABI — Bahrain has again warned clerics against discussing politics in mosques. Officials said the Interior Ministry has been meeting both Shi’ite and Sunni clerics in the Gulf (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has paved the way for military sales to the Gulf Cooperation Council. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has formally approved the (more…)
ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has formed a military command. Gulf Arab leaders said they agreed to the formation of a joint command responsible for external security. (more…)
WASHINGTON — Qatar and the United States have renewed a long-term defense cooperation agreement. Officials said the Gulf Cooperation Council emirate renewed the U.S.-Qatar Defense Cooperation Agreement during the (more…)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. defense industry has formed a team to further enhance the Saudi Arabian National Guard. A U.S. defense major, Northrop Grumman, has been organizing contractors to (more…)
