by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 10, 2017 | Opinion
After Saudi King Salman’s visit to Moscow ended with serious talks over two major military agreements, it seemed more pressing than ever to delve into the why behind Riyadh gravitating closer towards importing all sorts of arms deals in an unprecedented manner. The...
by Michel Abu Najm | Aug 27, 2017 | Middle East
Paris- French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Defense Minister Florence Parly arrived in Baghdad on Saturday before heading to Irbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region, in the framework of the French efforts to prepare for the post-ISIS phase, Iraqi military...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 24, 2017 | Middle East
Baghdad, Tehran- Iraq and Iran signed on Sunday several deals aimed at boosting their military cooperation during the visit of Iraqi Defense Minister Irfan al-Hayali to Tehran where he met with his Iranian counterpart minister Hossein Dehghan. “Extending...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 7, 2017 | World
Washington – For the second time in just over three months, President Donald Trump administration lost its candidate to serve as secretary of the army after he withdrew from consideration following criticism for his previous bigoted statements against Muslims and US...
by Adel al-Salmi | Feb 10, 2017 | World
London- Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Army Ahmed Reza Pourdastan said Thursday that the U.S. economic sanctions against his country aim to incite the Iranian people and encourage them to revolt against the regime. Speaking to army commanders in Tehran,...