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Bahraini national security advisor gave fulsome backing to the four-year-old Abraham Accords, saying “We would encourage others to join”, while speaking at the Aspen Security Forum in the United States.
Air Vice Marshal Sabah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was appointed deputy chief of staff of the Kuwait Army, via an emiri order.
Five members of the public and a policeman were killed when three Omani brothers fired on worshippers in the Ali Bin Abi Talib mosque in Muscat in mid-July; the attack was later claimed by Islamic State.
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed has become only the second defence minister in the history of the country, taking over from his father, Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid who had held the post since the UAE was founded in 1971. It comes as part of a wider federal government reshuffle which included some significant changes for the education sector.
Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy, established by King Abdelaziz (Ibn Saud) in 1932. After the founder died 20 years later, his son Saud took charge and since then power has been passed from brother to brother.
The new Labour government in London is considering drawing up a new definition of state-sponsored terrorism
A memorandum of understanding was signed by Saudi Arabian Military Industries (Sami) with the drone maker in early July, during a visit by defence minister Prince Khalid to Türkiye.
The Al-Emarat corvette was handed over at Lorient shipyard in north-western France on 27 June and will join sister ship Bani Yas in the UAE Navy’s fleet.
The final two helicopters from a 30-strong order for the Kuwait Armed Forces and Kuwait National Guard were delivered in late June, some eight years after the contract was signed, while allegations of graft have swirled around the deal in the intervening years.
Discussions have been held in New Delhi, with Doha reportedly asking for around $600,000 for the 12 little-used jets, along with missiles, spare engines and other parts
Khalid Bin Salman held talks with defence minister Admiral Dong Jun and Central Military Commission vice-chairman Zhang Youxia in the Chinese capital on 25 June.
The US Air Force Office of Special Investigations is believed to have opened an inquiry into a planned support services contract at Martyr Brigadier General Ali Flaih Air Base, following allegations over kickbacks and claims of links between a local subcontractor and Iran-backed militias.
Abu Dhabi Deputy Ruler Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan held talks with US national security advisor Jake Sullivan and former president Barack Obama in Washington on 5 June, before travelling to Seattle to meet senior Microsoft figures.
Former Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Shamkhani may once more be in charge of indirect talks with the US over the nuclear file, with Oman acting as the key intermediary.
Former foreign minister Kamal Kharrazi is one of several senior figures to warn that Tehran would have to change its self-declared ban on nuclear weapons if Iran felt its nuclear facilities were being threatened by Israel.
