The US State Department confirmed, in a statement, that the proposed sale of missiles and related equipment “will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States, by helping improve the security of a major non-NATO ally that remains an important strategic partner in the Middle East”.
Reuters – Qatar announced contracts worth about $23bn on Thursday to buy attack helicopters, guided missiles, tankers and other weapons from Boeing Co, Airbus and other arms makers as the Gulf state accelerates its military build-up. The world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter announced deals with about 20 global companies, including firms from the …
Russia and Egypt have “already initialed or signed” a $3 billion arms deal, Russian newspaper Vedomosti reported Friday. The deal would procure Russian military equipment, including MiG-29M/M2 fighters, air defense systems of several types, Mi-35 helicopters, anti-coastal complexes of ammunition and light weapons, according to the report, which was based on two unnamed sources in …
Army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi meets top Russian officials on Thursday to negotiate a US$2-billion arms deal
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed that military collaboration was discussed in talks between the defence ministers of both countries
Russia and the United States have been trying for months to organise an international peace conference between Assad’s regime and the opposition, but so far to no avail
Had the deal been finalised and implemented, it would have made Russia Baghdad’s second-biggest arms supplier, after the United States
