military exercises

Philippines hails US as top ally, welcomes war games

Manila - Muslimchronicle

The Philippines’ military chief hailed the United States as his nation’s “number one ally” and announced a return of regular war games, following President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for warmer ties. Duterte last week vowed to be “friendly” with the United States, signalling an end to relentless criticism that included a vow to end all joint military exercises and branding thenRead more

Nepal, China begin first-ever joint military exercises

Katmandu - Arab Today

China and Nepal began their first-ever joint military exercises on Sunday, a move likely to rattle India as Beijing boosts its influence in the region. Nepal is sandwiched between China and India and has in recent years ping-ponged between the sphere of influence of Delhi and Beijing as the Asian giants jostle for regional supremacy. The 10-day drill in Katmandu,Read more

Hegazy attends drills conducted by 2nd Field Army forces

Cairo - Arab Today

Armed Forces chief-of-staff Mahmoud Hegazy attended on Thursday military exercises carried out by the Second Field Army forces. At the beginning of the ceremony, Hegazy urged the attendees to observe a minute of silence in mourning of the martyrs of the Egyptian army. He then praised high-level combat and fighting skills shown by servicemen who are going to join forcesRead more

Egypt, Bahrain launch "Khalid ibn al-Walid" military drills

Cairo - Arab Today

The Egyptian and Bahraini special forces will hold their military exercises, codenamed "Khalid ibn al-Walid 2016" on the Bahraini soil. Elements participating in the drills arrived at Bahrain's Isa Airbase. The drills will run till December 30. The exercises fall within the framework of military cooperation between the Armed Forces of Egypt and Bahrain. They aim at strengthening their militaryRead more

Iranian army's ground forces to conduct major drills

Tehran - Arab Today

Iranian Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari announced that his forces are preparing to stage major military exercises in the southeastern parts of the country to enhance their combat preparedness. "These exercises will be staged at three tactical phases with the use of state-of-the-art equipment,” Brigadier General Heidari was quoted by Iranian news agency Fars as saying. He notedRead more

Tunisian-Algerian Joint military exercises off Tabarka

Tunis - Arab Today

The Tunisian and Algerian armed forces conducted joint military exercises off Tabarka from November 22 to 28, baptised "Morjane 2016", the Tunisian official news agency TAP quoted the National Defence Ministry as saying on Monday. In a statement, the department said these manoeuvres are part of the joint training of the Tunisian and Algerian navies to face the possible threatsRead more

Egypt, Jordan start military drills

Cairo - Arab Today

The Egyptian and Jordanian Armed Forces began military exercises on Monday with the participation of ground, air and navy forces from both sides. The wargames, codenamed "Aqaba 2016" are carried out in southern Jordan. The drills will run till November 25. The drills aim at boosting military relations between the two countries through training the participating troops on implementing variousRead more

South Korea-US military drill shadowed by North Korea threats

Seoul - Arab Today

South Korea and the United States kicked off large-scale military exercises on Monday, triggering condemnation and threats of a pre-emptive nuclear strike from North Korea. The two-week annual Ulchi Freedom drill, which plays out a scenario of full-scale invasion by the nuclear-armed North, is largely computer-simulated but still involves around 50,000 Korean and 25,000 US soldiers. The exercise always triggersRead more

Israeli Army Conducts Military Exercises in Lebanon's Shebaa Farms

Beirut - Arab Today

The Israeli army Monday staged military exercises in the occupied Shebaa Farms, south Lebanon, using machine guns and heavy artillery, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported. The exercises conducted amid Israeli flights over Shebaa Farms and Orkoub villages, NNA said. Source: QNARead more

Iraq, US naval forces conduct military drill in south Basra

Baghdad - Arab Today

Iraqi naval forces carried out joint military exercises with a US naval force in near Basra oil port, 28 nautical miles away from the international waters, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. The military drill includes training on how the participating forces could administer first aid in battle, the ministry added. Iraqi cadets of the Maritime Vocational Training CenterRead more