On November 4, joint military exercises between six countries – Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait and Jordan – took place in Egypt, with Morocco and Lebanon as observers. Although these are not the first military exercises between Arab countries the current exercises appear to be of a different composition.
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Dr. Ashraf Mohammed Keshk, Director of Strategic and International Studies