GCC defence ministers approve forward military command in Kuwait following Iranian attacks

Abu Dhabi, Nov 10 (UNI) Defence ministers of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have agreed to establish a forward military command in Kuwait and assign forces to it, in a move aimed at strengthening joint defence coordination amid rising regional tensions. GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi said the decision was taken at the 23rd session of the GCC Joint Defence Council in Manama, Bahrain, on Tuesday. The meeting was chaired by Bahrain's Minister of Defence Affairs, Lieutenant General Abdullah bin Hassan Al Nuaimi. The new command will come under the GCC's Unified Military Command, the joint force that…