The collection includes articles and theses of the participants of the 1st All-Russian Scientific Conference of Young Middle Easterners "The Army and Military Traditions in the Middle East." The subjects of the materials represent a wide range of issues related to military traditions, the history of the army in the VIII-XVII centuries, the role of the army in politics, state and society in the Middle East in modern and modern times and covers such regions as Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Yemen, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, North Caucasus.