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Prince Khalid bin Salman Named Saudi Deputy Defense Minister
2019-02-26 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, in his capacity as Deputy King, issued a royal decree on Saturday appointing Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz as Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense

Saudi King Names Abdullah bin Bandar Minister of National Guard
2018-12-31 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman appointed Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz Minister of National Guard, and Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Ghofeily was relieved as National Guard

Jordan, Iraq Agree to Reopen Border Crossing
2017-08-29 Read More...
Jordan and Iraq have agreed to reopen the Turaibil - al-Karamah border crossing shortly after Eid Al

UAE Delivers 12 Vehicles to Yemen’s Coast Guard
2016-11-17 Read More...
The UAE has delivered 12 vehicles to the Coast Guard in Hadramout to boost the security efficiency of the security institutions and sectors to normalize life in the liberated governorates, UAE national news agency WAM

Saudi Security Officer Saves 17 Doctors from Hospital Blaze
2016-11-16 Read More...
A Saudi hospital security officer has spoken of the moment he saved 17 doctors and children when a fire ripped through King Khaled Hospital in Al-Kharj in Saudi

Saudi Arabia, Iran Vie Naval Supremacy
2016-10-13 Read More...
Saudi Arabia last week began its naval war games that included live fire exercises in the Arabian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil

Saudi General: “Yemeni Army to Enter Sana’a if Talks Fail”
2016-05-13 Read More...
If the United Nations announces the failure of peace talks in Kuwait aimed at ending the year-long war in Yemen, Yemen’s internationally recognized government will launch a military operation to enter the capital Sana’a, the Saudi-led military

Gulf Countries, US Agree to Carry Out Joint Patrols
2016-04-21 Read More...
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the United States have agreed to carry out joint patrols to stop any Iranian arms shipments reaching Yemen, the bloc’s Secretary General, Abdullatif al-Zayani, said on

Saudi Arabia Forms 34-State Coalition to Combat Terrorism
2015-12-16 Read More...
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday formed a 34-state military coalition to combat terrorism, according to a joint statement published on Saudi Press Agency

Saudi Security Forces Foil ISIS Cell in Riyadh & Dammam
2015-09-30 Read More...
The Saudi Interior Ministry announced Monday it has intercepted an ISIS cell during four simultaneous operations in the Saudi capital Riyadh and the eastern city of Dammam.

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Saudi FM Review Regional Issues
2015-08-04 Read More...
Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (photo), who is also Deputy Chief of the UAE Armed Forces, met Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Bin Ahmad Jubair, in Abu Dhabi Saturday night for mutual

Saudi Arabia, Egypt Agree to Boost Military & Economic Ties
2015-08-03 Read More...
Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed a pact in Cairo Thursday aimed at boosting military and economic ties between the two Arab

Saudi Arabia Determined to Defy Iran’s Regional Expansion
2015-07-13 Read More...
The Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubair (photo) said that the Kingdom is against any Iranian interference in the Arab world.

Former Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal Dies
2015-07-10 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s former Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal died on Thursday at the age of 75, two months after he was replaced following 40 years in the job, family members and a Foreign Ministry spokesman

Saudi Minister of Defense Visits Russia
2015-06-19 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, arrived in Moscow on Wednesday on a high-profile visit to discuss key issues with Russian leaders including President Vladimir Putin.

Saudi Crown Prince: Kingdom’s Security “Under Control”
2015-06-02 Read More...
The security situation in Saudi Arabia is “under control”, the Kingdom’s Crown Prince, who led a previous crackdown on Al-Qaeda, said Sunday after the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group claimed a fatal mosque attack, the state-run Saudi

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