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Prince Khaled: Saudi Arabia Prepared to Defend Borders
2011-05-26 Read More...
Saudi Arabia is well prepared to defend its borders and safeguard it stability, said Prince Khaled bin Sultan, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation, when asked whether the worsening political crisis in neighboring Yemen would have any negative

GCC Eyes Expanding Peninsula Shield Force
2011-05-26 Read More...
A proposal to expand the joint force of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) called Peninsula Shield is currently being reviewed by the Gulf governments with an aim to boost indigenous capability to deter any external threat or

Iran’s Army Receives New Qiyam Missile
2011-05-24 Read More...
Iran’s military received a new ballistic missile system, which it said demonstrated the country’s self-sufficiency in mass producing

Saudi King Grants $4b Aid to Egypt
2011-05-24 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has pledged $4 billion in aid to Egypt, the Chief of Egypt's ruling Military Council said this past week.

US Defense & Security Firms Visit Riyadh
2011-05-19 Read More...
Executives from more than 20 US defense and security companies came to Riyadh May 14-17 in search of investment

Saudi King & Mohammed Bin Zayed Meet in Riyadh
2011-04-25 Read More...
HRM King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia held talks with H.H. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at his palace in Riyadh on

Saudi King & Gates Meet in Riyadh
2011-04-07 Read More...
HRH King Abdullah and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates held talks Wednesday on a range of bilateral and regional issues including Iran and the spiraling unrest in

Call to Open Saudi Skies to Gulf Carriers
2011-01-04 Read More...
Saudi daily Arab News reported that the Association for Consumer Protection has urged authorities to open Saudi skies to Gulf airline companies. This will help meet the growing domestic flight

Saab Wins Arthur Deal
2011-01-04 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab received an order for weapon locating system Arthur. The order amount is 200 million SEK (over 29 million

Prince Naif Leads Saudi Delegation to GCC Summit
2010-12-06 Read More...
Second Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Prince Naif is leading, on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, the Saudi delegation to the Gulf Summit meeting in Abu Dhabi (06-07 December

Prince Miteb Named Commander of Saudi National Guard
2010-11-18 Read More...
Prince Miteb bin Abdullah has been appointed as Minister of State and Commander of the National Guard, according to a royal order issued on Wednesday. Prince Miteb will also be a member of the Council of

Prince Sultan Signs Saudi Airport Deals
2010-11-18 Read More...
Saudi Crown Prince Sultan, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense and Aviation, signed two contracts worth SR27.1 billion to refurbish King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah with a new terminal and

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