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“Arab Gulf Security 2” Exercise Kicks Off in UAE
2020-02-10 Read More...
Earlier this month, Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Shafar, Under-Secretary at the UAE Ministry of Interior and Chairman of the High Joint Committee for the Mobilization Exercise of GCC Security Forces 2, chaired the Committee’s meeting held at the

Five MoUs Signed at Global Cybersecurity Forum in Riyadh
2020-02-07 Read More...
The Global Cybersecurity Forum witnessed the signing of specific Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) that will reflect positively on enhancing cybersecurity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Greece to Deploy Patriot Missiles, Personnel to Saudi Arabia
2020-02-07 Read More...
Greece will send some of its Patriot defense missiles to Saudi Arabia under a program involving the US, Britain and France, the government spokesman said earlier this

Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense Receives U.S., Pakistani Military Officials
2020-01-31 Read More...
Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister, received in Riyadh Wednesday the Commander of the US Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie (photo) and his accompanying

Saudi Chief of Staff Meets Chairman of Pakistan’s Chiefs of Staff Committee
2020-01-29 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Chief of General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili received in Riyadh Pakistani Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza (photo) and his accompanying

Saudi Crown Prince Patronizes Graduation Ceremony at King Faisal Air College
2020-01-28 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, patronized in Riyadh on Sunday the graduation ceremony of the 97th batch of King Faisal Air Academy, the Saudi Press Agency

Egyptian, Saudi Naval Forces Start Joint Drills in Red Sea
2020-01-24 Read More...
On Wednesday, the Egyptian Ministry of Defense stated in a statement that the Egyptian and Saudi naval forces started to conduct joint maritime exercises within Egypt’s territorial waters in the Red Sea, Middle East News Agency (MENA)

Saudi Chief of General Staff Decorates Chief of UK Defense Staff
2020-01-08 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Chief of the General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili decorated in Riyadh the Chief of the UK Defense Staff General Sir Nick Carter (photo) with King Abdulaziz Medal of the Excellent Rank, which is ordered by the Custodian

Riyadh Hosts “International Cooperation in Combating Terrorism” Symposium
2019-12-27 Read More...
The “International Cooperation in Combating Terrorism” Symposium, organized by Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS) and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kicked off in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia to Host GCC Unified Military Command Headquarters
2019-12-24 Read More...
Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, GCC Secretary General, signed in Riyadh Sunday the GCC Unified Military Command Headquarters

Advanced Electronics Company Wins LinkedIn Award
2019-12-03 Read More...
The Advanced Electronics Company (AEC), a Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) company, has won the LinkedIn Award for Best Development, Training, and Learning Culture among more than 1,000 companies in the Middle East and North Africa, the

Saudi Chief-of-Staff Receives US Counterpart
2019-12-02 Read More...
Saudi Chief of General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili met Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley (photo) who visited Riyadh last

Saudi Crown Prince Meets Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff
2019-11-28 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, met in Riyadh with the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark

SAMINavantia Launches Training Program With 11 Saudi Engineers
2019-11-28 Read More...
SAMI Navantia Naval Industries (SAMINavantia), a joint project between Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and Navantia S.A., has launched its On-the-Job Training (OJT)

Saudi Chief of General Staff Opens Saudi Int’l Maritime Forum
2019-11-26 Read More...
Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, Chief of the General

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Visits Sultanate of Oman
2019-11-13 Read More...
Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman received Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Minister of Defense, in Muscat Monday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

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