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Saudi, Japanese Defense Ministers Discuss Security Cooperation
2023-07-31 Read More...
The Saudi and Japanese Defense Ministers met in Tokyo Monday to discuss ways to bolster security

Saudi Arabia, Turkiye Ink Executive Defense Cooperation Plan, Drone Acquisition Contracts
2023-07-19 Read More...
The Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip

Saudi Crown Prince, French President Review Bilateral Relations
2021-12-06 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense received at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah Saturday President Emmanuel Macron of the Republic of

UAE, Pakistan to Boost Defense Cooperation
2021-01-06 Read More...
The UAE Ambassador to Pakistan, Hamad Obaid Alzaabi, has discussed with Zobaida Jalal, Pakistani Federal Minister for Defense Production, ways to further develop relations between the two countries and reviewed current regional and international

Sudan Agrees to Host Russian Naval Base for at Least 25 Years
2020-12-10 Read More...
Russia has signed an agreement with Sudan to establish a navy base in the African nation for at least a quarter century, part of Moscow’s efforts to expand its global reach, The Associated Press (AP)

Egyptian Warships Arrive in Russia for ‘Friendship Bridge-2020’ Naval Exercise
2020-11-19 Read More...
A group of the Egyptian Navy’s ships called at the port of Novorossiysk for the first time to participate in the Russia-Egypt Friendship Bridge-2020 naval exercise, the press office of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet reported

China Launches First Type 054 A/P Frigate for Pakistan Navy
2020-08-26 Read More...
China has launched the first of four “most advanced” warships it is building for Pakistan in the wake of boosting defense and economic ties between the two allied

World Donors Pledge € 253 Million in Relief Aid for Lebanon
2020-08-10 Read More...
World leaders pledged nearly $300 million (253 million Euros) to Lebanon to help it recover from last week’s massive explosion in

Beirut Port Blast: World Responds to Lebanon’s Plight
2020-08-07 Read More...
A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the

Oman: Haitham bin Tariq Succeeds Late Sultan Qaboos
2020-01-13 Read More...
His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman, the Arab world’s longest-serving ruler, passed away

Saudi King, Defense Minister Receive US Defense Secretary
2019-10-24 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at his office in Riyadh Tuesday the United States Secretary of Defense Mark

Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense Meets Russian Defense Minister
2019-04-26 Read More...
Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense, met in Moscow Wednesday with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Qatar Sends 24 Armored Personnel Carriers to Mali
2018-12-31 Read More...
Qatar has sent 24 Armored Personnel Vehicles (APC) to Mali, army officials from both countries said Friday, as Doha pledges closer ties with the West African Sahel country locked in a battle with jihadist

India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Agni-I Ballistic Missile
2018-11-01 Read More...
India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) has successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic missile, local media reported on Tuesday, citing defense industry

Russia to Send S-300 Air Defense System to Syria in 2 Weeks
2018-09-25 Read More...
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that within two weeks Russia would hand over to Syria an S-300 air defense system to strengthen Syria’s combat capacities following the loss of the Russian Ilyushin-20 plane over the Mediterranean

Qatar’s Emir Visits Rafale Squadron in France
2018-07-09 Read More...
HH the Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Thursday the building of the Qatari Rafale Squadron in the Mont-de-Marsan airbase in

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