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Prince Fahd: “Saudia Privatization in Final Stages”
2013-08-01 Read More...
The privatization of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is in the final stages and would be completed shortly, a report said quoting Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Chairman of the airline's Board of

Saudi-Sudanese Naval Forces Hold Joint Exercise
2013-02-28 Read More...
The Naval Forces of Saudi Arabia and Sudan began joint military exercises on the Sudanese coast of the Red Sea on 17 February

Qassim Regional Airport Named after Saudi Prince Naïf
2012-07-11 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has renamed the Qassim Regional Airport in Buraidah as the Prince Naïf bin Abdul Aziz

Saudi Arabia Announces the Demise of Prince Naïf
2012-06-18 Read More...
It was with deep sadness and grief that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah announced Saturday the demise of his brother and right hand Crown Prince Naïf, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior at the age of

Saudi Defense Discussions with Spain Revived
2012-06-08 Read More...
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Salman held talks in Madrid yesterday with his Spanish counterpart Pedro Morenes on strengthening military cooperation between the two

Salman Opens New Madinah Military Command Building
2012-06-05 Read More...
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Salman opened the new building of Madinah Military Command on Friday, and expressed his satisfaction over the combat readiness of the Saudi Armed

Prince Salman Receives Spanish Defense Minister
2012-05-14 Read More...
Spain’s Defense Minister Pedro Morenés arrived in Riyadh on an official visit to Saudi Arabia on

Iran to Top 14th Consultative GCC Meeting
2012-05-11 Read More...
Key regional developments in the Arab world including strained relations between the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Iran will top the agenda of the consultative meeting of the GCC Heads of State in the Saudi capital on May

Prince Naif Expresses Solidarity with UAE & Bahrain
2012-05-07 Read More...
HRH Prince Naif, Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia, has highlighted the importance of the Gulf Union to confront challenges and foreign

Saudi Arabia to Set Up New Military Industries
2012-05-04 Read More...
HH Prince Khaled bin Sultan, Deputy Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia, has emphasized the importance of making military equipment spare parts locally, adding that it was encouraged by the late Prince Sultan, Former Defense

Saudi King Holds Key Talks with Polish Prime Minister
2012-04-24 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah held wide-ranging talks with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Riyadh

GCC Asks Iran to End Occupation of UAE Islands
2012-04-19 Read More...
GCC Foreign Ministers held an extraordinary meeting in Riyadh Wednesday and condemned as “provocative” a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UAE island of Abu Musa, which is occupied by

Saudi Arabia, UK to Boost Defense Ties
2012-04-06 Read More...
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Salman, who is was on a multiday official visit to the UK this week, held talks with British counterpart Philip Hammond at the Defense Ministry headquarters in London and discussed prospects of expanding bilateral

890 Km Fence to Secure Saudi Arabia’s Northern Borders
2012-03-15 Read More...
Preparations are currently under way to launch the 890 km-long northern borders security

Saudi-Indian Panel to Draw Future Defense Cooperation
2012-02-17 Read More...
Saudi Arabia and India agreed to set up a joint panel that will be entrusted with the task of preparing a road map for defense cooperation and to work out details of a proposed defense pact to be signed later in

GCC Summit to Address Security & Military Issues
2011-12-19 Read More...
Regional developments, including a range of political, economic, security and military issues, will figure during the Summit of the Heads of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states taking place in Riyadh today and Tuesday (19-20 December

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