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Gulf States to Set Up a Joint Police Force
2011-12-09 Read More...
GCC Interior Ministers met in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday and agreed to set up a joint Police Force.

Saud Al-Faisal: “Iran Escalating Tension in the Region”
2011-12-07 Read More...
Senior Saudi and Gulf officials called on Iran to come clean about its nuclear program and to comply with all international obligations to ensure peace and security in the region at the recent “The Gulf and the Globe” conference (4-5 December 2011,

Prince Salman Tours Major Saudi Military Facilities
2011-12-02 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Prince Salman visited on Wednesday a number of military facilities in Al-Kharj, including Prince Sultan Air Base - the largest in the Middle East, and said he would continue efforts to strengthen the Armed

Prince Salman Visits Saudi Naval Forces Command
2011-11-21 Read More...
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Salman visited the Command of Naval Forces here on Sunday and said the vital force holds a leading position in the

Ahmadinejad: “Iran Won't Retreat from Nuclear Program”
2011-11-10 Read More...
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Wednesday that Iran won’t retreat “one iota” from its nuclear program, denying claims that it seeks atomic weapons.

Saudi Crown Prince: “No Compromise with Iran”
2011-11-03 Read More...
Crown Prince Naïf, Saudi Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, earlier this week ruled out any compromise with Iran over allegations of Iranian involvement in a plot to murder the Saudi Ambassador to

World Leaders to Attend Prince Sultan's Funeral
2011-10-25 Read More...
Heads of state, world leaders and eminent people around the world are expected to pay their last respects to the late Saudi Crown Prince Sultan, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense and

Saudi-Bahraini Kings Discuss Regional Security
2011-09-29 Read More...
HRM King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz held talks with HRM King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain on major regional and international issues and strengthening bilateral

Prince Turki: US Missed Chance for Afghan Pullout
2011-09-13 Read More...
The United States should have used the killing of Osama bin Laden to declare victory and quickly withdraw from

Saudi King Meets with Turkish President
2011-08-17 Read More...
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bib Abdul-Aziz held talks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul at his palace and discussed major regional and international

Prince Naif Wins Case Against The Independent
2011-08-05 Read More...
A UK court has ordered The Independent newspaper to pay Prince Naif, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia, libel damages over an article which accused him of ordering Police Chiefs to shoot and kill unarmed demonstrators

Saudi King, Pakistani President Discuss Regional Security
2011-07-22 Read More...
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan agreed earlier this week that talks should be held to resolve all regional issues to maintain peace, stability and security in the

Saudi Arabia Cheers Bahrain Dialogue, South Sudan
2011-07-13 Read More...
Saudi Arabia welcomed the founding of the new Republic of South Sudan and commended efforts of the Bahraini leadership to start a national dialogue in the Gulf

New US Defense Secretary Visits Iraq
2011-07-12 Read More...
Leon Panetta arrived in Iraq on Sunday on his first trip there as US Defense Secretary, saying he would press Baghdad to decide on the future US military presence and to go after militants attacking US forces with Iranian

Al-Sabah: Reform Crucial for Gulf Rulers
2011-07-06 Read More...
Gulf Arab Rulers should enact economic and political reforms or risk raising the ire of their citizens, Kuwait's Prime Minister was quoted as saying in Al-Hayat

Secret CIA Base in Gulf to Target Al-Qaeda
2011-06-18 Read More...
Preparing for a worst-case scenario in Yemen, the United States is building a secret CIA air base in the Gulf to target Al-Qaeda terrorists there, in case anti-American factions win the current power struggle and shut US forces out, The Associated

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