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Saudi Chief of General Staff Meets Italian Defense Officials, Tours Four Defense Industries
2023-01-29 Read More...
Chief of the General Staff of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Lieutenant-General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili started an official several-day visit to

Saudi Arabia, Chad Sign MoU for Defense Cooperation
2023-01-26 Read More...
The governments of Saudi Arabia and Chad signed in Riyadh Monday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for defense cooperation, within the framework of the two countries’ constant efforts to develop bilateral relations in a way that promotes

Saudi Navy Hands Over CTF-150 Command in Bahrain to UK’s Royal Navy
2023-01-22 Read More...
Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia handed over to the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN) the responsibility of commanding the Combined Task Force 150

Saudi Arabia Extends Financial Support for UN Office of Counter-Terrorism
2023-01-19 Read More...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has extended a financial support worth $300,000 for the New York based Global Counter-Terrorism Office as part of the Arab strategy to promote the project of combating terrorism, its executive plan and

Saudi Ministry of Interior Concludes its Participation in “Hajj Expo 2023”
2023-01-17 Read More...
The 2nd edition of Hajj and Umrah (Pilgrimage) Services Conference and Exhibition “Hajj Expo 2023” concluded its activities in Jeddah Thursday evening, under the theme “Quality in the Services

Saudi Minister of National Guard to Inaugurate Riyadh Global Medical Biotech Summit
2023-01-16 Read More...
Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and on his behalf, Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Minister of the National Guard, will inaugurate

UAE President Receives Pakistan’s New Chief of Army Staff
2023-01-11 Read More...
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, received Monday General Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff of the Islamic Republic of

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff
2023-01-10 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, received at the winter camp in AlUla Monday, the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, Lieutenant General Asim

Saudi Minister of Defense Receives Chief of Staff of Pakistani Army
2023-01-05 Read More...
Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia received in Riyadh Thursday the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, Lt. General Asim Munir, during his visit to the

Joint Bahraini-Saudi Naval Drill “Bridge 23” Concludes
2023-01-04 Read More...
Bahrain’s Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General Dheyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi, attended Thursday the closing ceremony of the naval drill, codenamed “Bridge 23”, carried out by the Bahrain Defence Force, represented by the Royal Bahrain Naval Force

Saudi, Egyptian Chiefs of Staff Hold Talks in Riyadh
2022-12-28 Read More...
Chief of the General Staff of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Lieutenant-General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili received in Riyadh Tuesday the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt Lieutenant General Osama

Algerian President, Interior Minister Receive Saudi Interior Minister
2022-12-27 Read More...
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria received in Algiers Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi

Saudi, Bahraini Naval Forces Start ‘Bridge 23’ Naval Exercise
2022-12-25 Read More...
Saudi Arabian and Bahraini naval forces began a bilateral maritime exercise in Bahrain, the Saudi Defense Ministry announced on

Saudi Minister of Defence Visits BAE Systems Headquarters
2022-12-14 Read More...
Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia paid a visit Tuesday to the headquarters of BAE Systems in the British city of Wharton, during his current official visit to the United

Naif Arab University for Security Sciences Holds Workshop in New York
2022-12-06 Read More...
Riyadh-based Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS) opened a workshop in New York Tuesday, in cooperation with the Executive Directorate of the Anti-Terror Committee, affiliating to the UN Security

Saudi Crown Prince Launches Masterplan for King Salman International Airport
2022-11-29 Read More...
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA), Chairman of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), announced Monday the

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