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Saudi Warplanes Escort US B-52 Strategic Bombers
2020-12-14 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Air Force warplanes escorted Thursday two US strategic bombers (B-52) while crossing the airspace of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as the B-52 has the ability to launch a large load of multiple weapons and hit the targets accurately

Saudi Arabia Ranks Safest Among G20 Nations
2020-12-11 Read More...
Saudi Arabia ranks top for safety among G20 nations, outperforming the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC), as revealed through five security indicators included in a global

Saudi, US Land Forces Start ‘Hawk Claws 2’ Joint Exercise
2020-12-10 Read More...
Maneuvers of a joint exercise of the Royal Saudi Land Forces, with the participation of the friendly US forces, kicked off on Tuesday at the Northwestern zone of the

Saudi Chief-of-Staff Awarded Bahraini Medal First Degree
2020-12-08 Read More...
Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received in Manama Sunday Saudi Arabia’s Chief of the General Staff, General Fayyad bin Hamid

Saudi Armed Forces Participate in Joint Arab Drill in Egypt
2020-11-24 Read More...
The Saudi Armed Forces are taking part in the joint military drill “Saif Al Arab” (The Sword of Arabs), which is currently held at Mohamed Naguib Military Base in the Arab Republic of Egypt, with the participation of the United Arab Emirates, the

Iraq’s Chief of Staff Visits Saudi Arabia
2020-11-12 Read More...
The Chief of the Iraqi Army General Staff General Abdulamir Yarallah (photo) and accompanying delegation arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh

GCC Interior Ministers Discuss Security Cooperation, COVID-19
2020-10-29 Read More...
Interior Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held Tuesday their 37th ordinary meeting via video conference from the Saudi capital

GACA Celebrates International Day of Air Traffic Controllers 2020
2020-10-23 Read More...
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia participated in the International Day of Air Traffic Controllers, which takes place on 20 October each

Saudi Arabia Launches First Home-Made Speed Interceptor Boat & Floating Dock
2020-10-16 Read More...
The Saudi Ministry of Defense and the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) announced the launch and localization of the first locally-manufactured HSI32 speed interceptor boats as well as the commissioning of the first Floating

Saudi Arabia Hosts G20 Space Economy Leaders Meeting
2020-10-07 Read More...
The Saudi Space Commission is organizing 2020’s first meeting of space agency leaders that belong to G20 countries, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Celebrates 90th National Day
2020-09-24 Read More...
Saudi Arabia is celebrating its National Day with concerts and other events, while adhering to COVID-19 precautionary measures, to commemorate the Kingdom’s unification under its founder, King Abdulaziz Al Saud, 90 years

CMN Delivers New Batch of Speed Interceptor Boats to Saudi Navy
2020-09-22 Read More...
Commander of the Saudi Royal Naval Forces Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghufaili patronized in Dammam (Eastern Province) Sunday the delivery ceremony of the second and third batches of the French-made Speed Interceptor Boats HS132 as part

Saudi Arabia Allows All UAE-Bound Flights to Cross its Airspace
2020-09-04 Read More...
An official source at the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia has stated that the Authority approved the request received from the General Civil Aviation Authority in the United Arab Emirates

GCC Military Medical Officials Hold 19th Meeting
2020-09-03 Read More...
The Commanders and Directors of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states’ armed forces’ medical services held Tuesday their 19th

GAMI, TVTC to Boost Human Skills in Saudi Military Industries
2020-08-27 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC), the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Saudi Navy Takes Over Command of Mixed Duty Force from French Counterpart
2020-08-20 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Naval Forces took over the command of the Mixed Duty Force (150), for the second time, from its French counterpart, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

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