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Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense Hails Strategic Partnership with UK
2020-06-11 Read More...
Prince Khaled bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Defense, received Wednesday a phone call from Ben Wallace Secretary of State for Defense of United

Prince Sultan bin Salman Congratulates NASA, SpaceX on Launching Falcon 9 Flight
2020-06-02 Read More...
Prince Sultan bin Salman, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Commission, has congratulated the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (Space X) on the success of

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE to Ease COVID-19 Restrictions
2020-05-27 Read More...
Saudi Arabia announced it will ease COVID-19) restrictions, resume some economic and commercial activities, and return to

Saudi Ministry of Defense Builds Two Mobile Hospitals for COVID-19 Patients
2020-05-14 Read More...
In line with the Saudi leadership’s directives to harness all capabilities to safeguard the health of citizens and expatriates, the Saudi Ministry of Defense, represented by the General Department for Medical Services of the Armed

King Abdulaziz University Retains 42 Research Proposals on COVID-19
2020-04-30 Read More...
King Abdulaziz University has announced the winning of 42 research proposals out of a total of 230 proposals submitted during the last period as a part of the University Rector’s initiative for outstanding research on the novel Coronavirus

KACST Launches Super Track to Help Scientific Research Combat COVID-19
2020-04-08 Read More...
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) launched a super track (high-speedway) to back-up scientific research to combat novel Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), in collaboration with the Saudi Ministry of Health, the Saudi Health

Saudi Falcons Took Part in IADE Exhibition in Tunisia
2020-03-10 Read More...
The fling displays of the Saudi Falcons team were appreciated by the visitors of the 10th International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (IADE), which concluded in Tunisia

Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense Visits Pakistan
2020-03-04 Read More...
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan received in his office in Islamabad Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and his accompanying delegation, currently on an official visit to the

Tunisia Hosts 37th Session of Arab Interior Ministers Council
2020-03-03 Read More...
Tunisian President Kais Saied received Arab Interior Ministers attending the 37th session of the Arab Interior Ministers Council which opened in Tunis Sunday, according to a Tunisian Presidency

Saudi Minister of Interior Patronizes ‘Fist 3’ Exercise
2020-02-21 Read More...
Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of Interior in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, patronized Wednesday the “Fist 3” exercise and the graduation ceremony of the training courses of the Border Guards, at Mohammed Bin Nayef

“Arab Gulf Security 2” Exercise Kicks Off in UAE
2020-02-10 Read More...
Earlier this month, Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Shafar, Under-Secretary at the UAE Ministry of Interior and Chairman of the High Joint Committee for the Mobilization Exercise of GCC Security Forces 2, chaired the Committee’s meeting held at the

Five MoUs Signed at Global Cybersecurity Forum in Riyadh
2020-02-07 Read More...
The Global Cybersecurity Forum witnessed the signing of specific Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) that will reflect positively on enhancing cybersecurity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Greece to Deploy Patriot Missiles, Personnel to Saudi Arabia
2020-02-07 Read More...
Greece will send some of its Patriot defense missiles to Saudi Arabia under a program involving the US, Britain and France, the government spokesman said earlier this

Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense Receives U.S., Pakistani Military Officials
2020-01-31 Read More...
Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister, received in Riyadh Wednesday the Commander of the US Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie (photo) and his accompanying

Saudi Chief of Staff Meets Chairman of Pakistan’s Chiefs of Staff Committee
2020-01-29 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Chief of General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili received in Riyadh Pakistani Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza (photo) and his accompanying

Saudi Crown Prince Patronizes Graduation Ceremony at King Faisal Air College
2020-01-28 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, patronized in Riyadh on Sunday the graduation ceremony of the 97th batch of King Faisal Air Academy, the Saudi Press Agency

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