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GCC Defense Ministers Meet in Riyadh
2016-11-17 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (photo), Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense chaired on Tuesday the 15th Joint GCC Defense Council meeting, stressing that the GCC’s Ministers of Defense should work toward more military

Saudi Defense Minister Receives Malaysian Counterpart
2016-11-16 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud received Malaysian Defense Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin

Saudi King Invites Trump to Work Together for Peace
2016-11-11 Read More...
Custodian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had a telephone conversation with President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, during which he congratulated him on winning the presidential election, Saudi Arabia’s official news agency SPA has

Saudi King Receives Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff
2016-11-10 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met in Riyadh on Tuesday with Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford and his accompanying

Royal Saudi, Bahraini Navies Start Joint Exercise
2016-10-18 Read More...
The royal Saudi and Bahraini navies started, Saturday joint maneuvers in Sheikh Salman port in the Kingdom of

UAE Interior Minister Visits Land Forces Training Center
2016-10-14 Read More...
UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited on Wednesday a training center for the Land Forces, UAE national news agency WAM reported.Upon arrival, he was received by Lt. General Hamad

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets Albania Defense Minister
2016-10-12 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, met in Riyadh with Albanian Minister of Defense Mimi Kothili, who is currently visiting Saudi

Saudi Arabia Starts Gulf Shield 1 Maneuvers
2016-10-06 Read More...
The Royal Saudi Navy Forces started Tuesday their Maneuvers of Gulf Shield 1 in the waters of Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Saudi Defense Minister Receives Italian Counterpart
2016-10-05 Read More...
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia met Monday night with the Italian Minister of Defense Roberta Pinotti, currently visiting

Saudi Arabia, UAE Attend 60th Atomic Energy Conference
2016-09-28 Read More...
The International Conference on Atomic Energy started its 60th session in the Austrian capital Vienna on

Saudia to Acquire 63 Planes from Boeing and Airbus
2016-09-27 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) will acquire 63 aircraft as part of a fleet modernization program, a top executive was quoted as saying by Saudi Press Agency

Saudi Arabia Foils ISIS-Linked Terrorist Operations
2016-09-21 Read More...
The Saudi Ministry of Interior on Monday said that the competent security authorities, and through follow-up of terrorist threats aimed at the security of the Kingdom, have launched a security operation consisting of stages that lasted for several

Saudi Crown Prince Inspects Command, Control Center
2016-09-19 Read More...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Interior Minister, who is also the Head of the Supreme Hajj Committee, praised great efforts exerted by security forces and various military sectors to ensure the security and

Saudi Arabia, Japan Sign MoU in the Field of Defense
2016-09-05 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, met in Tokyo on 02 September with Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada at the headquarters of the Japanese Defense Ministry in

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets China’s Defense Minister
2016-09-01 Read More...
Minister of Defense and State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China Chang Wanquan met on Wednesday with Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, currently

Saudi Crown Heir Decorates Two Lieutenant Generals
2016-07-25 Read More...
Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz decorated in Jeddah Lieutenant General Awad bin Eid Al-Balawi, the Director General of the Border Guards, and Lieutenant General Khaled Bin Qarar Al-Harbi, the Commander

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