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Saudi Arabia Forms 34-State Coalition to Combat Terrorism
2015-12-16 Read More...
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday formed a 34-state military coalition to combat terrorism, according to a joint statement published on Saudi Press Agency

Saudi King Visits Site of Crane Collapse in Makkah
2015-09-14 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman arrived in Makkah on Saturday where he visited the victims of a deadly crane collapse in the Grand Mosque.

Saudi Minister of Defense Visits Russia
2015-06-19 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, arrived in Moscow on Wednesday on a high-profile visit to discuss key issues with Russian leaders including President Vladimir Putin.

Saudi Defense Minister Meets Qatar’s Emir, U.S. National Intelligence Director
2015-06-16 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman met with the Director of U.S. National Intelligence Lieutenant General James Clapper in Jeddah on Sunday, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Commander of Royal Saudi Air Force Dies
2015-06-12 Read More...
Lt. General Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Shoalan, Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF), died on Wednesday following a heart attack while he was on a business trip outside the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. No details were given.

Malaysia Joins Saudi-Led Coalition in Yemen
2015-05-12 Read More...
Vanguards of the Malaysian Forces have arrived Sunday at Saudi Air Bases to join Riyadh's military coalition battling Houthi militias in Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Saudi Defense Minister Receives Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
2015-04-28 Read More...
Saudi Defense Minister Mohammad Bin Salman received Sunday Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces in the Saudi city of Taif.

Vanguards of Saudi National Guard Arrive in Najran
2015-04-28 Read More...
Vanguards of the Saudi Ministry of National Guard troops arrived Sunday in the province of Najran to secure the Kingdom’s border with Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Saudi Arabia Foils Operation Planned by Terrorist Cell
2015-04-27 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has foiled an operation masterminded by a “terrorist cell” which received its orders from militants in Syria Tuesday, Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Mansur al-Turki (photo) said

Egyptian President, Saudi Defense Minister Meet in Cairo
2015-04-16 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Defense Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz arrived in Cairo on Tuesday where he met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as they discussed enhancing military cooperation between Cairo and Riyadh, Al Arabiya

Bahrain’s King Receives Saudi Defense Minister
2015-04-15 Read More...
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa received Monday Saudi Defense Minister Prince Mohammad bin Salman, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Qatar’s Emir, Egypt’s Defense Minister Visit Saudi Arabia
2015-04-13 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at Auja Palace on Thursday Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of the State Qatar (photo), and his accompanying delegation.

Saudi, US Defense Ministers Discuss Yemen Military Operation
2015-04-08 Read More...
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Mohammad bin Salman and US Defense Secretary Ash Carter discussed over the phone Monday cooperation in the Saudi-led Operation Decisive Storm against the Houthi militias in

Saudi Interior Minister Meets Malaysian Army Commander
2015-04-03 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, received in Riyadh the Commander of Malaysian Army Tan Raja

Saudi Defense Minister Receives U.S. House Speaker
2015-04-02 Read More...
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul-Aziz on Tuesday received in Riyadh the Speaker of U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner, and his accompanying

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Start Military Drill on Yemen Border
2015-04-01 Read More...
A joint military exercise between Saudi infantry and Pakistani Special Forces kicked off Sunday at King Salman's Mountain Warfare Center on Shamrakh field near Saudi Arabia's southwestern city of Baha, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

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