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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Poland’s Minister of Defense
2014-12-05 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, held a meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Poland Tomasz Siemoniak, Saudi

Saudi Minister of National Guard on Official Visit to USA
2014-11-20 Read More...
Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Minister of National Guard arrived in Washington, DC, Tuesday night at the start of an official several-day visit to the United States of America at the invitation of United States Secretary of Defense Chuck

Saudi-British Military Exercise Concludes Today
2014-11-20 Read More...
Military exercises between Saudi Arabia and Britain have kicked off in the city of Tabuk earlier this week, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Saudi King Receives New Iraqi President
2014-11-13 Read More...
HRM King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at his Palace in Riyadh Tuesday the President of Iraq Dr. Mohammed Fouad Masum, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Prince Sultan bin Salman Awarded Space Explorers’ Medal
2014-09-17 Read More...
The Association of Space Explorers has awarded Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, President of Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, the Prize of Space Explorers and Medal of the Association in recognition of his efforts exerted in the

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Chief of US Central Command
2014-09-16 Read More...
Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, received in Jeddah Sunday the Commander of United States Central Command General Lloyd J. Austin and his accompanying delegation, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Saudi King Launches First Phase of Border Security Project
2014-09-08 Read More...
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz inaugurated in Jeddah and with the attendance of visiting Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa the first phase of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques project for border security.

Prince Salman Meets Saudi Military Students in France
2014-09-04 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, met in Paris on Tuesday with military Saudi Students on scholarships in

Saudi Crown Prince, French President Meet in Paris
2014-09-03 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz held talks in Paris on Monday with President Francois Hollande on bilateral cooperation in various areas, including combating the rise of terrorism in the Middle East region.

Egyptian President Pays 1st Official Visit to Saudi Arabia
2014-08-12 Read More...
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz received Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi at his palace in Jeddah on Sunday evening, the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Saudi Hawks Conclude Participation in Greek Air Festival
2014-06-26 Read More...
The Royal Saudi Air Force's team, « Saudi Hawks », has presented its solo and collective air shows during its participation in Kavala Air Festival in its 4th edition in 2014 in Greece for three days this

Saudi, Yemeni Defense Ministers Meet in Jeddah
2014-06-13 Read More...
The Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (also Minister of Defense), received in Jeddah Wednesday the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Yemen Major General Mohammed Nasser

Saudi King Receives Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
2014-06-06 Read More...
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia received at his residence's headquarters in Casablanca (Morocco) General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces on

GCC Summit Addresses Common Policy on Iran
2014-06-03 Read More...
Gulf Foreign Ministers meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday said the Gulf Cooperation Council’s relationship with Iran should be based on mutual respect and

Saudi Minister of National Guard Receives Chairman of US Joint Chiefs-of-Staff
2014-06-03 Read More...
Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of National Guard, received in Riyadh on Sunday evening Chairman of US Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Martin Dempsey and the accompanying

Saudi Arabia, Spain Sign Security Cooperation Agreement
2014-05-20 Read More...
Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense met with King Juan Carlos of Spain in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Sunday to discuss bilateral ties between their two countries.

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