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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.

GCC Defense Ministers Hold First Joint Meeting in Jeddah
2014-05-14 Read More...
Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (photo) received at the Conference Palace in Jeddah this morning the Ministers of Defense of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member

Saudi Crown Prince Receives British Defense Secretary
2014-04-09 Read More...
Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, received in Riyadh on Tuesday British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond and his accompanying

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Recall Ambassadors to Qatar
2014-03-06 Read More...
In a shock move, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday recalled their Envoys to

Saudi Crown Prince Meets Top Pakistani Defense Chiefs
2014-02-18 Read More...
Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia received at his residence at Al-Punjab Palace in Islamabad the Chief of Pakistani Army General Raheel Sharif on

Saudi Interior Minister Pays Official Visit to Washington
2014-02-12 Read More...
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz arrived in Washington on Monday on an official visit to the United States that will last for several days, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Prince Salman Meets Britain’s Middle East Defence Adviser
2014-02-04 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, received at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh British Defense Senior Adviser to the Middle East Lieutenant General Simon Mayall

Prince Salman bin Sultan Tours Pakistani Military Factories
2014-01-23 Read More...
During his visit to Pakistan earlier this week, Prince Salman bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, held talks with Senior Pakistani Military

Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense Visits Pakistan
2014-01-21 Read More...
Prince Salman bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Defense Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia arrived to Islamabad Sunday night on an official visit to

Egypt’s Interim President Visits Saudi Arabia
2013-10-09 Read More...
Egyptian Interim President Adly Mansour arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday to thank the Kingdom for its support following the overthrow of President Mohammad Mursi in July

Saudi Defense Minister Receives U.S. Central Command Chief
2013-09-23 Read More...
Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, received in Jeddah on Wednesday 18 September the Commander of U.S. Central Command, General Lloyd Austin and his accompanying

Saudi King Appoints New Deputy Defense Minister
2013-08-09 Read More...
Upon the recommendations of Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud relieved Prince Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin

Saudi King Receives New Qatar’s Emir
2013-08-06 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received in Makkah on 02 August 2013 Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar and his accompanying

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