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Saudi King Receives Chief of Pakistani Army
2016-12-20 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received Sunday at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh the Chief of Pakistani Army General Qamar Javed Bajwa and his accompanying

37th GCC Summit Concludes in Bahrain
2016-12-08 Read More...
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa chaired the inaugural session of the 37th GCC Summit, which took place at Al-Sakhir Palace in Manama, in presence of Gulf leaders and GCC Secretary

Saudi Defense Minister Receives British Security Official
2016-12-07 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense met in Riyadh on Monday with the United Kingdom National Security Deputy Advisor John Jenkins, currently on a visit to the Kingdom,

Saudi King Starts Tour of Four Gulf States
2016-12-06 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz arrived in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, kick-starting his tour of four Gulf

Saudi Defense Minister Receives Nigerian Counterpart
2016-12-02 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense received at Al-Aziziyah palace in Al-Khobar Nigerian Minister of Defense Mansur Mohammed Dan-Ali currently on a visit to the Kingdom

Saudi Crown Prince Receives US Secretary of the Navy
2016-11-29 Read More...
Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (photo) met with US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and his accompanying delegation on

Saudi King Receives King of Sweden
2016-11-25 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received Wednesday at his palace in Riyadh King Carl XVI Gustaf of Kingdom of Sweden, the President of World Scout Movement, and his accompanying delegation, Saudi Press Agency

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

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