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US Pushing for Multi Billion Arms Deal with Saudi Arabia
2017-05-09 Read More...
The US is trying to push through a multi-billion dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to capital Riyadh, according to a

Saudi Crown Prince Patronizes Tofan VII Maneuver
2017-05-09 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, patronized in Jeddah Tofan (floods) VII maneuver and graduation ceremony of 6021 Border Guard courses

Saudi King Names New Commander of Ground Forces
2017-04-24 Read More...
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued a directive ordering the establishing of the National Security Centre affiliated to the Royal

US Defense Secretary Meets Saudi King, Deputy Crown Prince
2017-04-21 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met on Wednesday with US Secretary of Defense James

US Defense Secretary Starts First Middle East Tour
2017-04-20 Read More...
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Saudi Arabia to reinvigorate the Riyadh-Washington alliance, with both countries seeing a common adversary in Iran and its “destabilizing”

Saudi Defense Minister Receives Mauritanian Counterpart
2017-04-19 Read More...
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense, met in Riyadh Monday with visiting Mauritanian Defense Minister Diallo Amadou

Saudi King Meets Azerbaijan’s President, Minister of Defense
2017-04-06 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met in Riyadh on Wednesday with Minister of Defense of Republic of Azerbaijan General Zakir

Saudi Arabia to Acquire Australian Military Equipment
2017-03-30 Read More...
Australian defense firms have secured contracts to supply military equipment to Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest importer of

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Director of US National Security Agency
2017-03-27 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Naif, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior met Thursday at the Interior Ministry in Riyadh with Admiral Michael S. Rogers, Director of the US National Security

Saudi King Receives Chief of British Defense Staff
2017-03-24 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Wednesday the Chief of British Defense Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart

Saudi Arabia Orders 300 Chinese Combat UAVs
2017-03-22 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has signed a contract for the acquisition of 300 of the newest Chinese strike-capable reconnaissance unmanned aerial long-haul vehicles Wing Loong II (also known as Pterodactyl

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets US Defense Secretary
2017-03-20 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis and a number of senior US administration officials at the Pentagon in Washington

Saudi King Concludes Historic Visit to China
2017-03-17 Read More...
China and Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed Memorandums of Understanding and Letters of Intent potentially worth about $65 billion during Saudi King Salman’s visit to Beijing, a senior Chinese diplomat

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets Donald Trump
2017-03-16 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has claimed “a historic turning point” in relations with the US after President Donald Trump welcomed Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House earlier this

Rostec in Talks With Saudi Arabia, Kuwait on T-90 Tank
2017-03-16 Read More...
Russia’s Rostec state corporation is in negotiations process with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on the delivery of T-90 third-generation Main Battle Tanks, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said in an interview

Saudi Crown Prince Attends Closing Ceremony of ‘Watan 87’ Exercise
2017-03-13 Read More...
Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz attended last week the closing ceremony of the 2nd joint military maneuver, ‘Watan 87,’ along with Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Governor of al-Madinah

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