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‘Entaliq with Airbus’ Welcomes New Partners
2016-11-22 Read More...
Airbus Middle East announced that key industry leaders are now on-board the ‘Entaliq with Airbus’ entrepreneurship program in the Kingdom of Saudi

Four UK Ministers Oppose Arms Embargo to Saudi Arabia
2016-11-21 Read More...
UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson and three other British Cabinet Ministers have refused to cease military support to Saudi Arabia, London-based Asharq Al-Awsat

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

Saudi Arabia “Interested” in S-400 Air Defense System
2016-11-08 Read More...
Saudi Arabia is interested in buying Russian S-400 air defense systems, Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Oleg Ozerov told

Saudi Arabia, Iran Vie Naval Supremacy
2016-10-13 Read More...
Saudi Arabia last week began its naval war games that included live fire exercises in the Arabian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil

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

US Senate Votes $1.15 Billion Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
2016-09-23 Read More...
The US Senate cleared the way for a $1.15 billion sale of tanks and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, defending a frequent partner in the Middle East recently subject to harsh criticism in

Raytheon Appoints New President in Saudi Arabia
2016-09-22 Read More...
Raytheon Company has appointed Kurt E. Amend as President, Raytheon International, Inc. (RII) in Saudi

Saudi Arabia, Japan Sign MoU in the Field of Defense
2016-09-05 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, met in Tokyo on 02 September with Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada at the headquarters of the Japanese Defense Ministry in

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets China’s Defense Minister
2016-09-01 Read More...
Minister of Defense and State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China Chang Wanquan met on Wednesday with Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, currently

Saudi Arabia Orders More Abrams Main Battle Tanks
2016-08-25 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for M1A2S Saudi Abrams Main Battle Tanks and M88Al/A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation System

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