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Thales Selected on Saudi National Guard Airfields
2014-10-02 Read More...
Thales has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide the Saudi Arabia National Guard with navigation aids (navaids) and air traffic control tower

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Jordan Join Strikes Against ISIS
2014-09-26 Read More...
The Royal Saudi Air Force participated in US-led bombing strikes against Islamic State (ISIS) insurgents in Syria, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said on Wednesday.

Culmination of Saudi Border Security Project
2014-09-25 Read More...
On 5 September 5th, 2014, King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, inaugurated the Northern Border Security (NBS) Project from his palace in Jeddah.

Lockheed Martin, AEC to Establish Sniper Pod Support Facility in Saudi Arabia
2014-09-16 Read More...
Lockheed Martin and Advanced Electronics Company (AEC) will establish a Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) Expanded Repair Capability facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - the first Sniper support facility established outside the United

Saudi Arabia to Host Training for Moderate Syrian Rebels
2014-09-16 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has agreed to host training camps for moderate Syrian rebels as part of US President Barack Obama’s strategy to combat Islamic State militants who have taken over parts of Syria and Iraq, US officials said.

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)

U.S.-Arab States Meet in Jeddah for Joint Action on ISIS
2014-09-12 Read More...
Foreign Ministers from several countries have gathered in the Saudi city of Jeddah to review ways of fighting terrorism in the Middle East.

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.

Saudi King Warns of Terrorist Threats to US, Europe
2014-09-05 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah said terrorism would soon spread to Europe and the US unless it is quickly dealt with in the Middle East, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

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.

Five UAE, Saudi Students Complete NGC-UMBC Program
2014-08-28 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) announced the completion of the 2014 Global Externship Program to give international students exposure to career fields in cyber, program management and

Saudi Arabia Calls for Global Action to Halt Bloodshed
2014-08-27 Read More...
Saudi Arabia renewed its appeal to the international community to shoulder its humanitarian and moral responsibilities to halt the continuing bloodshed in the occupied Palestinian territories and a number of Arab countries.

Boeing to Upgrade Five Saudi AWACS Aircraft
2014-08-15 Read More...
The US cleared major potential sales to Saudi Arabia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced earlier this

Saudi FM Discusses Developments in War-Torn Gaza Strip
2014-08-13 Read More...
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal discussed Tuesday developments in the war-torn Gaza Strip during a ministerial meeting at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) headquarters in

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 King, Qatar Emir Discuss Gaza Crisis
2014-07-24 Read More...
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived in Jeddah on Tuesday to meet Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah for talks that focused on the situation in Gaza, according to SPA, the Saudi press

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