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Prince Turki: “We Must Obtain Nuclear Weapons Too”
2011-12-09 Read More...
Former Saudi Intelligence Chief Prince Turki Al-Faisal, voicing alarm about Iran's nuclear program, said the leadership should consider acquiring nuclear weapons to counter threats from Tehran, and from

Saud Al-Faisal: “Iran Escalating Tension in the Region”
2011-12-07 Read More...
Senior Saudi and Gulf officials called on Iran to come clean about its nuclear program and to comply with all international obligations to ensure peace and security in the region at the recent “The Gulf and the Globe” conference (4-5 December 2011,

Saudi Arabia Seeks a Nuke-Free Middle East
2011-12-05 Read More...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has called on the world community to support Arab efforts for making the Middle East and the Arab Gulf region free from mass-destruction weapons, a move necessary for enhancing opportunities for the prevalence of

Prince Salman Tours Major Saudi Military Facilities
2011-12-02 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Prince Salman visited on Wednesday a number of military facilities in Al-Kharj, including Prince Sultan Air Base - the largest in the Middle East, and said he would continue efforts to strengthen the Armed

Raytheon’s $1.7 Billion Patriot Sale to Saudi Arabia Approved
2011-12-01 Read More...
Raytheon has received U.S. Congressional and State Department approvals on a $1.7 billion Direct Commercial Sales contract to upgrade the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System to the latest

Saudi & Bahraini Navies Hold Joint Exercises
2011-11-25 Read More...
Naval Forces of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain carried out a number of naval exercises within the framework of Joint Naval Exercises “Causeway 13” earlier this

Prince Salman Visits Saudi Naval Forces Command
2011-11-21 Read More...
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Salman visited the Command of Naval Forces here on Sunday and said the vital force holds a leading position in the

Ranger International Enters Saudi Partnership
2011-11-21 Read More...
Saudi-based holding company, Ranger Saudia, has entered into strategic partnership with Ranger International Services Group, a private equity consolidator from the US specializing in aerospace/defense

Prince Salman Named Saudi Defense Minister
2011-11-08 Read More...
King Abdullah named his half-brother Prince Salman, who is Governor of Riyadh, as Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister to succeed the late Crown Prince Sultan, state television Al-Ekhbariya

3,500 Anti-Terror Personnel to be Deployed at Holy Saudi Sites
2011-11-04 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s anti-terror Special Security Force will deploy 3,500 personnel and 450 armed vehicles, equipped with the latest technical and security technology, at the holy sites during this year’s Hajj (Pilgrimage), said Lt. General Muhammad Bin

Saudi Crown Prince: “No Compromise with Iran”
2011-11-03 Read More...
Crown Prince Naïf, Saudi Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, earlier this week ruled out any compromise with Iran over allegations of Iranian involvement in a plot to murder the Saudi Ambassador to

Prince Salman to be Named Saudi Defense Minister
2011-11-01 Read More...
Saudi Arabia's Prince Salman is expected to be named Defense & Aviation Minister, a Saudi source

Saudi Arabia to Acquire Up-Armored High Mobility Vehicles
2011-10-31 Read More...
On 26 October, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 124 M1151A1-B1 Up-Armored High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled

Prince Naïf: New Crown Heir of Saudi Arabia
2011-10-28 Read More...
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has appointed Interior Minister Prince Naïf as the new Crown Prince, the Royal Court said in a statement issued today, signaling an orderly process of future succession in the world's largest oil

World Leaders to Attend Prince Sultan's Funeral
2011-10-25 Read More...
Heads of state, world leaders and eminent people around the world are expected to pay their last respects to the late Saudi Crown Prince Sultan, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense and

Prince Naïf Poised to be Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince
2011-10-25 Read More...
Saudi Arabia, ever keen to preserve its stability, is likely to act quickly and appoint Prince Naïf bin Abdul Aziz, the obvious choice, as the new Heir of the thrown, analysts

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