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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

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

Saudi-Bahraini Kings Discuss Regional Security
2011-09-29 Read More...
HRM King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz held talks with HRM King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain on major regional and international issues and strengthening bilateral

Prince Turki: US Missed Chance for Afghan Pullout
2011-09-13 Read More...
The United States should have used the killing of Osama bin Laden to declare victory and quickly withdraw from

Saudi King Meets with Turkish President
2011-08-17 Read More...
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bib Abdul-Aziz held talks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul at his palace and discussed major regional and international

Prince Naif Wins Case Against The Independent
2011-08-05 Read More...
A UK court has ordered The Independent newspaper to pay Prince Naif, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia, libel damages over an article which accused him of ordering Police Chiefs to shoot and kill unarmed demonstrators

Saudi King, Pakistani President Discuss Regional Security
2011-07-22 Read More...
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan agreed earlier this week that talks should be held to resolve all regional issues to maintain peace, stability and security in the

Saudi Arabia Cheers Bahrain Dialogue, South Sudan
2011-07-13 Read More...
Saudi Arabia welcomed the founding of the new Republic of South Sudan and commended efforts of the Bahraini leadership to start a national dialogue in the Gulf

New US Defense Secretary Visits Iraq
2011-07-12 Read More...
Leon Panetta arrived in Iraq on Sunday on his first trip there as US Defense Secretary, saying he would press Baghdad to decide on the future US military presence and to go after militants attacking US forces with Iranian

Al-Sabah: Reform Crucial for Gulf Rulers
2011-07-06 Read More...
Gulf Arab Rulers should enact economic and political reforms or risk raising the ire of their citizens, Kuwait's Prime Minister was quoted as saying in Al-Hayat

Secret CIA Base in Gulf to Target Al-Qaeda
2011-06-18 Read More...
Preparing for a worst-case scenario in Yemen, the United States is building a secret CIA air base in the Gulf to target Al-Qaeda terrorists there, in case anti-American factions win the current power struggle and shut US forces out, The Associated

Saudi National Guard to Acquire Advanced Fighters
2011-06-08 Read More...
Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, State Minister and Commander of the Saudi National Guard, confirmed plans to purchase advanced war planes for the security

Dagan: “Israel Should Accept Saudi Peace Plan”
2011-06-04 Read More...
Former Mossad Chief Meir Dagan proposed adopting the Saudi peace proposal during a panel discussion at Tel Aviv University as he assailed Israeli leaders for having “failed to put forth a

Prince Khaled: Saudi Arabia Prepared to Defend Borders
2011-05-26 Read More...
Saudi Arabia is well prepared to defend its borders and safeguard it stability, said Prince Khaled bin Sultan, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation, when asked whether the worsening political crisis in neighboring Yemen would have any negative

GCC Eyes Expanding Peninsula Shield Force
2011-05-26 Read More...
A proposal to expand the joint force of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) called Peninsula Shield is currently being reviewed by the Gulf governments with an aim to boost indigenous capability to deter any external threat or

Iran’s Army Receives New Qiyam Missile
2011-05-24 Read More...
Iran’s military received a new ballistic missile system, which it said demonstrated the country’s self-sufficiency in mass producing

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