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Saudi Defense Minister in US for Key Talks
2012-04-12 Read More...
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Salman held talks with US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta at the Pentagon on Tuesday. They discussed major regional issues as well as ways of strengthening bilateral

Saudi Arabia, France Discuss Defense Ties
2012-03-26 Read More...
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Salman held talks in Riyadh Saturday with his French counterpart Gerard Longuet and emphasized the Kingdom’s desire to strengthen partnerships between their respective Defense

Saudi Defense Minister Assesses Armed Forces
2012-03-16 Read More...
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Salman attended a military parade earlier this week at the grounds of the 8th King Fahd Brigade in Tabuk and inspected symbolic units of the various sectors of the Armed

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

GCC Defense Ministers Meet in Abu Dhabi
2011-11-25 Read More...
Defense Ministers of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council held a meeting in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and decided to strengthen the group's joint defense systems in the face of increasing threats to member

Saudi Arabia Firmly Responds to Recent Rioting
2011-10-06 Read More...
Blaming a “foreign country” for this week’s unrest in the Eastern Governorate of Qatif, the Saudi Interior Ministry said 14 people - including 11 security personnel - were

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

Saudi & Jordanian Kings Discuss Regional Issues
2011-07-04 Read More...
Saudi Arabia reiterated its full support to Jordan to confront all

Al-Qabil Addresses Military Attaches in Saudi Arabia
2011-06-28 Read More...
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pursues a peaceful policy and constantly works toward resolving problems at regional and international arenas, General Hussein Bin Abdullah Al-Qabil, Chief of General Staff,

Trial of 85 Al Qaeda Suspects in Saudi Arabia
2011-06-28 Read More...
The trial of 85 Al-Qaeda suspects accused of taking part in three major terrorist attacks in the Kingdom began at a special security court Sunday, SPA

New Saudi Military Chiefs
2011-05-21 Read More...
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz announced in a royal decree yesterday that General Hussain bin Abdullah Al-Qabil has been promoted from Deputy Chief of General Staff to Chief of General Staff. He replaces General Saleh

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