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Saudi Crown Prince, Gulf Leaders Attend Military Parade
2014-04-30 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, graced the administrative military parade of the Royal Saudi Armed Forces held at the Military Parade square in King Khalid Military City in Hafr

Prince Turki Urges Gulf States to Acquire Nuclear Expertise
2014-04-28 Read More...
GCC nations should work on acquiring nuclear know-how to balance any threat from Iran, said a senior member of Saudi Arabia’s Royal

GCC Reaches Consensus After Rift Between Member States
2014-04-21 Read More...
Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) brokered a consensus last week after a rift that saw Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain withdraw their Ambassadors from

Saudi Arabia Ranks 4th in Military Spending Worldwide
2014-04-17 Read More...
World military expenditure fell in 2013 as the United States and other Western countries cut back, but spending in emerging economies grew, a Swedish think tank said earlier this

Saudi Intelligence Chief Relieved of His Post
2014-04-17 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Intelligence Chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the architect of Riyadh's attempts to bring down Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has been removed from his post, state media reported on

Germany May Cancel Leopard 2 Tank Sale to Saudi Arabia
2014-04-16 Read More...
A sale of several hundred German battle tanks to Saudi Arabia is likely to be cancelled because of opposition from Social Democrat Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, a German newspaper reported on

Selex ES Consolidates Presence in Saudi Arabia
2014-04-11 Read More...
Fabrizio Giulianini (photo), Chief Executive Officer of Selex ES, officially opened Wednesday the new Riyadh offices of Selex ES Saudi Arabia in the presence of highly distinguished representatives from the Saudi Arabian government and national

Saudi Crown Prince Receives British Defense Secretary
2014-04-09 Read More...
Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, received in Riyadh on Tuesday British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond and his accompanying

U.S.-Saudi Arabia Vow to Remain “Strategic Allies”
2014-03-31 Read More...
US President Barack Obama and Saudi King Abdullah discussed “tactical differences” in their approach to some issues during a meeting in Riyadh on Friday, but agreed both sides remain strategically aligned, a senior US official

Prince Muqrin Named Second-in-Line to Saudi Throne
2014-03-28 Read More...
Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz was officially named on Thursday as second-in-line to the Saudi

Obama to Visit Saudi Arabia Next Week
2014-03-20 Read More...
The White House said President Barack Obama will travel to Saudi Arabia in March to meet with King

Saudi Crown Prince Visits China
2014-03-13 Read More...
Saudi Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has begun his four-day state visit to China on

Saudi Arabia, India Sign Defense Cooperation Pact
2014-02-28 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, arrived in New Delhi Wednesday on a three-day landmark

Saudi Arabia, India Plan Defense Alliance Agreement
2014-02-24 Read More...
Saudi Arabia and India plan to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a defense alliance during the visit of Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense (photo), to New Delhi next month, a report

Saudi Arabia Ranks 4th in Defense Spending Worldwide
2014-02-21 Read More...
Saudi Arabia beat Britain to become the world's fourth largest defense spender in 2013, a report said, as Western cuts and Asian and Middle Eastern growth shift the global balance of military

Saudi Arabia, BAE Systems Agree on Eurofighter Price
2014-02-19 Read More...
British defense contractor BAE Systems has agreed pricing with Saudi Arabia over a long-running Eurofighter jet deal with the Kingdom, the company said on

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