Saudi Arabia
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Mar- 2018 -26 MarchMiddle East
Yemen rebels stage show of force hours after missile attacks
Hundreds of thousands of Houthi rebel supporters flooded the streets of Yemen's capital to mark 3 years of war, hours after Riyadh said it had intercepted missiles
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23 MarchBusiness
US approves $1.1 billion sale to Saudi Arabia of military equipment and services
The U.S. State Department approved sales of military equipment and services to Saudi Arabia worth an estimated $1076.8 million
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22 MarchPolitics
Saudi Arabia and US must pursue ‘urgent efforts’ for Yemen peace, Mattis tells Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia and the US must try to bring a peaceful end to Yemen's war, U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The leaders also discussed peace talks for Afghanistan
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9 MarchBusiness
UK signs memorandum with Saudi Arabia for sale of 48 Typhoon multirole fighter jets
Saudi Arabia has signed a Memorandum of Intent with the U.K. government to purchase 48 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter jets.
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5 MarchCommentary
Royal Flush: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince must tread carefully after defense ministry overhaul
Saudi Arabia is currently at a critical juncture, and the young Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud will need to use care not to burn too many bridges or make too many enemies.
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1 MarchCommentary
What’s behind the military shake-up in Saudi Arabia?
LSE's Courtney Freer says that Mohammed bin Salman has for years expressed his desire to advance Saudi Arabia's military, lamenting that high military spending has not led to correspondingly high military performance
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Feb- 2018 -19 FebruaryBusiness
Russia and Saudi Arabia discuss transfer of technology in S-400 missile defense system deal
Russia and Saudi Arabia are discussing transfer of technology and logistics as they finalise the deal for the S-400 air defense missile system, the Saudi Ambassador to Russia said.
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Jan- 2018 -31 JanuaryMiddle East
South Yemen separatists pin down government in de facto capital Aden
Yemeni ministers were holed up in Aden's after separatist forces seized effective control of the southern port city
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29 JanuaryMiddle East
Tank battle rocks Yemen’s ‘coup-hit’ Aden
At least 9 people were killed in fighting between separatists and Yemen government troops as a tank battle broke out in Aden
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18 JanuaryBusiness
US approves $500 million sale to Saudi Arabia of Patriot and HAWK missile system services
The US State Department approved the sale of Patriot and HAWK missile system services to Saudi Arabia at an estimated cost of $500 million, DSCA said
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