Saudi Arabia
$350 Billion Arms Deal with US Makes Saudi Arabia the Islamic Military Superpower
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 11, 2017 09:17 PM EDT |
Sunni-majority Saudi Arabia and Shiite-majority Iran are locked in a bitter and deadly sectarian feud expressed in raging proxy wars in Yemen and Syria.
Saudi Arabia and US Sign Largest Weapons Deal in History
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 23, 2017 10:49 AM EDT |
The weapons will be put to use in the Yemeni Civil War.
Saudi Arabia Establishes Huge Company to Supply Weapons for its Growing Military Campaigns
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 22, 2017 10:20 PM EDT |
The creation of SAMI will also provide material support to the newly established Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (also known as the Islamic Military Alliance or IMA).
Saudi Arabia’s First Domestic Long-distance UAV Fires Only Chinese-made Missiles and Bombs
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 14, 2017 06:00 PM EDT |
The UAV will see action against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen fighting against a Saudi-led coalition of Sunni Arab nations.
Pakistan Army Set to Deploy 5,000 Men to Protect Saudi Arabia from Houthis
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Apr 20, 2017 07:27 AM EDT |
Gen. Raheel Sharif, retired Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Pakistan Army, now leads the IMA as its first Commander-in-Chief.
A Chinese Military Drone Factory will Soon Come up in Saudi Arabia: Report
| Girish Shetti | | Mar 27, 2017 02:20 AM EDT |
Saudi Arabia will get a first Chinese drone factory, after two countries signed an agreement to this effect during Saudi monarch's visit to China earlier this month.
After Saudi Monarch, Israel PM Netanyahu Arrives in China
| Girish Shetti | | Mar 20, 2017 10:08 AM EDT |
Barely days after Saudi monarch completed his maiden visit to China, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Beijing on Monday. Netanyahu was welcomed at the historic Great Hall of the People by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang
Royal Saudi Navy Frigate Badly Damaged in Houthi Attack; Iran Claims Chinese-made C-802 Missile Hit Warship
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jan 30, 2017 07:34 PM EST |
The C-802 is the export version of China's YJ-8 AShM and carries a 190 kg warhead.
Saudi Arabia Buys Airships from the US to Spy on Houthis in Yemen
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jan 25, 2017 08:05 AM EST |
PTDS is basically a wide-area, secure communications backbone for the integration of threat reporting from multiple available sensors.
Cinemas Could Lead to 'Rotten or Atheistic' Foreign Films, Mixing of Sexes: Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Jan 15, 2017 08:39 AM EST |
In a move that could potentially complicate government efforts to introduce cultural reforms to the conservative kingdom, Saudi Arabia's top religious authority on Saturday said that cinemas and singing concerts are harmful and corrupting.
Chinese Naval Squadron on Goodwill Visit to Saudi Arabia and Middle East Countries
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jan 10, 2017 08:10 AM EST |
Jeddah is home base to the Royal Saudi Navy's Western Fleet.
'Roads of Arabia Expo' Lands in Beijing
| Steve M.C. | | Dec 21, 2016 10:45 PM EST |
The 'Road of Arabia Expo', an exhibition of Saudi Arabian artifacts, has come to the Asian market for the first time after it landed in the National Museum of China in Beijing on Tuesday.
Saudis Losing More and More Abrams Tanks to Russian/Iranian Anti-Tank Missiles in Yemen
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Dec 20, 2016 10:31 PM EST |
That little known but vicious campaign has seen Saudi military deaths exceed 430 men.
China is Top Combat Aerial Drone Supplier to Muslim Military Powers
| Staff Reporter | | Dec 07, 2016 08:47 AM EST |
Iraq is the leading combat operator of the CH-4.
Sunni Air Power Boosted Big Time with F-15 and F/A-18 Purchases by Kuwait and Qatar
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Nov 19, 2016 11:27 PM EST |
Both the Kuwait Air Force and the Qatar Air Force are part of the Saudi Arabia coalition involved in the year-old Yemini Civil War.
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