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☆ Exclusive: US-Saudi defence pact tied to Israel deal, Palestinian demands put aside
  + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Samia Nakhoul James Mackenzie Matt Spetalnick Aziz El Yaakoubi | Samia Nakhoul | James Mackenzie | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +8 min
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives U.S. President Joe Biden at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022. Washington could also sweeten any deal by designating Saudi Arabia a Major Non-NATO Ally, a status already given to Israel, the U.S. source said. "Saudi Arabia supports a peace plan for the Palestinians, but this time it wanted something for Saudi Arabia, not just for the Palestinians." SEEKING ISRAELI COMMITMENTSIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed the possibility of a "historic" peace with Saudi Arabia, the heartland of Islam. Yet, even if the U.S, Israel and Saudi Arabia agree, winning support from lawmakers in the U.S. Congress remains a challenge.
Persons: Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Joe Biden, NATO Ally, Biden, Washington, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, Jamal Khashoggi, China, Samia Nakhoul, James Mackenzie, Dan Williams, Ali Sawafta, Aziz El Yaacouby, Steve Holland, Matt Spetalnick, Humeyra Pamuk, Patricia Zengerle, Edmund Blair Organizations: Al, Saudi Royal Court, REUTERS Acquire, Defence, NATO, Saudi, U.S, U.S . Navy Fifth, Saudi Arabia, U.S . State Department, U.S . Atomic Energy, Israel's, MbS, Fox, Israel, West Bank, Palestinian Authority, West, Biden's Democratic Party, Washington Post, Congress, Thomson Locations: Saudi, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Bandar, Bahrain, Washington, Israel, United States, U.S, Riyadh, Iran, Tehran, Japan, Egypt, West Bank, East Jerusalem, Yemen, Beijing, Dubai, Jerusalmen
☆ Saudi Arabia welcomes positive results of talks to support peace process in Yemen
  + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
CAIRO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia welcomed positive results from discussions to reach a road map supporting the peace process in Yemen, the kingdom's foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, after Houthi negotiators' talks with the Saudis in Riyadh. Houthi enovys left Riyadh on Tuesday after a five-day round of talks with Saudi officials on ending the eight-year-old conflict in Yemen, sources familiar with the meeting and Houthi media said. The kingdom reaffirmed its commitment to promoting dialogue among all warring parties in Yemen, the Saudi defence minister said on Wednesday after meeting with the Houthi delegation. The Houthi delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia last week. The United States has put pressure on its ally Saudi Arabia to end the war and linked some U.S. military support to the kingdom to ending its involvement in Yemen.
Persons: Houthi enovys, Prince Khalid bin Salman, Enas Alashray, Chris Reese Organizations: Saudi, UN, United Nations, United, Thomson Locations: CAIRO, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Riyadh, Houthi, Saudi, Iran, United States
☆ Saudi Arabia and Turkey sign agreements on energy, defence and other fields
  + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
CAIRO, July 18 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed a number of memorandums of understanding in many fields including energy, direct investments and defence, Saudi state news agency SPA reported early on Tuesday. Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom's de facto ruler, witnessed the signing ceremony of the bilateral agreements between the two countries, SPA said. Saudi Arabia signed two contracts with Turkish defence firm Baykar to buy drones "with the aim of enhancing the readiness of the Kingdom's armed forces and bolstering its defense and manufacturing capabilities," Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman said in a tweet on Tuesday,The two countries also signed a defence cooperation plan, the minister added. Erdogan's Gulf tour, which also includes Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, is due to conclude on July 19. Reporting by Enas Alashray and Yomna Ehab; Editing by Jamie Freed and Lincoln FeastOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Baykar, Prince Khalid bin Salman, Erdogan, Enas Alashray, Jamie Freed Organizations: Saudi Crown, Turkish, Saudi Defence, United Arab, Thomson Locations: CAIRO, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Saudi, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Lincoln
☆ Saudi Arabia buys Turkish drones during Erdogan's visit
  + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Aziz El Yaakoubi | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Erdogan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended the signing ceremony between Turkish defence firm Baykar and the Saudi defence ministry, Saudi state news agency SPA reported. Erdogan arrived in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah on Monday for the first stop of a Gulf tour. Saudi Arabia will acquire the drones "with the aim of enhancing the readiness of the kingdom's armed forces and bolstering its defense and manufacturing capabilities," Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman said in a tweet on Tuesday. SPA said Erdogan and Prince Mohammed attended the signing of a defense cooperation plan by Prince Khalid and Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler. Developing a local military industry has been part of an ambitious plan by Prince Mohammed to diversify the kingdom's economy away from oil.
Persons: Tayyip Erdogan, Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Baykar, Prince Khalid bin Salman, Haluk Bayraktar, Jamal Khashoggi, Prince Mohammed, Prince Khalid, Yasar Guler, Cevdet Yilmaz, Mehmet Simsek, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Enas Alashray, Daren Butler, Jamie Freed, Lincoln, Tomasz Janowski, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Saudi Crown, Defence, Investments, United, United Arab Emirates, Turkish Defence, Turkish, Thomson Locations: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Saudi Red Sea, Jeddah, Ankara, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, East, North Africa, Istanbul, Qatar, United Arab, Riyadh, UAE, Nahyan, Cairo
☆ Saudi SCOPA and Airbus agree to produce helicopters in the kingdom -SCOPA CEO
  + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
DUBAI, June 19 (Reuters) - Saudi defence company SCOPA Industries and Airbus (AIR.PA) have signed an agreement to jointly produce civil and military helicopters in the kingdom, SCOPA CEO Fawaz Alakeel told Saudi state TV on Monday. He added that SCOPA expects to manufacture more than 100 helicopters and create 8500 jobs in the kingdom. Without giving further details he said the company expects investments worth more than 25 billion riyals ($6.67 billion) over 20 years. Saudi and French companies have signed 24 agreements at the forum, Saudi state TV reported without further details. ($1 = 3.7505 riyals)Reporting by Nayera Abdallah; Editing by Toby Chopra, Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Fawaz Alakeel, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Alakeel, Nayera Abdallah, Toby Chopra, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: SCOPA Industries, Airbus, TV, Saudi Arabia's Crown, Thomson Locations: DUBAI, Saudi, France, Saudi Arabia
☆ Saudi, UK ministers agree to study combat air cooperation -Saudi agency
  + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
March 1 (Reuters) - Saudi and British defence ministers have agreed to study future co-operation on combat air capabilities and potential industrial projects, the Saudi state news agency reported. Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace met in Riyadh on Wednesday and signed a "declaration of intent regarding the participation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Future Air Capabilities Program (FCAS)", it said. FCAS is an acronym widely used for next-generation fighter projects known as Future Combat Air Systems, including the British-led Tempest programme which was recently expanded to include Japan under a new framework called Global Air Combat Programme. It said identifying industrial participation projects and joint research and development projects were also included. The British Defence ministry said the statement of intent signed in Riyadh would initiate a "Partnering Feasibility Study to explore how we can best position our decades long combat air relationship for the future".
☆ Saudi defence minister: OPEC+ decision taken unanimously for economic reasons
  + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Oct 16 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's defence minister said the decision by OPEC+ to cut oil output was taken unanimously and for purely economic reasons. Prince Khalid bin Salman also said he was "astonished" by accusations that the Kingdom was "standing with Russia in its war with Ukraine." "It is telling that these false accusations did not come from the Ukrainian government," the king's younger son wrote on Twitter. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Nayera Abdallah and Ahmed Tolba; editing by John StonestreetOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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