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Palestinian visits, South Korea trip, Deaths and marriages, Al-Madina column, Turkey visit, Europe tour, Afghanistan comments, Malaga football club, Visitors, Napolitano talks on Yemen
In early May King Abdullah issued a decree officially appointing Dakheel Allah Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al-Waqdani as commander of Naval Forces.
Abu Dhabi royal’s interest in Russian oligarchs’ duel, Meetings, Weddings, Funeral, Mining deal, Hosts Qatari leader, International relations, Australian meetings, Well-wishers
If Iran acquires an advanced, ‘double-digit’ surface-to-air missile (SAM) from Russia or China, the only aircraft capable of operating safely within its airspace would be the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
Controversy has erupted in Saudi Arabia over the position of Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, head of the Mecca branch of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. He first hit the headlines late last year after an interview in Okaz newspaper in which he spoke openly about ikhtilat, the mixing of unrelated men and women,
With the cost of the GCC’s food imports expected to double by 2020, Gulf governments know they need to outsource agricultural production to more fertile countries. But this throws up some potentially explosive issues as richer countries are accused of imperialistic land-grabbing
Cheney’s surprise visit; Marriages; Meetings; No new Mecca airport
The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) are said to be interested in acquiring Scorpène-class submarines, jointly built by France’s DCNS and Spain’s Navantia
The US Department of Defence has awarded Lockheed Martin Corporation a $46.2m contract to produce advanced helicopter weapons-targeting systems for the Apache helicopter fleets of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the Netherlands.
Volcanic ash affects itinerary; Iraqis descend on Riyadh; Washington nuclear summit, Clinton; Funeral; Death of mother; Equestrian exploits; New Adia head; Funeral; Comings and goings
Iraqis descend on Riyadh, Washington nuclear summit: Funeral; Death of mother; Equestrian exploits; New Adia head; Funeral; Comings and goings
The Council of Ulema has approved King Abdullah’s plans to codify sharia law, but Sahwa preachers are divided over an issue that could significantly reduce their power
Public tensions have died down following reports of a skirmish between Emirati and Saudi vessels that was blamed on a dispute over the route of the Dolphin pipeline which brings Qatari gas to the UAE
Sheikh Hassan Al-Saffar, de facto leader of Saudi Arabia’s Shias, has in recent months made a special effort to position himself as a patriotic national loyalist, despite the Kingdom’s recent military intervention against Zaidi Shia Al-Houthi rebels in northern Yemen.
Janadriyah; Out and about; Defence meetings; London trial; Stockholm mosque
