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Saudi Arabia, Russia Sign Military Cooperation Deal

Prince Khalid bin Salman and Fomin sign the agreement. (Twitter)
Prince Khalid bin Salman and Fomin sign the agreement. (Twitter)
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Saudi Arabia, Russia Sign Military Cooperation Deal

Prince Khalid bin Salman and Fomin sign the agreement. (Twitter)
Prince Khalid bin Salman and Fomin sign the agreement. (Twitter)

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held talks in Moscow on Monday with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

The officials discussed military and defense cooperation and joint efforts to preserve regional security and stability. They also tackled challenges facing their countries.

The meeting aimed “to explore ways to strengthen the military and defense cooperation between our two countries,” tweeted Prince Khalid.

Prince Khalid and his Russian counterpart Alexander Fomin later signed a military cooperation agreement.

The Saudi royal had traveled to Russia to take part in the Russia’s International Military-Technical Forum “Army-2020” that kicked off on Monday.

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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Message from Sierra Leone’s President

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Message from Sierra Leone’s President

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a written message from President Julius Maada Bio of the Republic of Sierra Leone concerning relations between the two countries, SPA reported.

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji received the message during a meeting with Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mohammed S. Barrie at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh on Thursday.

During the meeting, they reviewed relations between the two countries and discussed issues of mutual interest.

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Coalition Intercepts, Destroys Houthi Ballistic Missile Fired at Madinah

Madinah (Ministry of Awqaf)
Madinah (Ministry of Awqaf)
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Coalition Intercepts, Destroys Houthi Ballistic Missile Fired at Madinah

Madinah (Ministry of Awqaf)
Madinah (Ministry of Awqaf)

The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said on Thursday it had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Houthi militia group towards Saudi Arabia's Madinah region.

Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Malki said on Thursday that Saudi air defense forces had successfully intercepted and destroyed the missile.

Saudi Arabia's Civil Defence had earlier activated its early warning system in Yanbu and Sharurah, alerting residents to the threat of incoming projectiles before announcing minutes later that the danger had passed.

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Saudi-Bahraini Talks Focus on Bilateral Ties and Shared Interests

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received Bahrain's Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs and National Security Adviser, Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. (SPA)
Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received Bahrain's Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs and National Security Adviser, Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. (SPA)
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Saudi-Bahraini Talks Focus on Bilateral Ties and Shared Interests

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received Bahrain's Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs and National Security Adviser, Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. (SPA)
Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received Bahrain's Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs and National Security Adviser, Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received Bahrain's Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs and National Security Adviser, Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported Wednesday.

Sheikh Nasser conveyed greetings from King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and the crown prince. Prince Mohammed, in turn, asked him to convey the greetings of the Saudi king and his own to the Bahraini monarch.

The meeting also reviewed the longstanding ties between the two countries and issues of mutual interest.