Source: Military Times By Kyle Rempfer Late last year, a team of US Army Green Berets reportedly arrived in Saudi Arabia to help locate and destroy caches of ballistic missiles and launch sites along the country’s border with Yemen. Knowledge of the operations was provided by U.S. officials and European diplomats to The New York… Continue reading US ARMY GREEN BERETS REPORTEDLY HELPED DESTROY HOUTHI MISSILES
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GERMANY MOVING TO LIMIT ARMS SALES TO SAUDI ARABIA, UAE, TURKEY
Source: Al Jazeera A draft bill in Germany aims to ban weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey for their involvement in military conflicts. The bill aims to prevent weapons exports and all other related goods and services to countries that may use them for human rights abuses. The draft,… Continue reading GERMANY MOVING TO LIMIT ARMS SALES TO SAUDI ARABIA, UAE, TURKEY
SAUDI ARABIA HOSTS MULTI-NATION MILITARY DRILLS
Sourced: Shephard Media Saudi Arabia concluded a month-long military exercise involving more than 24 nations on 16 April, a day after hosting an Arab summit that slammed what it called Iran’s growing interference in the region. The exercise on Saudi Arabia’s east coast, dubbed Gulf Shield-1, involved combat search and rescue drills as well as… Continue reading SAUDI ARABIA HOSTS MULTI-NATION MILITARY DRILLS
PAKISTAN TO SEND TROOPS TO SAUDI ARABIA ON “TRAINING AND ADVICE MISSION”
Sourced: Al Araby Thousands of Pakistani troops will be deployed to Saudi Arabia to help train and advise the kingdom’s military, but the decision has led to a backlash at home with many fearing “mission creep”. Islamabad did not clarify the number of troops who will be sent to the Gulf state, but the “contingent”… Continue reading PAKISTAN TO SEND TROOPS TO SAUDI ARABIA ON “TRAINING AND ADVICE MISSION”
WITH EYES ON THE INDIAN OCEAN, NEW PLAYERS RUSH INTO THE HORN OF AFRICA
Sourced : War on the Rocks By David Brewster A race is underway between Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Turkey to build naval and military bases right across the Horn of Africa. This threatens to change the naval balance in the northwest Indian Ocean. But it may also presage the beginnings of… Continue reading WITH EYES ON THE INDIAN OCEAN, NEW PLAYERS RUSH INTO THE HORN OF AFRICA
UAE AND SAUDI ARABIA FORM NEW PARTNERSHIP SEPARATE FROM GCC
Sourced : Al Jazeera The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have formed a new military and trade partnership separate from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), according to a statement issued by the UAE. The development on Tuesday comes amid heightened tensions within the GCC, a political and economic alliance of six countries that includes… Continue reading UAE AND SAUDI ARABIA FORM NEW PARTNERSHIP SEPARATE FROM GCC
SAUDI ARABIA’S VERY PUBLIC VERY RISKY PALACE INTRIGUE
Sourced : Defence One By Krishnadev Calamur The arrest of 11 senior figures, including one of the world’s richest men, is a sign of the crown prince’s consolidation of power. Details are still emerging about why, exactly, 11 of Saudi Arabia’s richest and most influential businessmen and politicians are being held at the Ritz Carlton… Continue reading SAUDI ARABIA’S VERY PUBLIC VERY RISKY PALACE INTRIGUE
SAUDI ARABIA APPROVES PROPOSAL FOR A NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR ATOMIC ENERGY
Sourced : Al Arabiya Saudi Arabia’s cabinet of ministers have approved a proposal to establish a national program for atomic energy during its latest session on Monday. The proposal, presented by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was approved on Monday and consists of a number of programs and initiatives as figured out in… Continue reading SAUDI ARABIA APPROVES PROPOSAL FOR A NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR ATOMIC ENERGY
UAE AND SAUDI ARABIA SEEK QATARI “CHANGE IN POLICY, NOT LEADERSHIP”
Sourced : The National By Suha Maayeh and Taimur Khan The severing of diplomatic ties and partial blockade against Qatar by the UAE and Saudi Arabia are not aimed at forcing a change in leadership, the UAE said on Wednesday. “This is not about regime change — this is about change of policy, change of… Continue reading UAE AND SAUDI ARABIA SEEK QATARI “CHANGE IN POLICY, NOT LEADERSHIP”
SAUDI-QATAR’S TRUE BATTLEGROUND IS ASIA
Sourced : Bloomberg By David Fickling Forget the Strait of Hormuz. The real place to watch the simmering diplomatic battle between Saudi Arabia and Qatar is 5,500 kilometers to the southeast, in the Strait of Malacca between Malaysia and Indonesia. That’s because the petroleum market’s center of gravity, along with that of the global economy, is in… Continue reading SAUDI-QATAR’S TRUE BATTLEGROUND IS ASIA