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  • The Jerusalem U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration

    The United States further affirms the commitment to work together with other partners to confront Iran’s aggression and destabilizing activities, whether advanced directly or through proxies and terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

  • The Jerusalem U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration

    The United States further affirms the commitment to work together with other partners to confront Iran’s aggression and destabilizing activities, whether advanced directly or through proxies and terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

  • Egypt raises domestic fuel prices in quarterly review

    Egypt's fuel pricing committee in a quarterly review on Wednesday raised domestic fuel prices by 0.50 Egyptian pounds for 80-octane, 92 octane petrol, and diesel while 95-octane petrol was raised by 1 pound, the petroleum ministry said in a statement.

  • For Israel and new Arab partners, $3 billion in defense business just the beginning

    The $3 billion figure came from none other than Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Thursday, when he also said that since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020, there have been about 150 meetings of Israeli defense personnel with counterparts in Gulf states party to the accords. Israeli sources told Breaking Defense they expect that kind of business to blossom “dramatically,” as the Arab nations spend to upgrade their defenses against perceived threats from Iran and its proxies, especially when it comes to air defense.

  • Saudi business giant eyes £1bn sustainable aviation fuel plant to kickstart UK green investment drive

    One of Saudi Arabia’s largest greentech specialists and manufacturing firms has outlined plans to invest billions in UK green infrastructure projects, with a £1bn sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) plant currently in the design phase.

  • Justice Department Is Investigating PGA Tour Over Potential Antitrust Violations in LIV Golf Battle

    There is also the set of rules that requires players to request a release to play in tournaments that conflict with PGA Tour events. Players are eligible for up to three such releases a season, and no such releases are granted for events in North America. When players requested those releases to play in the first LIV event outside of London last month, they were denied—leading to the suspensions of those who participated nonetheless.

  • Saudi team saves life of Iranian medical mission head for Hajj after heart attack

    A Saudi medical team saved the life of the Iranian medical mission head for Hajj after he suffered a heart attack, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. The Iranian man, Mohammad Reza Gholamreza Refatiani, had a heart attack while performing Hajj rituals.

  • Saudi dissident killed in Lebanon, opposition party says

    Lebanon's internal security forces said a 42-year-old Saudi citizen had been stabbed to death by his two brothers in a family dispute on Saturday, without publishing the victim's name. It said that security forces had arrested the two brothers on Sunday and that they had confessed to the killing. A Lebanese security source confirmed to Reuters that the victim of the stabbing was Manea al-Yami.

  • Can Saudi cash injection propel Aston Martin share price?

    Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is in talks with Aston Martin Lagonda (AML) about taking a stake in the UK luxury motor manufacturer. Aston Martin is facing the challenge of funding its next generation of sports cars, and its first push into electric vehicles, the business is saddled with debt and producing no net cash. It’s share price has been down 68% this year and 40% this month. So, can the Saudis bring the Aston Martin share price back to life?

  • U.S. Army conduct medical training with Royal Saudi Land Force partners

    U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Hurricane from the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, and Royal Saudi Land Force Soldiers conduct a nine-line medical evacuation onto a U.S. Army HH-60M MedEvac Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Task Force Longhorn, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 25, 2022. Tactical combat casualty care and medical evacuation training are essential skills for the U.S. Army and our allies in order to maintain joint mission readiness and interoperability.