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  • Iraq signs first security agreement with Saudi Arabia in 40 years

    Iraqi and Saudi officials signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 19 February to share sensitive intelligence and deepen security cooperation, marking the first time the two nations have signed a security pact since 1983. The pact was signed by Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz and his Iraqi counterpart Abdul Amir al-Shammari during the latter’s official visit to Riyadh. The MoU entails “all forms of security cooperation, exchange of points of views, and undertaking joint security activities,” Iraqi state media reported. Iraq and Saudi Arabia share an 800-kilometer border.

  • Saudi Aramco Says ESG Investing Threatens Energy Security

    “If ESG-driven policies are implemented with an automatic bias against any and all conventional energy projects, the resulting underinvestment will have serious implications. For the global economy. For energy affordability. And for energy security.”

  • Davos 2023: Saudi-US partnership is crucial for global security, says Saudi envoy

    "Yes there was a moment of conflict and disagreement, but that doesn't take away from the fact that we are both strategic allies and we are friends, and this relationship is critical for the world," envoy Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud said at a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

  • U.S.-Saudi ties are in flux as tensions over oil and security persist

    Gulf nations don't see it as being in their national interest to take sides in rivalries between the U.S. and other world powers, says Elham Fakhro, a Bahraini research fellow at Britain's University of Exeter. There's no upside for them in ostracizing Russia, for example, or losing out from trade benefits with China, whose leader Xi Jinping visited Saudi Arabia last month.

  • Saudi Arabia cybersecurity and drones federation launches JV with global organiser Informa

    The Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP) and global exhibition organiser Informa have announced the creation of Tahaluf, a joint venture designed to launch exhibition brands in Saudi Arabia. The new joint venture aims to create professional career opportunities for Saudis in events and related industries and the partnership will launch a series of large-scale events in 2023 and 2024 to serve key verticals in Saudi Arabia, including Tech, AI, Food, Pharma, Beauty, Real Estate and Healthcare.

  • Saudi Arabia and India set to deepen cybersecurity ties: top Indian official 

    Saudi Arabia and India will soon sign a memorandum of understanding to elevate cooperation in cybersecurity, as talks are steadily progressing between officials of the two countries, according to a top Indian official. In an exclusive interaction with Arab News on the sidelines of the Global Cybersecurity Forum in Riyadh on Nov. 9, India's national cybersecurity coordinator Lt General Rajesh Pant, said that he will meet Majed bin Mohammed Al-Mazyed, governor of Saudi Arabia’s National Security Authority to discuss the MoU further.

  • Saudi Arabia to Host MENA’s Largest Cybersecurity Event

    Saudi Arabia will host the international Black Hat event in mid-November, the largest cybersecurity event in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), bringing together the most important cybersecurity experts worldwide. The event is organized in cooperation between the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming, and Drones (SAFCSP) and Informa Tech, in partnership with the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), as part of the Riyadh Season 2022 activities. The three-day event starts on Nov. 15 at the Riyadh Front Center.

  • Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Discuss Political and Security Affairs

    Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, jointly chaired the inaugural session of the Ministerial Committee of the Political and Security Pillar of the Saudi-Pakistan Supreme Coordination Committee, held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Riyadh on 10th November 2022. During the meeting, both sides held wide-ranging discussions on host of issues related to political and security domains.

  • Saudi Arabia, China to work together on energy security

    Saudi Arabia is China’s top crude supplier with most of the country’s refineries designed to crack Middle East crudes. The producer delivered 1.76 million b/d of shipment in January-August to lift the market share to 17.7% from 16.9% a year earlier, despite the volume edging down 0.3% year on year, according to China’s customs data.

  • Saudi, Russian agriculture ministers discuss food security

    The meeting was attended by the Saudi Grains Organization, Governor Eng. Ahmed Al-Faris and the Director General of the General Department for International Cooperation, Eng. Abdulaziz Al-Huwaish.