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  • Civil Defense Warns of Heavy Rains that Will Lash Saudi Arabia This Week

    Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Civil Defense issued on Sunday a warning about heavy rainfall across parts of the Kingdom, starting Sunday and continuing until Thursday. Residents are urged to avoid valleys and seasonal lakes. The Makkah Region is expected to be hit the hardest, with heavy to moderate rainfall, flash floods, hailstorms, and strong winds that may cause sandstorms in Makkah City and Taif. Neighboring governorates, including Jeddah and Al-Lith, will experience lighter rainfall.

  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant

    Secretary Austin reiterated the United States' commitment to take every possible step to defend Israel and noted the strengthening of U.S. military force posture and capabilities throughout the Middle East in light of escalating regional tensions. Reinforcing this commitment, Secretary Austin has ordered the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN Carrier Strike Group, equipped with F-35C fighters, to accelerate its transit to the Central Command area of responsibility, adding to the capabilities already provided by the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT Carrier Strike Group.

  • Defense secretary orders submarine to Middle East

    US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a guided-missile submarine to the Middle East and accelerated the arrival of a carrier strike group to the region ahead of an anticipated Iranian attack against Israel, the Pentagon said in a statement Sunday evening. The USS Georgia, a nuclear-powered submarine armed with cruise missiles, was operating in the Mediterranean Sea in recent days, according to the Navy, having just completed training near Italy.

  • U.S. to send more warships, fighter jets to Middle East to bolster defenses

    The U.S. military will deploy additional fighter jets and Navy warships to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday, as Washington seeks to bolster defenses following threats from Iran and its allies Hamas and Hezbollah. The U.S. is bracing for Iran to make good on its vow to respond to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh two days ago in Tehran - one in a series of killings of senior figures in the Palestinian militant group as the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza rages.

  • Commentary: Is a Defense Treaty With Saudi Arabia Worth the Commitments?

    In the latest from the Pivotal States series, which examines alternative U.S. foreign policy approaches to the world’s key nations, American Statecraft Program Director Christopher S. Chivvis discussed the future of the U.S.-Saudi Arabia relationship with Kim Ghattas, a contributing editor at Financial Times; Aaron David Miller, American Statecraft senior fellow; and Ambassador Dennis Ross, distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

  • Saudi SAMI, Turkish firms establish new defense collaborations

    State-owned Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) announced early on Thursday it signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Turkish companies to "support the localization of defense industries" in the kingdom. In a statement, SAMI said it agreed with Türkiye's drone maker Baykar to "establish manufacturing capabilities" and develop systems for Baykar's unmanned aerial vehicles in Saudi Arabia.

  • Saudi defense minister meets with Turkish president in Ankara

    Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman was received by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara on Tuesday. During the meeting, the two officials reviewed relations between the Kingdom and Turkiye and ways to enhance them. They also discussed regional and international developments and efforts made with regard to them.

  • Saudi defense chief in China in bid for help with Houthis, boost military ties

    Grant Rumley, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that the reason for Prince Khalid's visit is Riyadh leaning on China to curb attacks by the Houthi rebels in Yemen on ships in the Red Sea. "China has leverage with Iran and has largely successfully protected its own interests vis a vis the Houthi attacks; the Saudis are likely hoping China will be able to apply some pressure on the group," Rumley told Al-Monitor.  

  • Saudi, Chinese defense ministers discuss ways to strengthen relations in Beijing

    Several high-ranking Saudi officials attended the meeting. They included Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili, Saudi Ambassador to China Abdulrahman Al-Harbi; Commander of the Strategic Missile Force Lt. Gen. Jarallah Al-Alweet, Director General of the Office of the Minister of Defense Hisham bin Abdulaziz bin Saif, Head of the Armed Forces Operations Authority Maj. Gen. Misfer Al-Ghanem, and Military Attaché at the Saudi Embassy in Beijing Commodore Salem Al-Maliki.

  • Saudi Minister of Defense Arrives in Beijing on Official Visit

    The Saudi Minister met with China's Minister of National Defense, Admiral Dong Jun where discussions explored ways to strengthen the Saudi-Chinese relations within the framework of the strategic defense partnership.