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“When we start seeing authorisations to use Gulf airspace to launch strikes on Iranian targets, then we can start talking about a Middle East Nato. Right now, it’s the exact opposite. I think what we saw from Saturday’s attack pumps the breaks on any idea of an Arab and Israeli Nato.” Bilal Saab, a former US Department of Defence official, now at Chatham House, US push for a ‘Middle East Nato’ failed to emerge during Iran strikes [Middle East Eye]
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Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman received on Sunday a phone call from U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, according to reports. [more]
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in go.com:
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Monday led a high-level delegation on a two-day visit to Pakistan, which is seeking help in overcoming one of its worst economic crises.
Prince Faisal bin Farhans visit comes a week after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia, one of Pakistans closest allies and a a leading supplier of oil to Islamabad.
Prince Faisal is expected to meet with Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari.
According to Pakistani officials, Prince Mohammed told Sharif that Saudi Arabia would invest $5 billion in Pakistan.
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in arabnews.com: Informed sources denied to Al Arabiya on Monday Saudi Arabia’s participation in intercepting Iranian drones during its attack on Israel on Saturday. Israeli news websites had published statements attributed to an official Saudi website stating that the Kingdom participated in the recent defense coalition that confronted the Iranian attacks. “There is no official website that published a statement about Saudi participation in intercepting attacks against Israel,” the sources told Al Arabiya.
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Via Khitam Al Amir in gulfnews.com:
Saudi Arabia has been identified as the third country worldwide for the shortest sleep duration, according to Dr. Mana Al Shahrani, a Consultant in Sleep Medicine at King Fahd Medical City.
During a discussion on Al Ekhbariya TV, Dr. Al Shahrani highlighted the prevalent issue of sleep deprivation among Saudis, who typically get only 6 to 7 hours of sleep per night.
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