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Saudi Arabia

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) during a meeting with Lebanon’s former prime ministers Tammam Salam, Fouad Siniora and Najib Mikati (from L to R) in Jeddah. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s multipronged strategy to clip Iran’s wings in Arab countries

Saudi Arabia

A view of the Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) exhibit during the International Defence Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi, last February. (Reuters)

New defence partnerships emerge as Riyadh pushes industrialisation goals

Jordan

Jordan’s King Abdullah II (R) speaks with Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah (C) during their meeting in Amman. (DPA)

Jordan, facing pressure at home, restores relations with Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Travellers walk outside the Abha airport in the southern Saudi Arabian popular mountain resort of the same name, June 2. (AFP)

Yemen’s Houthis say launched drone attack on Saudi airport

Yemen

Emirati soldiers stand guard out the rear gate of a Chinook military helicopter traveling from Saudi Arabia to Yemen. (AP)

Drawdown of UAE troops opens new stage in Yemen

Mohamed Morsi

Muslim Brotherhood's president-elect Mohamed Mursi speaks during his first televised address to the nation at the Egyptian Television headquarters in Cairo June 24, 2012. (Reuters)

Kuwait hands Muslim Brotherhood-linked extremists to Egypt

Gulf

A vendor reads a newspaper as he sells melons and watermelons in a market in Riyadh. (Reuters)

Distribution of print newspapers halted in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Muslim pilgrims arrive at King Abdulaziz International Airport prior to the annual haj in the holy city of Mecca, July 7. (AFP)

Thousands of pilgrims start arriving in Saudi Arabia for haj

economy

A view of the production facility at Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oilfield in the Empty Quarter. (Reuters)

Foreign investors drawn to Saudi Aramco IPO offer