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Firms get US money despite Iran work
Filed under NewsMar 8WASHINGTON – The US government, while pushing for tougher sanctions against Tehran, has given $107 billion in the last 10 years to US and foreign companies doing business in Iran, much of it in the energy sector, The New York Times reported Saturday.
Despite the threat of punishment for companies that seek US federal contracts while dealing with Iran, the Times said successive administrations have struggled to exert authority over foreign companies and overseas units of US firms.
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Khaled receives Gen Casey
Filed under NewsJan 19Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation for Military Affairs, with Gen. George William Casey, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, in Riyadh Monday. Gen. Casey is currently visiting the Kingdom. During the meeting, Prince Khaled and Gen. Casey reviewed issues of mutual interest. – SPA
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Sultan honors air force graduates
Filed under NewsDec 28RIYADH: Crown Prince Sultan, deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, distributed awards and certificates Sunday to students who graduated from the King Faisal Air Academy in Riyadh. The graduates also included a Bahraini and a Yemeni.
The awards ceremony followed a 15-minute air show. More than 12 aircraft were on display at the show.
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Dec 14
RIYADH: Crown Prince Sultan, deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, began his official duties on Saturday by visiting members of the armed forces who were injured while confronting Yemeni infiltrators.
Speaking to reporters, Prince Sultan, who returned from abroad on Friday following a yearlong medical trip, commended Saudi forces for defending the Kingdoms southern borders.
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Kingdom UK discuss issues of concern
Filed under NewsNov 5RIYADH: The Middle East peace process, the volatile situation in Afghanistan and the Iranian nuclear standoff topped the agenda of talks between Prince Khaled bin Sultan, assistant minister of defense and aviation, and British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth, here on Wednesday.
The talks also focused on a range of bilateral subjects and other regional as well as international issues of common concern. “The discussions were mainly on the same regional and bilateral issues that also figured during the audience with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah,” said Nick Heath, spokesman for the British Embassy. The talks, however, were marred by the news of the killings of five UK soldiers in a shooting at an Afghan police base. This killing together with many other casualties reported from Afghanistan in the recent past makes the current year the “deadliest” for British troops in more than two decades.
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Jun 28
JEDDAH – Women in Saudi Arabia have welcomed the appointment of Farah Pandith as Special Representative to Muslim Communities.
The US State Department announced the nomination of Pandith in Washington on Friday. It said in a statement that Pandith will “be responsible for executing the administrations efforts to engage with Muslims around the world on a people-to-people and organizational level.”
“I am pleased to announce the appointment of Farah Pandith to serve as Special Representative to Muslim Communities,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in the statement.
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How the US president spent his day
Filed under NewsJun 4Despite the scorching heat, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah waited for US President Barack Obama on the tarmac of King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh a show of hospitality reserved for special guests.
Minutes after his arrival, Obama was welcomed by King Abdullah. As they greeted each other, a 21-gun salute went off in the vicinity.
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