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  • Riyadh-Tehran agreements enhance regional security, says Saudi envoy to Iran

    Agreements between Saudi Arabia and Iran will bolster security in the Middle East, the Saudi envoy to the Islamic Republic said in remarks published on Wednesday. The two countries reached an agreement in March, brokered by China, to reestablish diplomatic relations after seven years of no formal ties.

  • US, Bahrain sign strategic security and economic agreement

    The United States and Bahrain on Wednesday signed a strategic security and economic agreement which U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said would expand defense and intelligence collaboration between the two countries. The agreement was signed at a meeting at the State Department between Blinken and Bahrain's crown prince and prime minister, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa. "At the heart of the agreement is a shared goal: working together to build a region that is more secure, more prosperous, and that's more connected to the world economy," Blinken said to reporters just before the signing ceremony.

  • India and Saudi Arabia agree to expand economic and security ties after the G20 summit

    India and Saudi Arabia agreed Monday to expand trade and security ties, two days after their leaders and others attending a Group of 20 summit announced a new railways and port corridor deal that will link India, Middle East and Europe. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met in New Delhi and chaired a meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council. The two leaders discussed issues ranging from energy security, trade and investment to defense, health care and food security, India’s foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said.

  • How Saudi Arabia is boosting food security by pursuing agricultural self-sufficiency

    The Kingdom has also made progress in growing potatoes, meeting 80 percent of local demand. Domestic poultry comprises 68 percent, tomatoes 67 percent, red meat 60 percent, carrots 50 percent, fish 48 percent and onions 44 percent.

  • Netanyahu says Israel to build new security barrier along Jordan border

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that Israel planned to build a new border fence with its neighbour Jordan. Posting on X (formerly known as Twitter), Netanyahu said: "We erected a fence on our southern border (Egypt) and stopped the infiltration from there into Israel. We thereby stopped over a million infiltrators from Africa, which would have destroyed our country. "Now we will build a fence on our eastern border (Jordan) and ensure that there will be no infiltration from there either.

  • Any Saudi-Israeli normalization requires clearing major security, defense roadblocks: Experts

    “I think it’s important to acknowledge that there doesn’t appear to be much ‘on the way’ other than an agreement to pursue an agreement,” Jonathan Lord, director of the Middle East security program at the Center for a New American Security, told Breaking Defense. “It’s been reported that to move forward, Riyadh is seeking security guarantees from Washington, along with the ability to purchase advanced weapons systems and to receive them in a timely fashion, and finally, a civilian nuclear energy program. This is a tall order, but may not be insurmountable if the administration can engage Congress proactively.”

  • Israel-Saudi normalisation intertwined with new US-Saudi security pact

    “There are a number of matters that are under discussion between the three countries, and we’ll continue to work towards that aim, recognising that it’s a long and difficult process,” said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, adding that that reports of deal agreements “vastly overstate where things stand.”

  • Has Regional Detente Paved the Way for Collective Maritime Security in the Gulf?

    Unhealthy rivalry and deep-rooted mutual suspicion have long led the Gulf littoral states to view the maritime domain as a battleground to settle old scores and sort out new frictions rather than a space for peaceful cooperation. However, they have recently shown a growing resolve to eschew zero-sum calculations and embrace a more conciliatory posture in managing maritime security affairs. The recent flurry of diplomatic interactions highlights this measured, sometimes contradictory, policy shift.

  • UN security staff released in Yemen after 18 months in captivity

    Five United Nations security staff who were kidnapped in Yemen by al Qaeda militants 18 months ago have been released, the United Nations said on Friday. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the release and "reiterates that kidnapping is an inhumane and unjustifiable crime, and calls for the perpetrators to be held accountable," a U.N. spokesperson said.

  • Netanyahu wants security agreement from Biden as part of mega U.S.-Saudi-Israel deal

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to get a security agreement with the U.S. focused on deterring Iran in the context of the mega-deal the Biden administration is trying to reach with Saudi Arabia and Israel, four Israeli and U.S. officials told Axios.