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Saudi Arabia Agrees to Buy Russian S-400 Air Defense System
Saudi Arabia has agreed to buy Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television reported on Thursday.
The report came during a visit by Saudi King Salman to Moscow.
Saudis open border to Qatari pilgrims, Doha praises move
Qatari pilgrims began arriving in Saudi Arabia yesterday, Saudi media reported, after Riyadh said it was opening up its border and airports for those attending the annual haj pilgrimage despite a diplomatic rift that cut travel ties.
Saudi Arabia says deeply concerned at Russia attacks on Syria
Saudi Arabia demands Russia end its military operations against targets in Syria, a Saudi diplomat said in remarks broadcast by Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television, adding the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant group was not present in the areas that were attacked.
Obama seeks to reassure Gulf allies, sees no early end to Syria war
U.S. President Barack Obama said on May 15 that Washington would help Gulf allies face conventional military aggression but also get them to work more in their own defence against any unconventional menace, such as destabilising Iranian actions in the region.
US air strikes target convoy 'carrying ISIL leaders' in Iraq
U.S. air strikes destroyed a convoy of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) near the Iraqi city of Mosul but U.S. officials said on Nov. 8 it was unclear whether the group's top commander Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been in any of the 10 targeted vehicles.