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October 2022 - Saudi Arabia Special Weapons News
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- Depleting emergency oil stocks will have painful consequences: Saudi minister Press TV 25 Oct 2022 -- Saudi Arabia has blasted the release of emergency oil stocks describing as an attempt to "manipulate markets," warning that losing emergency stocks may cause trouble in the near future, amid an escalating row with its ally, the US, over oil production.
- Saudi Naval Forces Inaugurates a Group of French Couach Boats in Western Fleet SPA 25 Oct 2022 -- The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) in the Western Fleet Command launched today the first group of French Couach class medium High-speed patrol boats.
- Air Force to Participate in "Aerial Warfare and Missile Defense Centre 2022" in UAE SPA 23 Oct 2022 -- Royal Saudi Air Force to participate in "Aerial Warfare and Missile Defense Centre 2022" drill, which will be held at Al-Thafrah Air Base in the UAE with the participation of several brotherly and friendly countries.
- China, Saudi Arabia vow deeper energy cooperation, oil market stability Global Times 22 Oct 2022 -- China and Saudi Arabia have agreed to strengthen energy cooperation, maintain international oil market stability and jointly face risks and challenges, read a statement posted on the website of China's National Energy Administration (NEA) on Friday following a virtual meeting between top energy officials of the two countries.
- Saudi, Chinese officials agree to boost energy cooperation Press TV 21 Oct 2022 -- Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and China's National Energy Administration Director Zhang Jianhua agreed on Friday to boost cooperation in the energy sector, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported.
- US-Saudi Oil Dispute Fraying Longtime Relations VOA 21 Oct 2022 -- A dispute over oil between Saudi Arabia and the United States is straining the long-standing relationship between Washington and its Gulf ally. Saudi officials, in coordination with OPEC Plus, recently decided to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day. The Saudis say the cut was made to prevent a collapse in oil prices. Analysts say the move undercuts Western sanctions on Russia and will jeopardize energy security.
- IRGC chief warns US, UK, Saudi Arabia against interfering in Iran's domestic affairs Press TV 20 Oct 2022 -- The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has strongly warned against any foreign interference in the country's domestic affairs, saying the enemies will receive a severe blow should they make any move against the Iranian nation.
- OPEC+ members back Riyadh amid US-Saudi tensions Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- Several member states of OPEC+, the producer group comprising the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries plus its allies, have expressed their endorsement of a recently agreed upon production cut, after the United States accused Saudi Arabia of coercing others to support the move.
- White House: Biden has no plans to meet with Saudi crown prince at G-20 summit Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- US President Joe Biden "has no plans" to meet with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at next month's Group of Twenty (G-20) summit in Indonesia, the White House has said.
- Biden Has 'No Plans' to Meet Saudi Crown Prince on Sidelines of G20 Summit Sputnik 16 Oct 2022 -- US President Joe Biden has no plans to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit in Indonesia, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.
- HRH Crown Prince Makes Phone Call to President of Ukraine SPA 15 Oct 2022 -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, made a phone call today to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- Senators call for halting arms sales to Riyadh, pulling US weaponry out of Saudi Arabia Press TV 15 Oct 2022 -- US senators have called for a halt to sales of American weaponry to Riyadh, and pulled out what arms were already there to "right-size [the] relationship with Saudi Arabia."
- Saudi Arabia's RSAF Deputy Commander Meets Chief of Staff of Tunisian Air Force SPA 15 Oct 2022 -- Currently on a visit to Tunisia, the deputy commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Major General Pilot Talal Al-Ghamdi, met here yesterday with the Chief of Staff of Tunisian Air Force Major General Mohamed Al-Hajjam.
- White House: Saudis pushed OPEC+ nations into crude oil production cut Press TV 14 Oct 2022 -- The White House has asserted that Saudi Arabia pushed member states of the oil cartel Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, including Russia, into a recent crude production cut.
- Saudi Naval Forces Lay the Main Keel of "His Majesty King Fahd's ship" in Wisconsin, USA SPA 14 Oct 2022 -- Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) celebrated the laying ceremony of the main keel of the second ship of the "Tuwaiq Project", which was officially named "His Majesty King Fahd's Ship", in Marinette, Wisconsin, USA.
- Saudi Arabia Receives 2 Proposals for 2nd Licensing Round in the Kingdom, Umm Ad Damar Exploration Site SPA 13 Oct 2022 -- In line with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, which seeks to transform mining sector into the third pillar of the national economy, the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources (MIM) has announced the proposals received for the Umm Ad Damar licensing round:
- An official at the Foreign Ministry: Kingdom's Goverment expresses its total rejection of the statements issued towards it following the issuance of OPEC+ decision, and affirms that the outcomes of OPEC+ meetings are adopted through consensus among member states SPA 13 Oct 2022 -- An official at the Foreign Ministry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stated that the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has viewed the statements issued about the Kingdom following the OPEC+ decision announced on October 5, 2022, which have described the decision as the Kingdom taking sides in international conflicts and that it was politically motived against the United States of America.
- Minister of Defense Receives Phone Call from British Secretary of State for Defense SPA 13 Oct 2022 -- Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defense, received a phone call today from the British Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace.
- Minister of Defense Meets with Yemeni Minister of Defense SPA 13 Oct 2022 -- Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defense, met today with Lieutenant-General Mohsen Mohammed Al-Daeri Minister of Defense of Yemen.
- The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition: exchanged visits between delegations from the Coalition and Houthis in Regards to the humanitarian detainees' issue under confidence-building and truce extension efforts. SPA 13 Oct 2022 -- Statement by the Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Brigadier General Turki Al-Malki:
- Pressure Grows for Congressional Action on US-Saudi Relationship VOA 12 Oct 2022 -- The Biden administration and U.S. lawmakers are pushing this week for longtime ally Saudi Arabia to face consequences for agreeing to reduce oil production.
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Saudi Minister of Defense, His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Salman DoD 05 Oct 2022
- Minister of Defense and U.S. Secretary of Defense Review, in a Phone Call, Strategic Partnership Between the Two Countries SPA 04 Oct 2022 -- Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defense, received a phone call today from U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud US Dept. of State 01 Oct 2022
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