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Saudi and Chinese Forces in Training (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi, Chinese Special Forces Conclude their Joint Exercise

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 23, 2016 | World

Riyadh – Saudi and Chinese armed forces concluded their joint military exercise “Exploration 2016” in the Chinese city of Chengdu which lasted for 15 days. Special Forces of the Royal Saudi Land Forces and their counterparts in the Red Army were involved in the war...

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Members of Royal Saudi Navy takes part in ÒGulf Shield 1Ó exercise, east of Saudi Arabia, in this handout photo received October 4, 2016. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

Saudi, Bahraini Navies Begin Joint Exercises Gulf Bridge 17

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 23, 2016 | Middle East

Manama – Royal Saudi Arabian Navy and Royal Bahrain Navy Forces begin their joint maneuvers “Gulf Bridge 17” today, as part of the ongoing military cooperation and defense exchange experience between members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The exercises aim to...

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People walk next to Palmarium shopping mall in Tunis. — Reuters

Tunisia Plans to Issue EUR 1-Billion Bond

by Al-munji al-Saaidani | Oct 23, 2016 | Business

Tunisia- Tunisia plans a bond issue of EUR 1,000 million to finance the state’s budget. This caused a debate in the Tunisian Parliament between government representatives and opposition parties on continuity of foreign borrowing and not relying on own resources....

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during the opening of the first and second phases of the housing project “Long Live Egypt”, which focuses on development in the country’s slums, at Al-Asmarat district in Al Mokattam area, east of Cairo, Egypt May 30, 2016 – REUTERS

Top Government Officials Convene following High-rank Officer Assassination in Egypt

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Oct 23, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- In a remarkable development, some armed men have assassinated on Saturday a high-rank officer infront of his house. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held a meeting for top government officials in which he called for increasing security in vital...

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General Court building in Riyadh pictured-in May-2005 .EPA

Extremist Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Hiding Saudi Woman from Security Guards

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 23, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- The Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh has issued a preliminary sentence of four years in prison for a Saudi condemned of assisting a Saudi woman, Rima al-Jarish, to escape the security guards and implement her terrorist plan to join her son in the...