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  Largest defence deal: US-Saudi Arabia sign USD 142 billion agreement, says White House

  World | May 13, 2025 20:21 IST

  The US-Saudi Arabia defence deal also includes "extensive training and support to build the capacity of the Saudi armed forces, including enhancement of Saudi service academies and military medical services", the White House said in a release.

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  Saudi defence minister Prince Salman named crown prince

  World | June 19, 2012 12:25 IST

  Riyadh, June 19 :  Saudi Arabia kept power within the surviving, aging sons of the kingdom's founding patriarch Monday by naming Defense Minister Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz as the new heir to the throne in

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  Saudi king names Salman as crown prince

  World | June 18, 2012 20:39 IST

  Riyadh, Jun 18: Saudi King Abdullah named his half-brother Prince Salman as heir to the throne today following the death of crown prince Nayef, state television reported.The monarch appointed Salman “crown prince and deputy prime