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Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
Airbus and Lockheed change guard in Riyadh

Despite the international outcry over the assassination of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul in October, the Saudi defence market continues to be a magnet for foreign firms. [...]

Published on 05.12.2018 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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