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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. [...]

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Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
Airbus and Lockheed change guard in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia
Mohammed bin Salman hunts with a pack to bring football business to Riyadh

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, United States
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Turki bin Salman makes European business bow in Luxembourg

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Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia
SAMI's acquisition of AEC ties up loose ends

Saudi Arabia
Khaled bin Salman's military procurement role takes shape

United States
Ex-Pentagon Gulf specialist joins Lockheed Martin

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Raytheon entertains Mohammed bin Salman with a reshuffle of its Riyadh unit

Europe
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Turkey, United Arab Emirates
Nurol spearheads Turkish push into Abu Dhabi

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Germany, Saudi Arabia
Rheinmetall well-positioned in Riyadh despite Merkel's embargo

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