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Spotlight SAUDI ARABIA Issue dated 02/10/2019

Oil attacks open up opportunities for Western defence companies

The attack on the Aramco oil complexes in Abqaiq on September 14, 2019. ©Reuters/DH

The drone and cruise missile attacks on Aramco's oil processing facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais have sent Riyadh shopping for protection against further offensives. [...] (526 words)

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Gulf attracts new Defence Committee chief

Riyadh counts on Beijing, Pretoria and Berlin for its drone fleet

Task force Jaguar at the heart of oil crescent

German federal court handling industrial espionage case

Thales has meeting with Mohammed bin Salman

Raytheon and Thales competition affected by legal spat involving Emir's brother

Al Sahab, Riyadh's air defence cyber guard dog

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

Paris ready to pitch a new version of ODAS to Mohamed bin Salman

Riyadh and Doha snap up European bosses to develop their defence complexes

Riyadh's enterprising princes look for solutions to MBS's grip on Saudi business

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