Saudi Arabia, United States
Zahid Group at heart of new US-Saudi defence channel

Inauguration of Zahid Industries' dedicated defense production site, Jeddah Industrial Zone, Saudi Arabia, 16 January 2023.
Inauguration of Zahid Industries' dedicated defense production site, Jeddah Industrial Zone, Saudi Arabia, 16 January 2023. © Zahid Group/Twitter
In responding to Mohammed bin Salman's call to use private businesses to ramp up Saudi Arabia's sovereign defence industry, the private industrial conglomerate Zahid Group is moving into the Crown Prince's ecosystem. It will become a provider to US defence in Saudi Arabia. [...]
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