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Saudi Sergeant Accused of Vegas Child Rape
Associated Press | Jan 05, 2013
LAS VEGAS - A sergeant in Saudi Arabia's air force was jailed in Las Vegas on charges that he pulled a young boy into a hotel room and sexually assaulted him the morning of Sin City's big New Year's Eve fireworks extravaganza. Mazen Alotaibi, 23, faces charges including kidnapping, sexual assault with a minor and felony coercion that could get ... more
Persian Gulf Countries Favor High-Tech Defenses
Aviation Week's DTI | Feb 11, 2013
This article first appeared in Aviation Week & Space Technology. Middle Eastern governments have been busy recapitalizing their armed forces in recent years with the latest technology. New fighters, main battle tanks and intelligence-gathering capabilities have been snapped up from defense companies eager to sell, given the historic lows in th... more
Middle East Seeks Bigger Role in Weapons Tech
Aviation Week's DTI | Jan 30, 2013
This article first appeared in Aviation Week & Space Technology. One of the world's biggest arms markets, the Arab Middle East, has lagged as a developer and producer. That is in part because oil-exporting nations do not have to worry about the balance-of-payments impact of importing expensive weapons, and partly because of a lack of industrial... more
Report: CIA Operates Drone Base in Saudi Arabia
Associated Press | Feb 06, 2013
WASHINGTON - The CIA conducts lethal drone strikes against al-Qaida militants inside Yemen from a remote base in Saudi Arabia, including the strike that killed the U.S.-born al-Qaida operative Anwar al-Awlaki. The location of the base was first disclosed by The New York Times online Tuesday night. The Associated Press first reported the constr... more
Saudis Warn They Will Intercept Israeli Jets
UPI | Aug 09, 2012
Saudi Arabia warned it will intercept Israeli fighter jets that enter its airspace en route to an attack on Iran, the Hebrew daily Yedioth Ahronoth says. The warning was relayed via Washington and raised by top U.S. administration officials who recently visited Jerusalem. The Hebrew language daily reported Thursday sources in Jerusalem said it... more