The arms deals would need congressional approval and could take years for the weapons to be delivered.

Saudi Arabia is widening its search for capital, turning to some of the kingdom’s wealthiest families as the government looks to ease pressure on public finances and fund the next phase of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s economic overhaul.

The Democrat and the hard-right commentator found at least one thing to agree upon as they spoke at a conference in Riyadh.

The deal, worth up to $9 billion, would cover 730 PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors and associated equipment, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a Jan. 30 statement. Saudi Arabia is already a user of Patriot missile defense systems.

Saudi Arabia wants to rapidly grow its mineral sector, at a time when rare earths are at the heart of geopolitics.

Saudi Arabia is moving to end the role of the United Arab Emirates in Yemen and diminish its neighbor’s influence in other arenas, including the Red Sea, as tensions rise in the longstanding rivalry between the two Gulf powerhouses.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the terrorist attacks carried out by separatists in various areas of Balochistan Province in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,

The defence agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia raised many questions, particularly about its possible nuclear component