May 14, 2012

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were expected to become the
first Gulf Cooperation Council states to merge amid the threat from
neighboring Iran.

May 15, 2012

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia and Turkey have continued efforts to agree
on major defense projects.

May 24, 2012

LONDON [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia has ordered advanced jet trainers from
Britain.

May 30, 2012

LONDON [MENL] -- The Saudi Arabian purchase of European-origin primary
trainers marked the largest deal for a Swiss manufacturer.