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Saudis discuss buying tanks from Spain, no deal signed

Spain's PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (R) meets with Saudi's assistant defence minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan

MADRID (AFP) - A senior Saudi Arabian official discussed buying Spain's Leopard 2E tanks here Tuesday but no deal was signed for a contract reportedly worth up to three billion euros, a Spanish government official said.
Visiting Prince Khaled bin Sultan, the Saudi assistant defence minister, discussed the possible contract in a meeting with Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the offic [...]

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Saudi minister visits Spain, reportedly for major tank deal

Saudi deputy Defence Minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan

MADRID (AFP) - Saudi Arabia's deputy defence minister will visit Spain next week, officials said Friday, and he is reportedly considering the purchase of Leopard 2E tanks for up to three billion euros.
Prince Khaled bin Sultan, Saudi deputy minister of defence and aviation, will meet King Juan Carlos on Monday, according to the Royal Palace's diary.
He will also see Prime Minister Jose Luis Ro [...]

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Suspicious envelopes sent to three Tel Aviv embassies

Israeli police stand at a barrier that blocks the street outside the US Embassy in Tel Aviv

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Suspicious envelopes containing a white powder and notes were sent to the US, Spanish and Swedish embassies in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, police said, adding that there were no reports of anyone hurt.
"Three separate envelopes were sent to three different embassies -- the American, Spanish and Swedish -- and in each they were opened by embassy staff who found a suspicious po [...]

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Syrian leader visits Spain

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Spain Sunday

MADRID (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Spain Sunday for a two-day official visit that follows a tour of Latin America.
Assad and his delegation toured the city of Toledo, the country's picturesque former capital, accompanied by Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos after arriving at Madrid's airport, Spanish media said.
He is to have dinner later Sunday with King [...]

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Palestinians see Mideast ‘progress’ as spin

Direct negotiations collapsed in 2008 when Israel launched an offensive on Gaza

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - Reports of progress in the Middle East peace talks amount to little more than political spin ahead of a US visit by the Israeli premier, a Palestinian official said on Sunday.
"We don't know what they are talking about when they say progress," the official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
"We are not aware of any progress and we have not been [...]

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French, Spanish groups vie for huge Mecca rail contract

Saudi passengers take the train

RIYADH (AFP) - A French-Saudi group including Alstom and SNCF and a Spanish-led consortium were the only bidders Saturday for Saudi Arabia's multi-billion dollar Mecca-Medina high speed railway, Saudi officials said.
At least five groups, including German, Chinese and South Korean firms, had qualified for bidding to build the 450-kilometre (275-mile) Haramain railway linking Islam's holie [...]

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