World News Saudi Defense Minister, Swedish Counterpart Discuss Regional Security admin May 7, 2026 5 Read original at Asharq Al-Awsat Post navigation Previous: Hamas Considers Temporarily Suspending Ceasefire NegotiationsNext: International Olympic Committee Lifts Restrictions on Belarusian Athletes More Stories World News Putin to visit China – Kremlin May 16, 2026 0 World News ‘Surrender not an option’ for Palestine – Iranian envoy May 16, 2026 0 World News Removing Iran’s uranium mostly about ‘PR’ – Trump May 16, 2026 0 5 thoughts on “Saudi Defense Minister, Swedish Counterpart Discuss Regional Security” I’m curious if Prince Khalid bin Salman’s visit to Sweden will lead to concrete defense deals, or if it’s just diplomatic window dressing. Reply Sweden selling more Gripen jets to Saudi Arabia seems contradictory given their criticism of the Yemen war. Reply Interesting that regional security discussions are happening with Sweden, a non-NATO country. Maybe the Saudis are diversifying their partnerships. Reply The statement about ‘enhancing stability’ rings hollow when Saudi Arabia is still bombing Yemen. Reply I wonder if the recent Houthi drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities came up in those talks. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
I’m curious if Prince Khalid bin Salman’s visit to Sweden will lead to concrete defense deals, or if it’s just diplomatic window dressing. Reply
Sweden selling more Gripen jets to Saudi Arabia seems contradictory given their criticism of the Yemen war. Reply
Interesting that regional security discussions are happening with Sweden, a non-NATO country. Maybe the Saudis are diversifying their partnerships. Reply
The statement about ‘enhancing stability’ rings hollow when Saudi Arabia is still bombing Yemen. Reply
I’m curious if Prince Khalid bin Salman’s visit to Sweden will lead to concrete defense deals, or if it’s just diplomatic window dressing.
Sweden selling more Gripen jets to Saudi Arabia seems contradictory given their criticism of the Yemen war.
Interesting that regional security discussions are happening with Sweden, a non-NATO country. Maybe the Saudis are diversifying their partnerships.
The statement about ‘enhancing stability’ rings hollow when Saudi Arabia is still bombing Yemen.
I wonder if the recent Houthi drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities came up in those talks.