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Saudi hosts AlUla Desert Blaze, the toughest run in GCC region
AlUla, Saudi Arabia -- AlUla Desert Blaze, a unique running challenge, which kicked off on Saturday and saw participation of nearly 200 male and female...
- The run, which kicked off Saturday, saw participation of nearly 200 male and female runners from 39 countries.
- The participants faced the toughest challenges amid scorching summer heat, enduring temperatures reaching up to 43 degrees Celsius.
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AviLease acquires aircraft leasing platform
The $3.6bn deal will see AviLease acquire a portfolio of 100 aircraft.
- The combined platform will own and manage 167 of the latest technology, fuel efficient aircraft, consisting of 145 owned valued at around $6 billion.
- AviLease arranged $2.1 billion of competitive bridge financing commitments from four banks: BNP Paribas, Citibank N.A., HSBC Bank Middle East and MUFG Bank.
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Saudi Arabia and Iran invited to Moscow-led defense bloc’s military drills
Moscow, Russia -- Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states have invited observers from Saudi Arabia, Iran, China and Mongolia...
- China and Mongolia are the other two countries invited to monitor the Combat Brotherhood-2023 drills in Belarus, CSTO Joint Staff Chief Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov said.
- Combat Brotherhood, a joint operational and strategic exercise, will be held in Belarus on September 1-6.