Russia and Qatar sign military-technical agreement, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to negotiate S-400 air defense system with Russia, Saudi Arabia to receive U.S. THAAD air defense system, UAE appoints first Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Saudi Arabian Military Industries appoints Chairman and CEO, Boeing to modernize Saudi AWACS, Turkey’s SSM has reopened Altay MBT engine tender, French Ministry of Finance vetoes Rafale sale to Egypt, Israel and Germany agree on three additional submarines, Egypt to set up National Space Agency, Russia and Saudi Arabia agree to cooperate on space exploration, Trend Micro looks at MENA’s digital underground