WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- Russia and Saudi Arabia, on opposite sides during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, are drawing closer. During a recent meeting in Moscow little reported in the foreign press, Saudi Arabia's Secretary-General Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz and Russia’s VTS (Military-Technical Cooperation) agency head Mikhail Dmitriev, in the presence of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, signed a military-technical collaborative agreement.

LONDON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The former Saudi ambassador to the United States said Saudi officials suggested they could have helped prevent the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., reportedly tucked $25 million in earmarked funds for British defense contractor BAE Systems into an appropriations bill.

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ASPEN, Colo., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- A Saudi prince's palatial Colorado digs are going for a Rocky Mountain high price of $135 million.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 10 (UPI) -- A Beverly Hills, Calif., mansion once owned by publisher William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies has been put on the market for $165 million. The pink stucco home, which is currently the most expensive residential listing in the United States, sits on a

ASPEN, Colo., July 2 (UPI) -- A real estate broker selling an expensive home in Aspen, Colo., said the price of the home makes the potential buyers list short.

LONDON, June 7 (UPI) -- A British arms dealer paid up to $240 million a year to a Saudi prince who negotiated a huge arms deal for Britain and Saudi Arabia, the BBC reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON, April 29 (UPI) -- Bush administration officials wonder whether the U.S. president can continue his deep reliance on a key Saudi prince, it was reported Sunday. Prince Bandar bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia is close to President George W. Bush. But recent events show that Prince