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Spotlight | Germany, Saudi Arabia, United States
Saudi Arabian aeronautical agent Al Zeer, dropped by Boeing, revived by Rheinmetall

An allliance between the German defence industry giant and Al Zeer's MAZ has given a new lease of life to one of Riyadh's oldest aeronautical agents, despite its financial and legal woes in the US. [...]

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