The proposed sale would improve Saudi Arabia’s capability to meet current and future threats from enemy weapons systems.
The attack was one of the deadliest assaults in recent years in the Kingdom, where sectarian tensions have been aggravated by nearly two months of Saudi-led air strikes on Houthi rebels.
Artillery fire and air strikes hit the town of Maydee along Yemen’s border with Saudi Arabia in Hajja province.
The government made no mention of the proposed peace talks, but instead called for military aid for groups fighting the Houthis and for international intervention.
All accused in the case were also charged with a fine of Dhs1 million for the offence in addition to the jail term.
The statement comes as a conference of Yemeni parties convened in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss ways of ending Yemen’s political turmoil.
Bombings struck the rebel-held presidential palace in Aden’s downtown area.
Explosions could be heard near Aden’s airport and the districts of Khor Maksar and Crater, a witness said.
The five-day humanitarian truce began on Tuesday to distribute aid to the millions deprived of food, fuel and medicine by weeks of fighting.
The US leader said that the rare summit with Gulf Arab leaders was “very frank and honest”.
Mursi and his fellow defendants were convicted for killing and kidnapping policemen, attacking police facilities and breaking out of jail.
Nabeel Rajab was convicted for “publicly insulting two government bodies.”
Tension over U.S. policy toward Tehran, Syria and the Arab Spring uprisings will loom over the meetings.
Like Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, King Hamad has decided to send his crown prince to the United States in his stead.
The money would be in addition to another SAR1 billion the monarch had pledged, Al Arabiya said.
A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia has imposed inspections on all ships entering Yemen.
US President Obama is holding a summit with the six GCC nations to discuss Iran, Yemen and other security issues.
The five-day humanitarian truce in Yemen came into effect at 11 pm on Tuesday.
Obama’s summit with the GCC countries begins Wednesday evening and continues on Thursday.
Adel al-Jubeir said the summit would focus on conflicts in Syria and Iraq and also on the fighting in Yemen.
Residents said three air strikes hit a base for army units loyal to the Houthis in the north of the capital.
Analysts and diplomats in the Middle East described King Salman’s decision to skip the meeting at Camp David this week as a snub.
Mohamed Fahmy spent more than 400 days in an Egyptian jail on charges of aiding a terrorist organisation.
King Salman has nominated Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef to attend the summit in Washington and Camp David, Maryland.
Yemen’s Houthi militia said tribesmen shot down the aircraft.
Saudi Arabia has offered a five-day ceasefire starting on Tuesday evening to allow delivery of humanitarian supplies into the country.
The pilot of a second jet in the same squadron could not see if the pilot had ejected from the jet.
The summit coincides with the start of a five-day humanitarian truce in Yemen.
A statement issued by the Houthis also asked for a political dialogue under the auspices of the United Nations to resume in order to resolve the conflict.
Policeman Maged al-Ghamdy was patrolling the area at 7:30 p.m. local time when he was shot from an unidentified car, the official news agency said.