Commander of Royal Saudi Naval Forces Heads Delegation to MADEX 2023 in South Korea

Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghafili and other officials at MADEX 2023. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)
Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghafili and other officials at MADEX 2023. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)
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Commander of Royal Saudi Naval Forces Heads Delegation to MADEX 2023 in South Korea

Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghafili and other officials at MADEX 2023. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)
Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghafili and other officials at MADEX 2023. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)

Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghafili headed a delegation from Ministry of Defense to the International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition (MADEX 2023) in the Republic of Korea, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Saturday.

Al-Ghafili and his accompanying delegation toured the exhibition and were briefed about the various pavilions and platforms of companies specialized in maritime defense, in addition to the latest systems and modern defense technologies.

On the sidelines of the MADEX, Al-Ghafili met with South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, along with several heads of the delegations of the participating brotherly and friendly countries.

He also met with the Chief of Naval Operations of the Republic of Korea Navy, Admiral Lee Jong-Ho with whom he discussed cooperation and joint coordination in the military and defense field and ways to enhance it, in addition to discussing several issues of common concern.



King Salman Orders One-Year Extension of the Citizen Account Program

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
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King Salman Orders One-Year Extension of the Citizen Account Program

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)

Upon the recommendation of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ordered on Monday that the Citizen Account Program be extended, in its current framework, until the end of 2025.

The directive also includes a one-year extension of the additional support to the program’s beneficiaries, as well as the continuation of the program’s registration process.

The royal directive reflects the Saudi leadership’s keenness on citizens. The additional support to the program’s beneficiaries was already extended under a royal directive in July 2022.