Arab Coalition: 2 Pilots Evacuated after Crash of Jet Due to Technical Fault

Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, Spokesman of the Joint Coalition Forces
Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, Spokesman of the Joint Coalition Forces
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Arab Coalition: 2 Pilots Evacuated after Crash of Jet Due to Technical Fault

Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, Spokesman of the Joint Coalition Forces
Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, Spokesman of the Joint Coalition Forces

The Arab Coalition Forces Command said Sunday that the coalition conducted a special operation to evacuate two pilots after their fighter jet crashed due to a technical failure.

In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Colonel Turki Al-Malki, Spokesman of the Joint Coalition Forces, disclosed that a Saudi Royal Air Force fighter jet suffered a technical fault after conducting an operation to support legitimacy in Yemen.

The warplane crashed in the operation zone but its crew suffered no injuries, he said.

"The Arab Coalition Forces Command conducted a private joint operation in participation of air and land forces to evacuate two pilots to Saudi Arabia," the spokesman added.



Saudi Crown Prince Discusses Relations with Presidents of Maldives, Mauritania

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, meets with President of the Maldives Dr. Mohamed Muizzu in Mina on Saturday. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, meets with President of the Maldives Dr. Mohamed Muizzu in Mina on Saturday. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Discusses Relations with Presidents of Maldives, Mauritania

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, meets with President of the Maldives Dr. Mohamed Muizzu in Mina on Saturday. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, meets with President of the Maldives Dr. Mohamed Muizzu in Mina on Saturday. (SPA)

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, held separate talks in Mina on Saturday with President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani and President of the Maldives Dr. Mohamed Muizzu.

The meetings focused on bilateral relations and prospects for deeper cooperation between their countries.

The leaders also exchanged greetings on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.