Crown Prince Chairs Board Meeting for Royal Commission for Makkah and Holy Places

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the second meeting of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for the Holy City of Makkah and Holy Places. (SPA)
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the second meeting of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for the Holy City of Makkah and Holy Places. (SPA)
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Crown Prince Chairs Board Meeting for Royal Commission for Makkah and Holy Places

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the second meeting of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for the Holy City of Makkah and Holy Places. (SPA)
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the second meeting of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for the Holy City of Makkah and Holy Places. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, chaired on Monday the second meeting of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for the Holy City of Makkah and Holy Places.

The commission is responsible for achieving the vision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to improve all services and establishing a sustainable system at the Grand Mosque and the holy places

Monday’s meeting at the Safa Palace in Makkah discussed the third Saudi expansion project of the Holy Mosque in Makkah.

Executive Chairman of the Royal Commission for the Holy City of Makkah and the holy places Abdulrahman bin Farouk Addas thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and the Crown Prince.

He stressed that the commission will work on a number of issues related to the administration of the Holy Mosque, as well as transport and roads projects.



US Approves Possible Sale of Chinook Helicopters, F-16 Sustainment to UAE

(FILES) A view of the Pentagon, the headquarters building for the US Department of Defense, on August 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP
(FILES) A view of the Pentagon, the headquarters building for the US Department of Defense, on August 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP
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US Approves Possible Sale of Chinook Helicopters, F-16 Sustainment to UAE

(FILES) A view of the Pentagon, the headquarters building for the US Department of Defense, on August 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP
(FILES) A view of the Pentagon, the headquarters building for the US Department of Defense, on August 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters and F-16 components and sustainment, along with related equipment, to the United Arab Emirates for a total of $1.457 billion, the Pentagon said on Monday.

The principal contractors for the sale of the helicopters are Boeing Helicopter Aircraft Company and Honeywell Engine Company, the Pentagon said in a statement. No contractors are associated with the F-16 sustainment sale, it said.