Saudi-US Naval Exercise to Kick Off in Eastern Province

US Marine Corps General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (C), commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) and Lt. Gen. Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (R), commander of the Arab coalition forces in Yemen during a visit to a military base in Al-Kharj in central Saudi Arabia. (File/AFP)
US Marine Corps General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (C), commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) and Lt. Gen. Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (R), commander of the Arab coalition forces in Yemen during a visit to a military base in Al-Kharj in central Saudi Arabia. (File/AFP)
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Saudi-US Naval Exercise to Kick Off in Eastern Province

US Marine Corps General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (C), commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) and Lt. Gen. Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (R), commander of the Arab coalition forces in Yemen during a visit to a military base in Al-Kharj in central Saudi Arabia. (File/AFP)
US Marine Corps General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (C), commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) and Lt. Gen. Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (R), commander of the Arab coalition forces in Yemen during a visit to a military base in Al-Kharj in central Saudi Arabia. (File/AFP)

A mixed naval exercise will kick off next week as the Royal Saudi Naval Forces will host the US Navy at King Abdulaziz Naval Base in the Eastern Fleet.

The exercise is an extension of a series of previous joint exercises between the two countries.

It aims to raise combat readiness to maintain freedom of maritime navigation.

The exercise also enhances maritime security in the region and unifies the concepts of naval combat work.



Saudi Crown Prince Meets World Leaders in Riyadh

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, meets with King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, meets with King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Meets World Leaders in Riyadh

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, meets with King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, meets with King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, held separate meetings in Riyadh on Tuesday with several world leaders attending the 8th Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh.

He met with King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, President of Senegal Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah and Prime Ministers of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif and Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh.

Talks focused on bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and their countries.

They also covered issues of common interest and opportunities for cooperation in various fields.