Chinese President Arrives in Saudi Arabia on Official Visit 

Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Saudi officials upon his arrival in Riyadh. (SPA)
Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Saudi officials upon his arrival in Riyadh. (SPA)
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Chinese President Arrives in Saudi Arabia on Official Visit 

Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Saudi officials upon his arrival in Riyadh. (SPA)
Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Saudi officials upon his arrival in Riyadh. (SPA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday on an official visit at the invitation of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. 

He was welcomed at King Khalid International Airport by Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh Region; Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan, Governor of the Public Investment Fund, who is also the accompanying Minister; Saudi Ambassador to the People's Republic of China Abdulrahman bin Ahmed Al-Harbi; and China’s Ambassador to the Kingdom Chen Weiqing. 



Kuwait Defense Ministry Says F-18 Jet Crashed in North, Pilot Killed

F-18 aircraft (archive - Reuters)
F-18 aircraft (archive - Reuters)
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Kuwait Defense Ministry Says F-18 Jet Crashed in North, Pilot Killed

F-18 aircraft (archive - Reuters)
F-18 aircraft (archive - Reuters)

Kuwait's Defense Ministry spokesman, Staff Brigadier Hamad al-Sagr, said on Wednesday that an F-18 jet had crashed during a training exercise in the northern part of the country, resulting in the pilot's death, according to the Kuwait News Agency.

Investigations are underway to determine the details and causes of the accident that occurred during a training mission, added the agency.