Multinational Air Exercise Kicks of in Greece with Participation of Royal Saudi Air Force

The multinational air exercise INIOCHOS 2024 started at Andravida Air Base in Greece - SPA
The multinational air exercise INIOCHOS 2024 started at Andravida Air Base in Greece - SPA
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Multinational Air Exercise Kicks of in Greece with Participation of Royal Saudi Air Force

The multinational air exercise INIOCHOS 2024 started at Andravida Air Base in Greece - SPA
The multinational air exercise INIOCHOS 2024 started at Andravida Air Base in Greece - SPA

The multinational air exercise INIOCHOS 2024 started at Andravida Air Base in Greece with the participation of the Royal Saudi Air Force and other air forces of several brotherly and friendly countries, SPA reported.
The commanding pilot of the Saudi team participating in the exercise, Lieutenant Colonel Abdulaziz Al-Harbi, said that the Air Force is participating with the Typhoon aircraft system with all its air, technical, and support crews, noting the preparations that preceded the exercise during the past months to make the most of its output for all crews.
The lieutenant colonel explained that the exercise aims to raise the level of readiness and combat efficiency of the participating Air Force personnel to qualify them to carry out the tasks assigned to them, to train them to operate far from the main bases, and to enhance their skills by flying in a different environment and topography in the presence of different systems and capabilities.
Al-Harbi stressed that several diverse combat air operations will be carried out with the participation of planning cells and command of air missions and campaigns, in addition to missions of forward intelligence and air control during close air-support operations.



Saudi Arabia Urges Syria Sanctions Relief at Talks with Regional, EU Diplomats

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (Saudi Foreign Ministry)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (Saudi Foreign Ministry)
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Saudi Arabia Urges Syria Sanctions Relief at Talks with Regional, EU Diplomats

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (Saudi Foreign Ministry)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (Saudi Foreign Ministry)

Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria after meetings with top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe that focused on the war-ravaged country's future.

"We stressed the importance of lifting unilateral and international sanctions imposed on Syria, as their continuation hinders the aspirations of the Syrian people to achieve development and reconstruction," Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said after Sunday's talks concluded in Riyadh.
The agenda included a meeting of Arab officials as well as a broader gathering that also included Türkiye, France, the European Union and the United Nations.
Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, who led the main opposition group in the alliance that overthrew Bashar Al-Assad, is pushing for sanctions relief. His administration is represented at the Riyadh talks by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani.

This month Saudi Arabia sent food, shelter and medical supplies to Syria by land and by plane.

"We also emphasized the importance of continuing to provide various forms of humanitarian and economic support, as well as efforts to build the capacity of the Syrian state, achieve stability, and facilitate reconstruction," Prince Faisal said in his statement.

"This includes creating a conducive environment for the return of Syrian refugees."