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Sudanese president leaves Saudi Arabia

Thu, 2018-06-14 02:50

JEDDAH: Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir left Jeddah on Thursday.

At King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah, Al-Bashir was seen off by Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majed, Sudanese consul general and a number of Saudi officials.

Earlier, Saudi Arabias Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Al-Bashir in Makkah. They discussed regional developments and ways to enhance bilateral relations in various fields.

The crown prince also chaired the first meeting of the board of directors of the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites.

The meeting discussed the commissions strategic objectives within Vision 2030 reform plan, as well as means to develop Makkah and holy sites, and to improve services provided to pilgrims and Umrah performers.

The crown prince also issued a directive to allocate in-kind gifts and SR50,000 ($13,331) for each family of security personnel affiliated with the Interior Ministry who were martyred, are missing or disabled. The interior minister thanked him for the gesture.

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