Saudi Arabia pledges US$50m for military housing project
Saudi Arabia pledged to provide US$50 million for a military housing project during an official visit to the kingdom this week by Defence Minister Adam Shareef Umar.
14 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Saudi Arabia pledged to provide US$50 million for a military housing project during an official visit to the kingdom this week by Defence Minister Adam Shareef Umar.
According to the Maldives National Defence Force, the grant aid was pledged during Shareef’s meeting with his Saudi counterpart, Deputy Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman al-Saud.
Shareef returned to the Maldives last night after attending the closing ceremony of the “Northern Thunder” military exercises conducted by a Saudi-led Islamic alliance formed to combat terrorism organisations. The Maldives is among 34 mainly Muslim nations that joined the coalition in December.
Shareef also met with King Salman bin Abdulaziz as well as the leaders of Muslim nations who attended the ceremony.
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