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Medina, Riyadh - Asharq Al-Awsat

King Salman Concludes Visit to Medina, Arrives in Riyadh

King Salman visits Quba Mosque in Madinah on Sept. 24, 2018. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has inaugurated a number of development projects in Madinah on Wednesday.

King Salman has also visited and prayed at the Quba Mosque, accompanied by a number of princes. He also ordered a study into opening Quba Mosque for prayer throughout the day, said Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman.

The King also announced the conversion of the 300-bed New Meeqat Hospital to King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC).

King Salman arrived in Riyadh from Madinah on Thursday afternoon.

At King Salman Air Base Airport, he was received by Prince Abdul Ilah, advisor to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Prince Muqrin, Prince Faisal Bin Bandar, the Emir of Riyadh, and Prince Faisal Bin Ahmad Bin Salman.

Earlier, King Salman was seen off at Prince Muhammad International Airport, Madinah, by Emir of Madinah Prince Faisal Bin Salman, Deputy Emir of Madinah Prince Saud Bin Khaled Al-Faisal and a number of senior officials.

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