Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz patronized on Monday the conclusion of the Joint Gulf Shield 1 military drills in the al-Jubail region, reported the Saudi Press Agency.
The leaders and representatives of 25 countries were present at the closing of the month-long exercise, the largest of its kind in the region in terms of number of forces and military equipment used.
King Salman, along with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, had received the leaders and representatives prior to the kick off of the closing drill.
They included the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah, Bahraini King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.
Monday’s ceremony was preceded on Sunday with Saudi Arabia’s hosting of the 29th Arab League summit in the city of Dhahran.
