King Salman embarks on 'unprecedented' tour of Saudi Arabia

King Salman embarks on ‘unprecedented’ tour of Saudi Arabia

Published on Thursday, 8 November , 2018 306 Views

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Saudi King Salman embarked on an unprecedented domestic tour on Tuesday, an official said.

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The 82-year-old monarch arrived in the central province of Qassim, an official close to his entourage told AFP, as he started what Saudi media said was a tour of “several regions” in the kingdom.

The king was also set to visit the northern region of Hail, in his first such tour since he ascended to the most powerful throne in the Middle East in 2015, the pro-government Sabq newspaper reported.

In Qassim, the king would launch health, education and infrastructure projects as well as check on “the conditions of citizens and get acquainted with their needs”, Saudi Gazette newspaper said.

The tour comes as Saudi Arabia faces international criticism over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder on October 2 in its consulate in Istanbul.

King Salman last month ordered the resumption of annual bonus payments to all government workers from the beginning of next year.

The bonuses had been suspended under austerity measures in 2016 amid low oil prices.

In recent weeks, Saudi nationalists have sought to rally around the prince with adulatory poems and songs on social media as local officials dismiss the Khashoggi crisis as a Western conspiracy.

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Keywords: King Salman Qassim Saudi Arabia
Category Gulf News, Saudi Arabia | 2018/11/08 latest update at 6:04 PM
Source : Arabian Business | Photocredit : Google

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