Prince Mohammed discusses investment opportunities with Japanese firms

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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets senior official of Japan’s GX in Tokyo on Saturday to discuss investments in Yanbu, Saudi Aramco and partnerships in foreign investments. (SPA)
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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with chair of the Saudi Business Council of Japan, Hideyoshi Saito. (SPA)
Updated 03 September 2016
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Prince Mohammed discusses investment opportunities with Japanese firms

TOKYO: Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday co-chaired a Saudi Business Council of Japan meeting and discussed investment opportunities being offered by the Kingdom in a host of sectors.
Prince Mohammed also met senior official of Japan’s GX to discuss investments in Yanbu, Saudi Aramco and partnerships in foreign investments.
In another development, Saudi delegations also held talks with the executive director of Japan Exchange Group to review investment opportunities in the Kingdom.
He also met Governor of Tokyo where the two sides discussed Saudi-Japanese relations and her experience to develop Tokyo as a smart city.
The Saudi delegation has signed a host of agreements with the Japanese companies in numerous fields including defence and military, economy, finance, oil and gas and other sectors.
Saudi Arabia and Japan signed seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on the first day of Prince Mohammed’s visit.
The deputy crown prince also met officials of Japanese financial institutions late on Friday to discuss investment opportunities in the Kingdom within 'Vision 2030' framework.


Commander of Royal Saudi Air Force receives Military Order of Oman

Updated 24 December 2025
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Commander of Royal Saudi Air Force receives Military Order of Oman

  • Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman conferred the order upon Lt. Gen. Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz

LONDON: Lt. Gen. Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, the commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force, received on Wednesday the Military Order of Oman (Second Class) in recognition of his efforts and contributions in strengthening military cooperation between Oman and Saudi Arabia.

The order was presented by Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al-Said, the deputy prime minister for defense affairs, when he received the Saudi Air Force commander in his office at Al-Murtafa’a Camp in Muscat.

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman conferred the order upon Lt. Gen. Abdulaziz, according to the Oman News Agency.

Several Omani officials, including Air Vice Marshal Khamis bin Hammad Al-Ghafri, the Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman, attended the ceremony. Also present were the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Oman Ibrahim bin Saad bin Bishan, and the military attache from the Saudi Embassy in Muscat.

In a separate meeting on Wednesday, Lt. Gen. Abdulaziz and his Omani counterpart Al-Ghafri discussed training and drills between the two air forces, as well as aspects of military cooperation.