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Saudi King approves US forces' deployment in Kingdom - official

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz
JEDDAH, July 19 (KUNA) -- Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Friday announced the Kingdom would receive US forces in order to jointly help maintain security and stability of the region, as well as international peace.
Saudi King approved a request for American forces' deployment in Saudi Arabia, a defense ministry official was quoted by the official SPA news agency as saying.
He added that Saudi Arabia and the US were keen on maintaining security and stability of the region, thus King Salman gave his approval for the American forces' deployment in the Kingdom. (end) nso.bs