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SAUDI DEFENSE MINISTER RETURNS TO DUTIES


ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz has returned to his duties.

After months of medical treatment and convalescence, Sultan has returned to making public appearances. They began with small meetings and later expanded to visits of Saudi defense facilities.

On Sept. 19, Sultan launched several projects at the Royal Saudi Air Force base in Riyad. It was the defense minister's first tour of the facility in 2004.

The official Saudi Press Agency did not specify the projects. But the agency said the 76-year-old Sultan laid the foundation stone for a housing project for air force personnel. The housing complex comprises of three buildings, with an area of 1,360 square meters each.

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