Saudi appoints new commander of air forces

Saudi king ordered the Commander of Air Forces General Staff Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Ayesh to retirement and replaced him with Major General Fayyadh bin Hamid bin Ragad Al-Ruwaili, Saudi Press Agency reported. According to a statement by the Royal Court, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's decision was taken upon recommendations of the defense minister. The latest development came less than one month after the king issued a royal order to sack Deputy Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and replace him with Prince Fahad bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Saud.