Riyadh, Shawwal 20, 1439, Jul 4, 2018, SPA -- On behalf of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense, Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh Region, patronized here today the graduation ceremony of the War, Command and Staff 9th course. Upon arrival at the venue, he was received by the Chairman of the General Staff Maj. Gen. Fayyad bin Hamed Al Ruwaili, the Commander of the College of Command and Staff. The College Commander delivered a speech, in which he expressed happiness, on behalf of all the staff of the college for the patronage of the ceremony. He pointed out that the 9th course is to qualify the officers in the preparation, development of the armed forces, planning for their use and command, at both levels. As many as 44 officers from 15 branches of the armed forces and other military forces, as well as 29 officers from 15 Arab, Islamic and friendly countries, have attended the course. -- SPA 20:20 LOCAL TIME 17:20 GMT 0027 www.spa.gov.sa/w712495