Khartoum, Safar 28, 1440, Nov 6, 2018, SPA -- Saudi Ambassador to Sudan Ali bin Hassan Ja'afar decorated here today a number of officers studying in Sudan with their new military ranks on the occasion of the Royal Order promoting them as Colonels, in the presence of Saudi Military Attaché at the Saudi Embassy in Sudan, Colonel Ibrahim Al-Omair. The Saudi Ambassador congratulated them, wishing them all success. For their part, the officers expressed pleasure at such a dear royal confidence, wishing their motherland steady progress and prosperity. --SPA 16:54 LOCAL TIME 13:54 GMT 0012 www.spa.gov.sa/w782623