Saudi King Salman, General Al-Bunyan and naval bases abroadnote

Saudi King Salman is said to have asked Chief of Staff of the Saudi Armed Forces General Abdulrahman Bin Saleh Al-Bunyan to provide him with a global report about the importance of having military bases away from the Saudi coast. The following 411-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about the King’s position and what about the military bases in question. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 24/01 – Jan. 6, 2017]