Saudi Arabia announced the graduation of the first batch of female soldiers from the Saudi armed forces.
The Saudi Defense Ministry posted a video of the graduation ceremony of the female soldiers after they completed a 14-week military training that started on May 30.
According to the state news agency SPA, the graduation ceremony was attended by Saudi Chief of Staff Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili along with other senior commanders.
“The center [for female military training] has an important mission, which focuses on providing excellent training programs and curricula and an ideal learning environment,” Adel Al-Balawi, the head of the Armed Forces Education and Training Authority, said during the ceremony.
The female military recruitment for the Saudi armed forces was opened in February.
*Writing by Ahmed Asmar in Ankara