The Latest Breaking News from Faisal bin Farhan

Saudi, Iranian FMs Discuss Next Steps in China-Brokered Deal

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Thursday a phone call from Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Iranian Foreign Minister, the Saudi Press Agency reported. At the beginning of the call, the two sides exchanged greetings and congratulations on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr, SPA…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2023

Intense Arab, International Contacts to Stop War in Sudan

Saudi Arabia and France stressed the importance of stopping the military escalation between the conflicting parties in Sudan, the Sudanese military and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), that erupted on Saturday. During a phone call on Wednesday, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna called…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 20, 2023

Saudi Arabia, US Stress Importance of Halting Military Escalation in Sudan

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah has received a phone call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Saudi Press Agency reported. During Tuesday’s call, Prince Faisal and Blinken discussed the importance of stopping the military escalation in Sudan and ending violence to protect…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 19, 2023

Saudi Diplomats Inspect Their Country’s Embassy in Tehran

A “technical delegation” from Saudi Arabia led by Nasser bin Awad Al-Ghannoum has visited the Kingdom’s embassy building in Tehran. The Saudi delegation arrived in Iran three days after a meeting between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Beijing. The foreign ministers…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 10, 2023

Iranian Media: Agreement with Riyadh Benefits All Sides

A day after the Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and his Iranian counterpart, Hussein Amir Abdollahian, confirmed progress in the implementation of the Beijing agreement, Iranian media said that the revival of bilateral ties between Riyadh and Tehran falls in the interest of all sides. The two ministers…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2023

US Welcomes Saudi-Iranian Dialogue if it Curbs Tehran’s ‘Destabilizing Activities’

US President Joe Biden's Administration has described the meeting between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Beijing as “an expected step” as part of the agreement between the Kingdom and Iran. “A meeting of Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers is an expected…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2023

Iranian FM: Meetings with Saudi FM were Positive, Constructive

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said his talks with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, in Beijing were held in a "positive and constructive atmosphere." Amirabdollahian declared Tehran's readiness to hold a joint economic commission session between the two countries, reiterating the necessity of developing financial, commercial, and investment…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 7, 2023

Foreign ministers of Iran, Saudi Arabia meet in China

The meeting – the first of the two countries’ most senior diplomats in seven years – follows a March rapprochement.

Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2023

Saudi Arabia to invite Syria's Assad to Arab leaders summit

Saudi Arabia is planning to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to an Arab League summit that Riyadh is hosting in May, three sources familiar with the plans said, a move that would formally end Syria's regional isolation.

Reuters · Apr 2, 2023

Saudi FM Discusses Ties With Algerian, Cypriot Counterparts

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held separate talks with his Algerian and Cypriot counterparts over the phone. Prince Faisal congratulated the two officials on assuming their new position, and wished them all the success. They also reviewed bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments of common…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 24, 2023