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Eid Al-Fitr Prayer Performed Across Saudi Arabia

Muslims across Saudi Arabia performed Eid Al-Fitr prayer in the early hours of Friday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Worshipers flocked to mosques and open-air spaces throughout the Kingdom to perform the prayer, SPA Said. The Eid prayer at the Grand Holy Mosque in Makkah was led by Advisor at…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2023

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

Saudi, UK FMs Call for End to Military Escalation in Sudan

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Thursday a phone call from UK’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The two sides discussed the developments in Sudan, urging parties of the conflict to stop the military escalation, end violence, protect civilians,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 20, 2023

Saudi Crown Prince, Kuwaiti Counterpart Discuss Issues of Common Interest

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has made a phone call to the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Saudi Press Agency reported. During Thursday’s phone conversation, they reviewed bilateral relations and discussed several issues of common interest,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 7, 2023

King Salman Directs to Disburse Ramadan Assistance to Social Security Beneficiaries

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has directed to disburse Ramadan assistance to beneficiaries of the social security, with each head of a family receiving SAR1,000 and each member of a family receiving SAR500. The amount of aid, estimated at more than SAR3 billion,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 6, 2023

Saudi Arabia Boosts Ties with China, Eurasian Countries

Saudi Arabia has approved a memorandum on granting the kingdom the status of a dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), state news agency SPA said. The SCO is a political and security union of countries spanning much of Eurasia, including China, India and Russia. Formed in 2001 by…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2023

Saudi Crown Prince, China’s President Stress Importance of Ties Between 2 Countries

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, made a phone call on Tuesday to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Saudi Press Agency reported. During the phone conversation, they stressed the importance of the strategic relations between the Kingdom and China, SPA said. The Crown…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2023

Saudi Crown Prince, Iraq’s PM Discuss Ways to Enhance Strategic Partnership

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, made a phone call to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, the Saudi Press Agency reported Monday. During the telephone conversation, the Crown Prince and the PM discussed relations between the two countries and ways to enhance…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2023

Saudi, Iranian Foreign Ministers to Meet During Ramadan

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, have agreed to meet during the ongoing holy month of Ramadan, the Saudi state news agency SPA said on Monday, under a deal to restore ties. Both ministers spoke by phone for the second time…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 27, 2023

Saudi, Iranian foreign ministers to meet during Muslim holy month

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, have agreed to meet during the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Saudi state news agency SPA said on Monday, under a deal to restore ties.

Reuters · Mar 27, 2023