Saudi FM Meets Counterparts from Across the Globe on Sidelines of WEF in Riyadh

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf in Riyadh. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf in Riyadh. (SPA)
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Saudi FM Meets Counterparts from Across the Globe on Sidelines of WEF in Riyadh

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf in Riyadh. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf in Riyadh. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received in Riyadh on Sunday his counterparts from across the globe on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum special meeting in Riyadh.

He held separate meetings with Algerian FM Ahmed Attaf, Sri Lankan FM Ali Sabry, Norwegian FM Espen Barth Eide and Malaysian FM Mohamad Hasan.

Talks focused on bilateral relations and ways to strengthen and develop them to achieve common interests.

They also discussed the latest regional developments, including the crisis in the Gaza Strip.



Macron Tells Abbas 'Palestinian Governance' Needed in Gaza

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a press conference after a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (not seen) in Beirut, Lebanon, 17 January 2025. (EPA)
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a press conference after a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (not seen) in Beirut, Lebanon, 17 January 2025. (EPA)
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Macron Tells Abbas 'Palestinian Governance' Needed in Gaza

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a press conference after a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (not seen) in Beirut, Lebanon, 17 January 2025. (EPA)
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a press conference after a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (not seen) in Beirut, Lebanon, 17 January 2025. (EPA)

French President Emmanuel Macron has told Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas that a return to Palestinian governance was needed in Gaza after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Macron's office said on Sunday.

In a phone conversation Saturday, Macron said this should "fully incorporate the Palestinian Authority" and that Gaza's future should be aimed at the creation of a Palestinian state, while ensuring that "no massacre, like the one perpetrated on October 7 (2023), can ever be committed against the Israeli people again", the Elysee said.

It is "now essential to immediately work to respond to the Gazans' vital urgent needs, to ensure the delivery of massive humanitarian aid, at the level of the residents' needs", the Elysee added.