Saudi Arabia Condemns Quran Burning by Extremist at Sweden Mosque

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs voiced the Kingdom’s strong condemnation of the burning of a copy of the Holy Qur'an at a Stockholm Mosque in Sweden. .
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs voiced the Kingdom’s strong condemnation of the burning of a copy of the Holy Qur'an at a Stockholm Mosque in Sweden. .
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Quran Burning by Extremist at Sweden Mosque

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs voiced the Kingdom’s strong condemnation of the burning of a copy of the Holy Qur'an at a Stockholm Mosque in Sweden. .
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs voiced the Kingdom’s strong condemnation of the burning of a copy of the Holy Qur'an at a Stockholm Mosque in Sweden. .

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs voiced the Kingdom’s strong condemnation of Wednesday’s burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by an extremist at Stockholm Central Mosque in Sweden following Eid al-Adha prayer.

"These hateful and repeated acts cannot be accepted with any justification, as they clearly incite hatred, exclusion, and racism, and directly contradict international efforts seeking to spread the values of tolerance, moderation, and rejection of extremism”, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The statement added that similar acts only “undermine the necessary mutual respect for relations between peoples and states.”

 



Saudi Arabia Officially Reopens its Embassy in Damascus

Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris speaks at the reopening of the embassy in Damascus. (Saudi Arabia's embassy in Damascus)
Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris speaks at the reopening of the embassy in Damascus. (Saudi Arabia's embassy in Damascus)
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Saudi Arabia Officially Reopens its Embassy in Damascus

Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris speaks at the reopening of the embassy in Damascus. (Saudi Arabia's embassy in Damascus)
Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris speaks at the reopening of the embassy in Damascus. (Saudi Arabia's embassy in Damascus)

Saudi Arabia officially reopened on Tuesday its embassy in Damascus after a 12-year closure.

Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris made the announcement during the reopening in the Syrian capital. The inauguration ceremony was attended by several senior Syrian government officials and diplomats.

Al-Haris described the reopening as a historic day in relations between Saudi Arabia and Syria.

He underscored the embassy’s keenness on exerting all possible efforts to bolster bilateral relations between Riyadh and Damascus.

Saudi Arabia had named Faisal bin Saud al-Mujfel as its ambassador to Syria months after announcing that it was restoring diplomatic ties with Damascus.

He is the Kingdom’s first ambassador to Syria since 2012.

Riyadh and Damascus announced in October that they were restoring ties, days after Syria’s membership was reinstated in the Arab League. Flights between the two countries were also resumed.