Saudi FM, Le Drian Discuss Developments in Lebanon

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with French Presidential Envoy for Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian in Jeddah on Tuesday. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with French Presidential Envoy for Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian in Jeddah on Tuesday. (SPA)
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Saudi FM, Le Drian Discuss Developments in Lebanon

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with French Presidential Envoy for Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian in Jeddah on Tuesday. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with French Presidential Envoy for Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian in Jeddah on Tuesday. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received in Jeddah on Tuesday French Presidential Envoy for Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian.

The officials discussed the latest developments related to the crisis in Lebanon, as well as regional and international developments and efforts exerted towards them.

They reviewed bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and France and ways to intensify joint coordination in several fields.



Saudi Arabia Condemns Far-Right Israeli Minister’s Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound

 A general view of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as Muslim worshippers attend the last Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Jerusalem, March 28, 2025. (Reuters)
A general view of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as Muslim worshippers attend the last Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Jerusalem, March 28, 2025. (Reuters)
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Far-Right Israeli Minister’s Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound

 A general view of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as Muslim worshippers attend the last Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Jerusalem, March 28, 2025. (Reuters)
A general view of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as Muslim worshippers attend the last Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Jerusalem, March 28, 2025. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Wednesday the storming of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

The Saudi Foreign Ministry slammed the repeated “flagrant Israeli violations of the sanctity of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.”

It also condemned Israeli forces for attacking an UNRWA clinic in northern Gaza, saying it was another in a series of attacks by Israel against UN and relief agencies.

“The Kingdom condemns the continued Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law, underscoring its categorical rejection of everything that may undermine the historic and legal status of Jerusalem and its holy sites,” said the ministry.

It called on the international community to “put a stop to the Israeli war machine that has no regard for any human values or law or international norms.”

It warned that the international community’s failure to deter these dangerous and ongoing violations will undermine opportunities to achieve peace and undermine the credibility of international law, as well as impact regional and global security and stability.