Emir of Qatar Receives Saudi Foreign Minister

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani meets with Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (SPA)
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani meets with Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (SPA)
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Emir of Qatar Receives Saudi Foreign Minister

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani meets with Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (SPA)
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani meets with Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (SPA)

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met on Tuesday with Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, who is on an official visit to Qatar.

The meeting, held at the Amiri Diwan, touched on bilateral relations and ways of promoting and enhancing them, as well as on regional and international issues of common concern, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

Prince Faisal conveyed the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to Sheikh Tamim.

Saudi Ambassador to Qatar Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan and Director General of the foreign minister’s office Abdulrahman Al-Daoud attended the meeting.

Prince Faisal later met with his Qatari counterpart and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.

The meeting at the Amiri Diwan tackled bilateral relations and ways of promoting and bolstering them. They also discussed regional and international issues of common interest.



Saudi National Center for Meteorology Warns of Heavy Rain in Makkah

Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in Makkah amid rainfall. (SPA)
Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in Makkah amid rainfall. (SPA)
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Saudi National Center for Meteorology Warns of Heavy Rain in Makkah

Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in Makkah amid rainfall. (SPA)
Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in Makkah amid rainfall. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology warned on Friday of heavy rains in Makkah and Al-Jumum Governorate including the centers of Rahat and Madrakah.

The rain will be accompanied by strong winds, lack of horizontal visibility, hail, torrents, and thunderstorms.

It said the weather conditions will continue until Friday night.

Meanwhile, the General Authority for the Care of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque, in cooperation with other government agencies working in the Grand Mosque, intensified cleaning and drying of the Mataf area (circumambulation track) after the rainfall witnessed in Makkah on Thursday to ensure the safety and security of worshippers and Umrah performers.

The authority mobilized more than 200 supervisors and observers, 4,000 workers, and more than 500 pieces of equipment to deal with the rain.

To ensure the thoroughness of the cleaning process, water suction and washing equipment were strategically distributed both inside and outside the Grand Mosque.