Saudi Hajj and Umrah Minister Kicks off Official Visit to Morocco, Tunisia

Saudi Health Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah attends a news conference to announce the Kingdom's Hajj plan, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 12, 2021. (File photo: Reuters)
Saudi Health Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah attends a news conference to announce the Kingdom's Hajj plan, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 12, 2021. (File photo: Reuters)
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Saudi Hajj and Umrah Minister Kicks off Official Visit to Morocco, Tunisia

Saudi Health Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah attends a news conference to announce the Kingdom's Hajj plan, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 12, 2021. (File photo: Reuters)
Saudi Health Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah attends a news conference to announce the Kingdom's Hajj plan, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 12, 2021. (File photo: Reuters)

Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah began an official visit to the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Tunisia.
Dr. Al-Rabiah will hold a series of meetings with a number of officials and relevant authorities in both countries to discuss the ways of facilitating the arrival procedures for Moroccan and Tunisian pilgrims and visitors to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, according to SPA.

The visit comes within the international communication efforts to build bridges of communication with the Islamic world, and highlight unprecedented services and facilities that the Kingdom provides to pilgrims and visitors.



Syria’s Leader Meets with Bahraini Diplomatic Delegation

The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)
The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)
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Syria’s Leader Meets with Bahraini Diplomatic Delegation

The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)
The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa received a delegation from Bahrain on Wednesday and met with the Bahraini foreign minister, state media reported.

The visit was the latest in a flurry of diplomatic overtures by Arab countries to Syria’s new leaders after they overthrew former President Bashar al-Assad in a lightning rebel offensive.

Like other Gulf countries, Bahrain had cut off diplomatic ties with Syria under Assad’s rule during the Syrian civil war, but it reopened its embassy in Damascus in 2018 and gradually restored ties with the Assad government.

Bahrain is the current head of the Arab summit, and days after Assad’s ouster it had sent a message to al-Sharaa offering its cooperation with the new authorities and saying, “We look forward to Syria regaining its authentic role in the Arab League.”