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Saudi FM Holds Talks with French, Dutch Counterparts

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 23, 2023. (AFP)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 23, 2023. (AFP)
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Saudi FM Holds Talks with French, Dutch Counterparts

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 23, 2023. (AFP)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 23, 2023. (AFP)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Sunday a telephone call from his French counterpart Catherine Colonna.

The officials discussed the latest developments in and around the Gaza Strip and the need to work to stop the escalation there.

Prince Faisal emphasized the Kingdom's rejection of targeting civilians in any form and the need for all parties in Gaza to respect international humanitarian law.

Also on Sunday, Prince Faisal received a telephone call from his Dutch counterpart Hanke Bruins Slot.

Their talks focused on the latest developments in the unprecedented situation between Palestinians and Israelis, and international efforts to stop the escalation between them.

They covered the latest regional and international developments and the most significant issues of common interest.

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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)
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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.”