Saudi Crown Prince Meets with Malaysian Prime Minister

The Saudi Crown Prince welcomes the Malaysian Prime Minister upon his arrival at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. SPA
The Saudi Crown Prince welcomes the Malaysian Prime Minister upon his arrival at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. SPA
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Saudi Crown Prince Meets with Malaysian Prime Minister

The Saudi Crown Prince welcomes the Malaysian Prime Minister upon his arrival at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. SPA
The Saudi Crown Prince welcomes the Malaysian Prime Minister upon his arrival at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. SPA

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister met on Saturday with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Royal Court at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh.

Official reception ceremonies were held for the Malaysian Prime Minister.

During the meeting, they reviewed various aspects of Saudi-Malaysian relations and explored prospects for cooperation in multiple fields, as well as promising opportunities for development. They also discussed regional and international developments, along with efforts related to them, and addressed several matters of common interest.



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.”