Saudi Commander of Joint Forces Meets with Chief of General Staff of Yemen in Riyadh

Saudi Commander of the Joint Forces of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen - File Photo
Saudi Commander of the Joint Forces of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen - File Photo
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Saudi Commander of Joint Forces Meets with Chief of General Staff of Yemen in Riyadh

Saudi Commander of the Joint Forces of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen - File Photo
Saudi Commander of the Joint Forces of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen - File Photo

Saudi Commander of the Joint Forces of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Lieutenant General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azima met in Riyadh on Monday Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of Yemen Lieutenant General Saghir Hammoud Aziz.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed aspects of military cooperation and continued support provided by the Joint Forces Command to the Yemeni National Army, SPA reported.

The commander of the Joint Forces stressed the importance of continuing to consolidate the foundations of security and peace in Yemen for the benefit of the brotherly Yemeni people, praising the efforts made by the Yemeni National Army in its mission.

Lieutenant General Aziz expressed his appreciation for the unlimited support that Yemen receives from the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, stressing the importance of joint work to establish security inside Yemen for the benefit and peace of the Yemenis.



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.”