Saudi Foreign Minister Meets with Iranian Counterpart in Davos

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met in Davos. SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met in Davos. SPA
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Saudi Foreign Minister Meets with Iranian Counterpart in Davos

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met in Davos. SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met in Davos. SPA

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

During the meeting, the two ministers discussed several topics of mutual concern, ways to enhance bilateral relations, and the importance of preserving international peace and security.

They also discussed the developments in the Gaza Strip and the need for the international community to shoulder its responsibility to achieve immediate ceasefire and protect civilians.



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.”