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Saudi Defense Minister Arrives in Pakistan on Official Visit

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Defense Minister Arrives in Pakistan on Official Visit

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman and his accompanying delegation arrived on Saturday in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on an official visit.
Upon his arrival at Islamabad's Nur Khan Air Base, the Saudi Minister was received by the Pakistani Defense Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, and a number of senior officials.
During the visit, the Minister will hold several meetings to review the bilateral relations between the two countries, discuss developments in regional and international issues, and address various topics of mutual 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.”