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Saudi Arabia Officially Reopens its Embassy in Damascus

Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris speaks at the reopening of the embassy in Damascus. (Saudi Arabia's embassy in Damascus)
Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris speaks at the reopening of the embassy in Damascus. (Saudi Arabia's embassy in Damascus)
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Saudi Arabia Officially Reopens its Embassy in Damascus

Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris speaks at the reopening of the embassy in Damascus. (Saudi Arabia's embassy in Damascus)
Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris speaks at the reopening of the embassy in Damascus. (Saudi Arabia's embassy in Damascus)

Saudi Arabia officially reopened on Tuesday its embassy in Damascus after a 12-year closure.

Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris made the announcement during the reopening in the Syrian capital. The inauguration ceremony was attended by several senior Syrian government officials and diplomats.

Al-Haris described the reopening as a historic day in relations between Saudi Arabia and Syria.

He underscored the embassy’s keenness on exerting all possible efforts to bolster bilateral relations between Riyadh and Damascus.

Saudi Arabia had named Faisal bin Saud al-Mujfel as its ambassador to Syria months after announcing that it was restoring diplomatic ties with Damascus.

He is the Kingdom’s first ambassador to Syria since 2012.

Riyadh and Damascus announced in October that they were restoring ties, days after Syria’s membership was reinstated in the Arab League. Flights between the two countries were also resumed.

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Russia Invites Saudi Crown Prince to BRICS Summit

Saudi Crown Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud holding a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov - SPA
Saudi Crown Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud holding a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov - SPA
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Russia Invites Saudi Crown Prince to BRICS Summit

Saudi Crown Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud holding a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov - SPA
Saudi Crown Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud holding a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov - SPA

Russia has invited Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to attend a BRICS summit in the city of Kazan from Oct. 22-24, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.

The Crown Prince, who is also the Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, held a meeting with Lavrov, during which they reviewed bilateral relations, identifying areas for cooperation, and exploring ways to boost collaboration in various fields, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The Crown Prince extended a warm welcome to Lavrov who, in turn, conveyed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s greetings and regards to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Crown Prince.
The two sides discussed recent regional and international developments, as well as efforts to bolster security and stability. They addressed several matters of mutual interest, according to SPA.
Attending the meeting were Saudi Minister of National Guard Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, and Minister of State, Member of the Cabinet and National Security Adviser Dr. Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban.
On the Russian side, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Saudi Arabia Sergey Kozlov, along with several other officials, attended the meeting.