Blinken Discusses Mideast Conflict with Saudi, Qatari Counterparts

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a statement on Russian intelligence operations at the US State Department on September 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a statement on Russian intelligence operations at the US State Department on September 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP
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Blinken Discusses Mideast Conflict with Saudi, Qatari Counterparts

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a statement on Russian intelligence operations at the US State Department on September 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a statement on Russian intelligence operations at the US State Department on September 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP

The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken made two separate phone calls on Thursday with his Saudi and Qatari counterparts, the US Department of State said in a statement.
Blinken’s phone talks with Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani focused on efforts to end the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, it said.



Saudi Arabia Sends Fifth Relief Plane to Lebanon

This aid aims to assist the Lebanese people during the ongoing crisis. SPA
This aid aims to assist the Lebanese people during the ongoing crisis. SPA
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Saudi Arabia Sends Fifth Relief Plane to Lebanon

This aid aims to assist the Lebanese people during the ongoing crisis. SPA
This aid aims to assist the Lebanese people during the ongoing crisis. SPA

A fifth Saudi relief plane, carrying food, medical supplies, and shelter aid, arrived in Beirut from Riyadh as part of the Saudi air bridge operated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief).

This aid is in response to the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to assist the Lebanese people during the ongoing crisis.