Saudi Arabia, Singapore Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia, Singapore Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held talks in Riyadh on Monday with Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean.

The meeting discussed relations between the Kingdom and Singapore and cooperation between them.

They also tackled regional and global developments and efforts to address them.

Saudi officials attending the meeting were Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf, Chief of General Staff Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili, Minister of Defense Office Director-General Hisham bin Abdulaziz bin Saif, and Ministry of Defense Undersecretary for Procurement and Armament Ibrahim Al Suwayed.

Also present were Singapore’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia S. Premjith; Deputy Director-General of the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia Francis Goh; and embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Ivan Chia.



Syrian President Expected to Visit Kuwait Soon

Syrian President Al-Sharaa welcoming Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya in December (Syrian Presidency)
Syrian President Al-Sharaa welcoming Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya in December (Syrian Presidency)
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Syrian President Expected to Visit Kuwait Soon

Syrian President Al-Sharaa welcoming Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya in December (Syrian Presidency)
Syrian President Al-Sharaa welcoming Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya in December (Syrian Presidency)

A diplomatic source told a Kuwaiti newspaper that Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa has expressed interest in visiting Kuwait in the near future. This came during the recent visit of Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya to Damascus.

The same source informed Al-Qabas that a Gulf ministerial meeting is scheduled to take place in Makkah during Ramadan, under Kuwait’s chairmanship, with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shibani invited to attend.

Following the fall of the previous Syrian regime, Damascus has seen a steady influx of regional and Western officials engaging in discussions with the new leadership to assess the country’s evolving policies. As part of his diplomatic outreach, Al-Sharaa has already visited Saudi Arabia and Türkiye.

On Saturday, Al-Sharaa and Al-Shibani met with a high-ranking Algerian delegation led by Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf.

According to a statement by the Algerian Foreign Ministry, Attaf conveyed Algeria’s full support for efforts to unify the Syrian people and affirmed his country’s readiness to contribute, both bilaterally and as the Arab representative on the UN Security Council, to rebuilding Syrian institutions and fostering security, stability, and economic growth.

The ministry noted that the meeting was an opportunity to reinforce long-standing ties between Syria and Algeria, as well as to discuss the latest developments in Syria and the broader region.

During a visit to Damascus in December, the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister urged the international community to lift sanctions on Syria. He also emphasized that the country’s security is an essential pillar of regional stability, adding that the visit marked a new era of constructive Gulf-Syrian engagement.