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King Salman Meets with FIFA President in Riyadh

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman meets FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Riyadh. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman meets FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Riyadh. (SPA)
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King Salman Meets with FIFA President in Riyadh

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman meets FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Riyadh. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman meets FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Riyadh. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz held talks on Sunday with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The two officials discussed the latest programs offered by the world’s football governing body on how to develop the game.

They also tackled joint cooperation efforts between FIFA and Saudi Arabia’s General Sports Authority, said SPA.

The meeting at the al-Yamama Palace was attending by Sports Minister Khalid bin Abdulrahman al-Issa, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and head of the General Sports Authority board Turki bin Abdulmohsen al-Sheikh.

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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.”