Saudi, Kuwaiti Interior Ministers Discuss Security Cooperation

Saudi Interior Minister is in Kuwait to discuss joint security cooperation. SPA
Saudi Interior Minister is in Kuwait to discuss joint security cooperation. SPA
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Saudi, Kuwaiti Interior Ministers Discuss Security Cooperation

Saudi Interior Minister is in Kuwait to discuss joint security cooperation. SPA
Saudi Interior Minister is in Kuwait to discuss joint security cooperation. SPA

Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz discussed on Sunday with Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah ways of enhancing joint security cooperation and coordination between the two countries, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

During a session of talks held in Kuwait, the two sides stressed the two leaderships' keenness to overcome all difficulties to unify visions on latest developments on the regional and international arenas, the news agency said.

The session was attended by a number of senior officials from the two countries, SPA added.



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.”