Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Passes Away, World Leaders Condole With King Salman

Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (AP)
Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (AP)
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Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Passes Away, World Leaders Condole With King Salman

Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (AP)
Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (AP)

Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the half-brother of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, passed away on Saturday at the age of 87.

Funeral prayers will be performed in Riyadh on Sunday following the afternoon prayers, at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque, according to a statement announced by the Royal Court.

"Prince Talal was called by God on Saturday," his son Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal wrote on Twitter.

The family will receive condolences on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at home in Riyadh, he added.

King Salman received a number of cables of condolences from several world leaders, including: UAE's President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the representative of the President Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, King Abdullah II of Jordan and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman, King Mohammed VI of the Kingdom of Morocco.



Seventh Saudi Relief Plane Arrives in Syria

The plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA
The plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA
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Seventh Saudi Relief Plane Arrives in Syria

The plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA
The plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA

The seventh Saudi airlift relief plane, operated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), arrived on Tuesday at Damascus International Airport in Syria, carrying food, shelter, and medical supplies.

This assistance is an extension of Saudi Arabia's continuous humanitarian and relief efforts through the Kingdom’s humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to support those in need worldwide during times of crisis.