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Crown Prince Receives Saudi Ambassadors Designate to a Number of Countries

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Crown Prince Receives Saudi Ambassadors Designate to a Number of Countries

Image via SPA
Image via SPA

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense received in Riyadh, on Sunday, ambassadors designate to a number of sisterly and friendly countries, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

They included Ambassador-Designate to Swiss Confederation Prince Mansour bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz; Ambassador-Designate to Federal Republic of Germany Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah; Ambassador-Designate to Republic of Senegal Fahd bin Ali Al-Dosari; Ambassador-Designate to Socialist Republic of Vietnam Saud bin Fahd bin Swailem; Ambassador-Designate to Federative Republic of Brazil Ali bin Abdullah Bahaitham; Ambassador-Designate to Republic of Cote d'Ivoire Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Subaie; Ambassador-Designate to Republic of Ghana Mishaal bin Hamdan Al-Roqi; Ambassador-Designate to Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Sami bin Jameel Abdul Salam Abdullah; Ambassador-Designate to Republic of Mali Khalid bin Mabrouk Al-Khalid; Ambassador-Designate to Republic of Djibouti Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Matar; Ambassador-Designate to Republic of Zambia Osama bin Mohammed Karnashi; Ambassador-Designate to Japan Naif bin Marzouq Al-Fahadi; and Ambassador-Designate to United Arab Emirates Turki bin Abdullah Aldakhil.

According to SPA, the Crown Prince congratulated them on the royal trust by appointing them as ambassadors of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, stressing the importance of promoting the role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia internationally in accordance with the directives of the King, and the care for citizens abroad.

The Crown Prince also wished the ambassadors all success.

The audience was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf.

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A general view of the Israeli Amihai settlement in the north of the occupied West Bank on December 14, 2025. (AFP)
A general view of the Israeli Amihai settlement in the north of the occupied West Bank on December 14, 2025. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia condemned on Tuesday Israel’s approval of the construction of 19 settlements in the occupied West Bank in violation of relevant UN resolutions.

A Foreign Ministry statement reiterated the Kingdom’s call on the international community to assume its responsibility to end these violations.

It renewed its unwavering support for the Palestinian people and its continued efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state according to the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in line with the Arab Peace Initiative and international resolutions.

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Royal Saudi Naval Forces Floats First Combat Ship in US under Tuwaiq Project

The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) floated the His Majesty King Saud ship in the US state of Wisconsin. (SPA)
The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) floated the His Majesty King Saud ship in the US state of Wisconsin. (SPA)
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Royal Saudi Naval Forces Floats First Combat Ship in US under Tuwaiq Project

The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) floated the His Majesty King Saud ship in the US state of Wisconsin. (SPA)
The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) floated the His Majesty King Saud ship in the US state of Wisconsin. (SPA)

The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) floated the His Majesty King Saud ship, the first vessel under the Tuwaiq Project, in the US state of Wisconsin, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Tuesday.

The project includes the construction of four multi-mission combat ships.

The ceremony was attended by Chief of Naval Staff Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Ghuraibi, in the presence of a number of senior officers and officials from Saudi Arabia and the US, as well as representatives of Lockheed Martin, a leading defense and military industries company, and Fincantieri, which specializes in the construction of advanced military and naval vessels.

Al-Ghuraibi underscored the unlimited support enjoyed by the Armed Forces in general and the RSNF from the Saudi leadership, which has contributed to achieving accomplishments in modernization and development.

The Tuwaiq Project is one of the key and strategic projects in the development journey of the RSNF, embodying the Kingdom’s direction toward building a modern and professional naval force based on the latest military technologies, alongside advanced training and qualification programs for its personnel, he added.

The project boosts the readiness of the RSNF to protect the Kingdom’s strategic interests and secure vital maritime routes, he remarked, revealing that the project’s ships are equipped with the latest advanced combat systems that enable them to carry out various naval warfare missions and engage aerial, surface, and subsurface targets.

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MWL Secretary-General, UN Chief Meet in Riyadh

Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General and Organization of Muslim Scholars Chairman Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meet in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General and Organization of Muslim Scholars Chairman Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meet in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
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MWL Secretary-General, UN Chief Meet in Riyadh

Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General and Organization of Muslim Scholars Chairman Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meet in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General and Organization of Muslim Scholars Chairman Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meet in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)

Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General and Organization of Muslim Scholars Chairman Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa held talks in Riyadh on Tuesday with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

Meeting on the sidelines of the 11th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), they discussed the importance of continuing to strengthen friendship and cooperation among nations and peoples.

Guterres was briefed on the MWL's efforts in this regard through its purposeful and constructive dialogues across the world, praising its initiatives and programs that advance the concept of preventive peace.

Dr. Al-Issa expressed, on behalf of the Muslim peoples under the league’s umbrella, his appreciation for the honorable positions Guterres has taken on just causes, especially the war on Gaza and the Palestinian cause.