Syria’s FM Visits National Museum in Muscat

Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad visits the National Museum of Oman (Oman News Agency)
Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad visits the National Museum of Oman (Oman News Agency)
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Syria’s FM Visits National Museum in Muscat

Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad visits the National Museum of Oman (Oman News Agency)
Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad visits the National Museum of Oman (Oman News Agency)

Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad and his accompanying delegation visited on Saturday the National Museum in Muscat.

During the visit, he viewed Syrian archaeological artifacts mainly from the ancient city of Palmyra.

Up to 131 Syrian artifacts were destroyed during the Syrian war, and nine artifacts from Palymra will be restored in coordination with the Hermitage Museum, Oman News Agency reported.

Mekdad received a guided tour in the National Museum, including the Maritime History gallery where the Manuscript of “The Book of the Benefits of the Principles and Foundations of Seamanship” is on display.

The Museum had recently inaugurated the manuscript for the Omani Navigator, Shihab al-Din Ahmed bin Majid as-Sa’adi. The manuscript was borrowed from Syria’s al-Asad Library for one year.

Within the joint cultural and museum cooperation, the Museum signed in 2019 an agreement to preserve the damaged Syrian relics.

The relics embody the human history and cultural heritage not only of Syria but of all humanity.

Oman’s National Museum had participated in the Syrian Culture Day in November 2019.

Discussions at the National Museum’s headquarters in Damascus tackled art and management-related topics to preserve the Syrian damaged artifacts.

Mekdad arrived Friday in Oman on a visit that will last a couple of days.

On Monday, the UK government imposed sanctions on six senior Syrian regime figures including Mekdad.



Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Strikes on Five Locations in Syria

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Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Strikes on Five Locations in Syria

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Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the recent Israeli strikes targeting five locations in Syria, which resulted in numerous civilian and military casualties.
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, the Kingdom reiterated its “categorical rejection of the Israeli occupation authorities' attempts to threaten the security and stability of Syria and the region through their violations of international law.”
The Kingdom stressed the need for the international community, particularly the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, to assume their responsibilities by taking a firm stance against the ongoing Israeli violations.

Saudi Arabia also called for the implementation of international accountability mechanisms.