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Saudi Arabia Sends Condolences to Iraq over Hospital Fire

Aftermath of a fire at Ibn Khatib Hospital, south of Baghdad, Iraq, 25 April 2021. EPA/MURTAJA LATEEF
Aftermath of a fire at Ibn Khatib Hospital, south of Baghdad, Iraq, 25 April 2021. EPA/MURTAJA LATEEF
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Saudi Arabia Sends Condolences to Iraq over Hospital Fire

Aftermath of a fire at Ibn Khatib Hospital, south of Baghdad, Iraq, 25 April 2021. EPA/MURTAJA LATEEF
Aftermath of a fire at Ibn Khatib Hospital, south of Baghdad, Iraq, 25 April 2021. EPA/MURTAJA LATEEF

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it was deeply saddened over a fire that broke out at a hospital in the Iraqi capital, leaving more than 80 people dead.

“The Kingdom expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, and to Iraq, the leadership, government and people,” the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The Kingdom also wished the injured a speedy recovery.

A fire caused by an oxygen tank explosion at the COVID-19 hospital in Baghdad on Saturday took at least 82 lives.

Some 110 people were also injured at the Ibn Khatib hospital.

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Saudi, French FMs Discuss Preparations to Hold Conference on Advancing the Two-state Solution

The Saudi and French foreign ministers meet in Riyadh on Friday. (SPA)
The Saudi and French foreign ministers meet in Riyadh on Friday. (SPA)
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Saudi, French FMs Discuss Preparations to Hold Conference on Advancing the Two-state Solution

The Saudi and French foreign ministers meet in Riyadh on Friday. (SPA)
The Saudi and French foreign ministers meet in Riyadh on Friday. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot met in Riyadh on Friday for talks on regional and international issues of common interest.

They discussed preparations for the upcoming conference aimed at resolving the Palestinian issue and advancing the two-state solution.

The conference will be chaired by Saudi Arabia and France and held in June.

The meeting was attended by Advisor to the Saudi Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Prince Musab bin Mohammed Al Farhan, Saudi Ambassador to France Fahd Al-Ruwaili, and Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Manal Radwan.