Khalid bin Salman, Raab Discuss Peace Efforts in Yemen

Prince Khalid and Raab meet on Monday. (Twitter)
Prince Khalid and Raab meet on Monday. (Twitter)
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Khalid bin Salman, Raab Discuss Peace Efforts in Yemen

Prince Khalid and Raab meet on Monday. (Twitter)
Prince Khalid and Raab meet on Monday. (Twitter)

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held talks in Riyadh on Monday with British Defense Secretary Dominic Raab.

The officials discussed the unique bilateral ties and strategic partnership between their countries and ways to bolster them, especially in the defense field.

They also reviewed Saudi and British efforts to protect the region against any threats and their roles in consolidating international peace and security.

They tackled the developments in Yemen in wake of Saudi Arabia’s offering, earlier this year, of a comprehensive settlement to resolve its crisis.

The initiative will pave the way for a permanent and comprehensive political solution. More pressure must be exerted on Iran-backed Houthi militias to make them join efforts to resolve the crisis peacefully.



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.”