Saudi Arabia, Oman Hold Summit in Neom

King Salman receives Sultan Haitham in Neom.
King Salman receives Sultan Haitham in Neom.
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Saudi Arabia, Oman Hold Summit in Neom

King Salman receives Sultan Haitham in Neom.
King Salman receives Sultan Haitham in Neom.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq in Neom on Sunday.

The Sultan had arrived in the Kingdom on Sunday on a two-day official visit. He was received upon his arrival in Neom by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.

King Salman, Sultan Haitham and Crown Prince Mohammed oversaw the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for the establishment of a Saudi-Omani coordination council.

The MoU was signed by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi.

King Salman and Sultan Haitham are scheduled to hold official talks on bilateral relations and ways to bolster them.

The Sultan’s visit, at King Salman’s invitation, underscores the depth of the historic relations between Saudi Arabia and Oman and the keenness of the leadership of the two countries to further strengthen them.

Their summit will tackle all aspects of cooperation that should take their relations to higher levels to meet the aspirations of their people and meet common goals and interests.



Al-Budaiwi: Unified GCC Tourism Visa Coming Soon

Jassem Al-Budaiwi meets with the participates of the 39th meeting of heads of GCC Interior Ministries' passport departments. Photo: GCC Secretariat
Jassem Al-Budaiwi meets with the participates of the 39th meeting of heads of GCC Interior Ministries' passport departments. Photo: GCC Secretariat
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Al-Budaiwi: Unified GCC Tourism Visa Coming Soon

Jassem Al-Budaiwi meets with the participates of the 39th meeting of heads of GCC Interior Ministries' passport departments. Photo: GCC Secretariat
Jassem Al-Budaiwi meets with the participates of the 39th meeting of heads of GCC Interior Ministries' passport departments. Photo: GCC Secretariat

The unified GCC tourism visa (for non-Gulf countries' residents) will be launched soon, Secretary General Jassem Al-Budaiwi said this week.

Al-Budaiwi - during the 39th meeting of heads of GCC Interior Ministries' passport departments - expressed gratitude to all efforts to realize the unified tourism visa, the GCC Secretariat said in a statement on Wednesday.

He indicated that the measures would help realize the visions of the Gulf leaderships, adding that involved parties were keen on keeping up with the latest technologies, as well as growing and rapid global security demands.