Saudi-Chinese Talks Tackle Regional, Int'l Developments

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. (SPA)
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Saudi-Chinese Talks Tackle Regional, Int'l Developments

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held talks on Monday with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in the southern Chinese city of Wuxi.

Discussions focused on the strong bilateral relations between their countries in all fields of cooperation and coordination.

They also covered regional and international developments, particularly bolstering security and stability in the Middle East and efforts to consolidate peace in the region and world.

They exchanged views on Iran's nuclear program and on international negotiations related to them.

On Afghanistan, they stressed the need to support all factors that would secure its security and stability.

The ministers discussed opportunities to broaden the strategic ties of friendship between Saudi Arabia and China through their countries' joint coordination committee, which is engaged in strategic planning and coordination in several fields in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030.



Syrian Air Says It Is Resuming Its Direct Flights to UAE on Sunday

 Travellers are welcomed at Damascus's airport. (AFP file)
Travellers are welcomed at Damascus's airport. (AFP file)
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Syrian Air Says It Is Resuming Its Direct Flights to UAE on Sunday

 Travellers are welcomed at Damascus's airport. (AFP file)
Travellers are welcomed at Damascus's airport. (AFP file)

Syria's flag carrier Syrian Air will resume direct flights to Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates starting on Sunday, the airline said in a Facebook post.

All flights between Syria and the UAE had been suspended in January after opposition factions toppled former leader Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.

The announcement comes days after the UAE's civil aviation authority announced the resumption of air flights between the Gulf country and Syria. No UAE-based airlines have announced plans to fly to Syria so far.

The resumption of flights between the two countries followed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s first visit to the UAE as leader, where he met UAE's President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.