Saudi King Salman Issues Royal Orders

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. SPA
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. SPA
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Saudi King Salman Issues Royal Orders

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. SPA
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. SPA

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, issued on Thursday a royal order relieving Mohammed Abu Saq of his post as Minister of State and Cabinet Member for Shura Council Affairs, and appointed him as Advisor at the Royal Court at the rank of Minister.

The King issued another royal order appointing Dr. Issam bin Saeed as Minister of State and Cabinet Member for Shura Council Affairs, while continuing to carry out his current duties.

Ahmed Qattan was appointed Advisor at the Royal Court at the rank of Minister, Dr. Saleh Al-Qahtani as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Royal Clinics at the rank of Minister, and Dr. Muneer Al-Desouki as President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology at the rank of Minister.

King Salman also appointed Abdullah Al-Owais as Vice President of State Security at the rank of Minister, Eng. Ammar Naqadi as Deputy Minister of Economy and Planning at the excellent rank, and Suleiman Al-Obaid as Assistant Minister of Economy and Planning at the excellent rank.



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.”