Saudi Arabia Seeks to Facilitate Citizens’ Visa-Free Entry to Schengen Countries

The Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister, Waleed al-Khuraiji, with the Head of Visa Policy at the General Authority for Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission, Dimitri Giotakos (SPA)
The Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister, Waleed al-Khuraiji, with the Head of Visa Policy at the General Authority for Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission, Dimitri Giotakos (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Seeks to Facilitate Citizens’ Visa-Free Entry to Schengen Countries

The Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister, Waleed al-Khuraiji, with the Head of Visa Policy at the General Authority for Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission, Dimitri Giotakos (SPA)
The Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister, Waleed al-Khuraiji, with the Head of Visa Policy at the General Authority for Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission, Dimitri Giotakos (SPA)

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs discussed with European officials the procedures of facilitating the entry of Saudi citizens to the Schengen countries without the need to acquire a visa.

The Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister, Waleed al-Khuraiji, met with the Head of Visa Policy at the General Authority for Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission, Dimitri Giotakos, and his team.

The two officials discussed the relations between Saudi Arabia and the European Union and the ways to enhance them.

The team held a meeting in Riyadh, chaired by the Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Ambassador Tamim al-Dosari and Giotakos, to discuss the necessary procedures to facilitate the entry of Saudi citizens to the Schengen countries without the need to obtain a prior visa.

The two sides affirmed the will to deepen cooperation and consultation to serve the common interests between Saudi Arabia and the European Union countries.



OIC Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza

OIC Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza
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OIC Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza

OIC Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza

Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha has welcomed the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
The secretary-general expressed hope that the agreement would lead to a permanent and comprehensive cessation of Israeli aggression, the return of displaced persons to their homes, the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces, and the unhindered and adequate delivery of humanitarian aid to all areas of the Gaza Strip, SPA reported.
He called on the international community to fulfill its responsibilities by implementing UN resolutions related to the Palestinian cause.

He emphasized the need to end the Israeli occupation and enable the Palestinian people to reclaim their legitimate rights, including the realization of sovereignty over their independent state within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.