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China Supports Saudi Arabia’s Bid to Host Expo 2030

Saudi deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji meets with China’s Ambassador to the Kingdom Chen Weiqing in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Saudi deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji meets with China’s Ambassador to the Kingdom Chen Weiqing in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
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China Supports Saudi Arabia’s Bid to Host Expo 2030

Saudi deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji meets with China’s Ambassador to the Kingdom Chen Weiqing in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Saudi deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji meets with China’s Ambassador to the Kingdom Chen Weiqing in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received on Monday a written message from China’s President Xi Jinping.

The message tackled the close and strong bilateral relations that bind Saudi Arabia and China and ways to bolster them in various fields.

Xi also expressed China’s support to Saudi Arabia’s bid to host Expo 2030 in Riyadh.

The message was received by Saudi deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji, on behalf of Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, from China’s Ambassador to the Kingdom Chen Weiqing during a meeting in Riyadh on Monday.

The officials discussed bilateral relations between Riyadh and Beijing and ways to boost them in all fields.

They also exchanged views on issues of common interest.

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Qatar to Reopen Its Embassy in Syria on Tuesday

A child holding the flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers is held up, as people celebrate after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in the Damascus old city, Syria, December 13, 2024. (Reuters)
A child holding the flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers is held up, as people celebrate after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in the Damascus old city, Syria, December 13, 2024. (Reuters)
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Qatar to Reopen Its Embassy in Syria on Tuesday

A child holding the flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers is held up, as people celebrate after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in the Damascus old city, Syria, December 13, 2024. (Reuters)
A child holding the flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers is held up, as people celebrate after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in the Damascus old city, Syria, December 13, 2024. (Reuters)

Qatar will reopen its embassy in Syria on Tuesday after it was closed for more than 13 years, the Gulf country's foreign ministry said on Sunday, a week after Bashar al-Assad was removed from power.

Qatar's embassy in Damascus has been shut since July 2011 when it withdrew its ambassador from Damascus after a series of deadly crackdowns by Assad's regime on protesters - violence that led to the 13-year-long civil war.

Doha in recent years did not join efforts by several Arab countries to mend relations with Assad's government and re-establish diplomatic relations with Damascus.

A lightning advance by the opposition, led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group led to the ouster of Assad on Dec. 8.

Qatar's foreign ministry said in a statement its decision to reopen the embassy reflects its support for the Syrian people and their "struggle to attain their legitimate rights for a dignified life".