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Saudi Foreign Minister Receives Message from Qatari Counterpart

Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji receives the message from Qatari Ambassador to the Kingdom Bandar bin Mohammed al-Attiyah. (SPA)
Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji receives the message from Qatari Ambassador to the Kingdom Bandar bin Mohammed al-Attiyah. (SPA)
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Saudi Foreign Minister Receives Message from Qatari Counterpart

Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji receives the message from Qatari Ambassador to the Kingdom Bandar bin Mohammed al-Attiyah. (SPA)
Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji receives the message from Qatari Ambassador to the Kingdom Bandar bin Mohammed al-Attiyah. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Sunday a written message from his Qatari counterpart and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman.

The message tackled the strong and close fraternal relations that bind Saudi Arabia and Qatar and their peoples and ways to bolster them in various fields and on all levels.

The message was received on behalf of Prince Faisal by Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji during a meeting in Riyadh with Qatari Ambassador to the Kingdom Bandar bin Mohammed al-Attiyah.

The officials discussed bilateral relations and ways to boost them. 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".