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Saudi Royal Decree Reshuffles Cabinet, Names Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Prime Minister

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA)
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Saudi Royal Decree Reshuffles Cabinet, Names Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Prime Minister

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued on Tuesday a Royal Decree naming Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as prime minister.

Cabinet sessions attended by King Salman will continue to be chaired by him.

King Salman also decreed a reshuffle of the cabinet.

Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was named Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was named Minister of Sport and Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was named Minister of Interior.

Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was named Minister of the National Guard, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was named Minister of Defense, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud was named Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan Al Saud, was named Minister of Culture.

Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Al-Sheikh was named Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, and Dr. Essam bin Saad bin Saeed was named Minister of State for Shura Council Affairs.

Walid bin Mohammed Al-Samaani was named Minister of Justice and Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan bin Mohammed Al-Rabiah was named Minister of Hajj and Umrah.

Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, as the Minister of Commerce and Acting Minister of Media.

Eng. Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadhli was named Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, and Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir was named Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

Majed bin Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Hogail was named Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Jadaan was named Minister of Finance, and Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Al-Sawaha was named Minister of Communications and Information Technology.

Eng. Ahmed bin Suleiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi was named Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Bandar bin Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al-Khorayef was named Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, and Eng. Saleh bin Nasser bin Al-Ali Al-Jasser was named Minister of Transport and Logistics Services.

Ahmed bin Aqeel Al-Khateeb was named Minister of Tourism, Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih was named Minister of Investment, Faisal bin Fadhel bin Mohsen Al-Ibrahim was named Minister of Economy and Planning, Fahd bin Abdulrahman bin Dahes Al-Jalajel was named Minister of Health and Yousef bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Benyan was named Minister of Education.

Prince Dr. Mansour bin Miteb bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh, Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Dr. Mutlab bin Abdullah Al-Nafisah, Dr. Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, Mohammed bin Abdulmalik Al Al-Sheikh, Khalid bin Abdulrahman Al-Issa, and Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed bin Hamad Al Al-Sheikh were named Ministers of State.

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Saudi Arabia Condemns Iranian Attacks, Calls for Diplomatic Engagement

Firefighters work to extinguish fire in the aftermath of Iranian drone attacks, according to Bahrain's Interior Ministry, at a location given as Bahrain, in this handout image released on June 11, 2026. Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Bahrain/Handout via REUTERS
Firefighters work to extinguish fire in the aftermath of Iranian drone attacks, according to Bahrain's Interior Ministry, at a location given as Bahrain, in this handout image released on June 11, 2026. Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Bahrain/Handout via REUTERS
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Iranian Attacks, Calls for Diplomatic Engagement

Firefighters work to extinguish fire in the aftermath of Iranian drone attacks, according to Bahrain's Interior Ministry, at a location given as Bahrain, in this handout image released on June 11, 2026. Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Bahrain/Handout via REUTERS
Firefighters work to extinguish fire in the aftermath of Iranian drone attacks, according to Bahrain's Interior Ministry, at a location given as Bahrain, in this handout image released on June 11, 2026. Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Bahrain/Handout via REUTERS

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Thursday the repeated Iranian attacks on Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait, and the continued violations of their sovereignty which “escalate tensions in the region.”

A Foreign Ministry statement called for “de-escalation, the avoidance of any further escalation, and the exercise of wisdom by returning to diplomatic engagement and continuing the constructive negotiations” sponsored by Pakistan, along with the efforts exerted by Qatar.

Such a move “spares the region and its people the consequences of the return of war and contributes to the restoration of security and stability in the region and the world,” the statement added.

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Saudi Arabia Stresses Centrality of Palestinian Cause for Arab World

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
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Saudi Arabia Stresses Centrality of Palestinian Cause for Arab World

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat

Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Dr. Abdulaziz Alwasil affirmed the centrality of the Palestinian cause for the Arab world, saying achieving a just, comprehensive, and lasting peace in the Middle East requires ending the Israeli occupation and enabling the Palestinian people to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination.

In a statement delivered on behalf of the Arab Group during a high-level Security Council meeting on the Middle East, Alwasil also referred to recent Iranian attacks targeting several Gulf states and Jordan, describing them as violations of the principles of good neighborliness, international law, and the United Nations Charter.

He stressed the need to respect state sovereignty and avoid actions that threaten regional security and stability.

He further condemned the continued Israeli aggression against Lebanon, reaffirming rejection of any violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty or targeting of its army, and stressing the importance of complying with international resolutions and respecting states’ sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Alwasil also denounced repeated Israeli incursions and attacks on Syrian territory, stressing the Arab Group’s rejection of such violations, which undermine Syria’s sovereignty and threaten regional security and stability.

He emphasized the importance of political solutions, dialogue, and mediation as the most effective means of addressing regional crises and resolving conflicts peacefully, thereby contributing to security, stability, and development for the peoples of the Middle East.

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Saudi Foreign Minister Meets with Canadian Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand. (SPA)
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Saudi Foreign Minister Meets with Canadian Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met on Wednesday with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand on the sidelines of the joint ministerial meeting between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Canada in Manama, the Saudi Press Agency said.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed bilateral relations and discussed the latest regional developments and related efforts.