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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Message from Swedish PM

Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji receives the message during a meeting with Swedish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Petra Menander in Riyadh. (SPA)
Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji receives the message during a meeting with Swedish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Petra Menander in Riyadh. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Message from Swedish PM

Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji receives the message during a meeting with Swedish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Petra Menander in Riyadh. (SPA)
Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji receives the message during a meeting with Swedish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Petra Menander in Riyadh. (SPA)

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received on Tuesday a written message from Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.

The message hailed the role Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in mediating a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine amid the conflict between them.

This reflects his keenness on supporting all international efforts to resolve the conflict through political means and ease its impact, it added.

The message was received by deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji, on behalf of Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, during a meeting with Swedish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Petra Menander in Riyadh.

The officials discussed bilateral relations between their countries and ways to develop them in various 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".