FM: Crown Prince’s Asia Tour Is an Extension of Saudi Arabia's Pioneering Role 

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (EPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (EPA)
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FM: Crown Prince’s Asia Tour Is an Extension of Saudi Arabia's Pioneering Role 

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (EPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (EPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah hailed on Saturday the Asian tour of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. 

Crown Prince Mohammed had attended the G20 summit in Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Thailand and visited South Korea.

Prince Faisal said the tour reflects Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 that underscores cooperation with all friendly and fraternal countries with the aim of achieving goals and ambitions that bolster prosperity and growth in nations. 

Crown Prince Mohammed’s participation at the G20 summit is an extension of Saudi Arabia’s pioneering role in helping unite international efforts to combat global challenges, he went on to say. 

He highlighted the Kingdom’s 50-million-dollar support to the financial intermediation fund for health security, called the Pandemic Fund. 

The FM underlined Crown Prince Mohammed’s remarks at the APEC summit during which he expressed the Kingdom’s keenness on bolstering cooperation and join work in service of international peace and security and prosperity of the peoples of the region. 

Crown Prince Mohammed’s visit to Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand and his fruitful talks there express the keenness of Saudi Arabia and fraternal countries in bolstering bilateral cooperation in all fields and tackling challenges facing the world, stressed Prince Faisal. 

Crown Prince Mohammed was keen during his tour on intensifying cooperation with all parties, offering effective initiatives and solutions to protect mankind and the planet from climate change, he added. 



Saudi, Algerian FMs Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (AP file)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (AP file)
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Saudi, Algerian FMs Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (AP file)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (AP file)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Tuesday a telephone call from his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf.

They discussed the latest regional developments and the ongoing efforts to address them.


Saudi Interior Minister Discusses Regional Developments with Gulf Counterparts

Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)
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Saudi Interior Minister Discusses Regional Developments with Gulf Counterparts

Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz held on Tuesday a telephone call with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi.

They discussed regional developments in light of the heinous Iranian attacks targeting the security and stability of Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the region.

Prince Abdulaziz underscored the strength of the fraternal relations between Saudi Arabia and Oman and the importance of continuing coordination and cooperation to boost security and stability in the region and to preserve the safety and security of citizens and residents.

He reiterated the Kingdom’s solidarity with Oman and support for all measures it takes to maintain its security and stability.

Earlier, Prince Abdulaziz held separate telephone talks with Qatari Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the United Arab Emirates’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss regional developments in wake of the Iranian attacks.

Discussions focused on bolstering coordination and cooperation to promote security and stability in the region, ensuring the safety of citizens and residents.

Prince Abdulaziz expressed Saudi Arabia's support for Qatar and the UAE and its backing of all measures they take to maintain their security and stability.

Prince Abdulaziz also received a telephone call from his Iraqi counterpart Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Kamel Al-Shammari.

They reviewed regional developments, with Al-Shammari stressing Iraq's keenness on the Kingdom's security and safety.


Saudi Arabia Intercepts, Downs Drones, Missiles Fired at Eastern Region, al-Kharj

Official spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense Major General Turki Al-Malki. (SPA)
Official spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense Major General Turki Al-Malki. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Intercepts, Downs Drones, Missiles Fired at Eastern Region, al-Kharj

Official spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense Major General Turki Al-Malki. (SPA)
Official spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense Major General Turki Al-Malki. (SPA)

Official spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense Major General Turki Al-Malki announced on Wednesday that the Kingdom’s defenses intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Eastern Region.

Defenses also downed a ballistic missile that was launched toward the al-Kharj Governorate. Shrapnel from the missile fell in the vicinity of the Prince Sultan Air Base; no damage was reported.

On Tuesday, the Kingdom intercepted and downed 14 drones in the Eastern Region and a ballistic missile in al-Kharj, said Al-Malki.