Saudi, UAE FMs Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan meet in Abu Dhabi. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan meet in Abu Dhabi. (SPA)
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Saudi, UAE FMs Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan meet in Abu Dhabi. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan meet in Abu Dhabi. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks on Sunday with his United Arab Emirates counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

They discussed bilateral relations between their countries and ways to bolster them in various fields.

They also tackled the latest regional and international developments and efforts exerted towards them.

Prince Faisal was in Abu Dhabi to take part in the World Policy Conference.



Emir of Qatar to Visit Damascus on Thursday

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. (KUNA)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. (KUNA)
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Emir of Qatar to Visit Damascus on Thursday

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. (KUNA)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. (KUNA)

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will visit Damascus on Thursday, Qatar's Al Jazeera reported, as Syria's new interim government begins a political transition after the opposition factions ousted the Assad regime last year.

Qatar's foreign ministry did not respond to a request for comment.

In January, a US official and a senior diplomat said Qatar planned to help finance a sharp increase in public sector wages pledged by Syria's new government.

Qatar had been lobbying Washington to issue a sanctions exemption for Syria allowing it to provide funding through official channels, the US official and diplomat said.