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Saudi Ambassadors-Designate Take Oath before King Salman 

King Salman presides over the ceremony at the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. (SPA)
King Salman presides over the ceremony at the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. (SPA)
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Saudi Ambassadors-Designate Take Oath before King Salman 

King Salman presides over the ceremony at the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. (SPA)
King Salman presides over the ceremony at the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. (SPA)

Saudi ambassadors-designate to a number of brotherly and friendly countries took the oath of office on Tuesday before Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz at a ceremony at the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. 

The new envoys are Ambassador to Cameroon Dr. Faisal bin Saud Al-Mejfel; Ambassador to Indonesia Faisal bin Abdullah Al-Amudi; Ambassador to Kazakhstan Faisal bin Hanif Al-Qahtani; Ambassador to Ghana Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Dakhil; Ambassador to Zambia Ali bin Saad Al-Qahtani; Ambassador to the Ivory Coast Saad bin Bakhit Al-Quthami; Ambassador to Gabon Farraj Nader Farraj bin Nader; Ambassador to Australia Sultan bin Fahd bin Khazim; Ambassador to Finland Nisreen bint Hamad Al-Shibel, Ambassador to Guinea Dr. Fahad bin Eid Al-Rashidi, and Ambassador and Head of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Mission to the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC) Haifa bint Abdulrahman Al-Jedia. 

They swore to be loyal to their religion, King and homeland and not divulge state secrets and maintain its interests and regulations at home and abroad. 

They swore to perform their duties with honesty, integrity and sincerity. 

The ceremony was attended by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Eng. Walid bin Abdulkareem Al-Khariji, and Assistant Special Secretary to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Tamim bin Abdulaziz Al-Salem. 

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Saudi Interior Minister, Singapore's Coordinating Minister for National Security Discuss Regional Security Development

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
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Saudi Interior Minister, Singapore's Coordinating Minister for National Security Discuss Regional Security Development

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

Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz received a phone call on Sunday from Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs of the Republic of Singapore K Shanmugam.

During the call, the two officials discussed the latest developments in the Middle East and current security developments amid the Iranian attacks targeting regional security and stability, SPA reported.

They also affirmed the importance of enhancing bilateral cooperation and coordination in support of regional security and stability, in addition to discussing a number of topics of mutual interest.

Shanmugam expressed his country's condemnation of the Iranian attacks targeting the Kingdom and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, affirming Singapore's solidarity with the Kingdom and the GCC states in all measures aimed at enhancing security and stability.

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Saudi Arabia Condemns Riots Targeting UAE Embassy in Damascus

Saudi Arabia called for the protection of diplomatic missions. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Arabia called for the protection of diplomatic missions. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Riots Targeting UAE Embassy in Damascus

Saudi Arabia called for the protection of diplomatic missions. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Arabia called for the protection of diplomatic missions. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia condemned on Sunday the riots, assaults, and attempted vandalism that targeted the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates and the residence of its head of mission in Damascus.

A Foreign Ministry statement said the Kingdom also slammed the “unacceptable offenses directed at the national symbols of the brotherly UAE.”

The ministry stressed the Kingdom’s “rejection of these attacks and all forms of violence against diplomats, stressing the need to ensure the protection of diplomats and diplomatic missions in line with relevant international laws and conventions.”

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi also slammed the attack against the UAE embassy in Damascus, urging Syrian authorities to hold those responsible to account.

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Oman, Iran Hold Talks on Strait of Hormuz

Traffic passing a huge political billboard reading in Persian "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed", in Enghelb square in Tehran, Iran, 05 April 2026. (EPA)
Traffic passing a huge political billboard reading in Persian "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed", in Enghelb square in Tehran, Iran, 05 April 2026. (EPA)
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Oman, Iran Hold Talks on Strait of Hormuz

Traffic passing a huge political billboard reading in Persian "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed", in Enghelb square in Tehran, Iran, 05 April 2026. (EPA)
Traffic passing a huge political billboard reading in Persian "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed", in Enghelb square in Tehran, Iran, 05 April 2026. (EPA)

Oman and Iran held talks on easing passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the Omani state news agency reported Sunday, with the key shipping chokepoint effectively closed due to war in the Middle East.

"Oman and Iran held a meeting at the deputy ministers level in the foreign ministries of the two countries, with the attendance of specialists from both sides, during which the possible options were discussed regarding ensuring the smooth passage through the Strait of Hormuz," the news agency posted on X.

"The experts from both sides put forward a number of visions and proposals regarding it," it added.