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Saudi Arabia, Syria Discuss Resuming Consular Services

The Saudi Foreign Ministry building. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The Saudi Foreign Ministry building. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Arabia, Syria Discuss Resuming Consular Services

The Saudi Foreign Ministry building. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The Saudi Foreign Ministry building. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Saudi Foreign Ministry revealed on Thursday that talks are ongoing with Syria over resuming consular services.

A source at the ministry told Al-Ekhbariyah television that the talks stem from Riyadh’s keenness on facilitating the services for the Saudi and Syrian people.

Officials from both countries are discussing the matter.

The sources added that the resumption of consular services will pave the way for the re-establishment of relations between Saudi Arabia and Syria.

Other sources said a vote on reinstating Syria’s membership at the Arab League would be possible after Damascus mends its relations with Arab countries.

Saudi Arabia will host the next Arab League summit.

Syria’s membership has been a point of contention at ahead of past summit in recent years.

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Saudi Hajj Ministry Launches Integrated Electronic Package for Foreign Pilgrims

Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
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Saudi Hajj Ministry Launches Integrated Electronic Package for Foreign Pilgrims

Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced on Monday the launch of a comprehensive package for foreign pilgrims for the next Hajj season, combining all essential services from arrival to departure through a single electronic contract on the "electronic path" platform.

The package includes four main services: holy sites services, hospitality facilities in Makkah and Madinah, transportation, and catering, with optional enrichment services available.

This enables foreign Hajj affairs offices and agencies to design programs suited to different pilgrim groups within a clear and flexible contractual framework.

The ministry confirmed that the launch comes as part of its early preparations for the next Hajj season, in line with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030 and the Pilgrim Experience Program.

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Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Israeli Provocations at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Annexation Statements

05 May 2022, Jerusalem: Israeli security officers patrol in front of the Dome of the Rock Mosque at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. (dpa)
05 May 2022, Jerusalem: Israeli security officers patrol in front of the Dome of the Rock Mosque at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. (dpa)
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Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Israeli Provocations at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Annexation Statements

05 May 2022, Jerusalem: Israeli security officers patrol in front of the Dome of the Rock Mosque at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. (dpa)
05 May 2022, Jerusalem: Israeli security officers patrol in front of the Dome of the Rock Mosque at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. (dpa)

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Monday the continued provocative practices by Israeli officials and a group of extremist settlers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, including violations of its sanctity and its religious and historical status carried out under the protection of Israeli forces.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the Kingdom's rejection of these violations of international law, which it said provoke the sentiments of Muslims around the world.

Addressing Israeli statements on annexation, the ministry said: "The Kingdom condemns Israeli statements regarding the annexation of areas in southern Lebanon and those extending to the 'Yellow Line' in the Gaza Strip.”

“It affirms its rejection of any Israeli expansionist attempt and underscores the right of the brotherly Palestinian people to establish their independent state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital,” it added.

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King Salman Invites Rulers of Kuwait, Bahrain to Second GCC-EU Summit

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA file)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA file)
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King Salman Invites Rulers of Kuwait, Bahrain to Second GCC-EU Summit

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA file)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA file)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a message to Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, inviting him to participate in the second GCC-EU Summit, which Saudi Arabia will host in October.

The message was delivered by Saudi Ambassador to Kuwait Prince Sultan bin Saad bin Khaled during a meeting with the Kuwaiti emir in Kuwait City.

King Salman also invited Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to the summit.

Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Bahrain Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi delivered the message during a meeting with the Bahraini king at Al-Sakhir Palace.

King Hamad bin Isa expressed his appreciation to King Salman for the invitation, praising the deep-rooted fraternal ties binding the two kingdoms and underlining the commitment to advancing them at all levels for the benefit of their two brotherly peoples.

He expressed his gratitude for King Salman’s efforts to strengthen Saudi-Bahraini relations and commended Saudi Arabia’s role in advancing joint Gulf action.

He hoped the GCC-EU Summit would succeed in strengthening the close partnership and deepening the firm longstanding cooperation between the Gulf Cooperation Council states and the European Union in pursuit of their shared interests.