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Saudi Royal Decree Forms 3 New Ministries, Merges 2 Others

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques king Salman bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques king Salman bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)
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Saudi Royal Decree Forms 3 New Ministries, Merges 2 Others

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques king Salman bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques king Salman bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques king Salman bin Abdulaziz issued on Tuesday a series of Royal Decrees that formed three new ministries and merged two others.

King Salman relieved Media Minister Turki al-Shabanah, Civil Service Minister Sulaiman bin Abdullah al-Hamdan and governor of the General Investment Authority Ibrahim bin Abdulrahman al-Omar of their posts.

He ordered that Dr. Majed bin Abdullah al-Qasabi will continue to serve as Trade Minister and will also become Minister of Media.

Majed bin Abdullah bin Hamad al-Haqil will continue to serve as Minister of Housing and also serve as Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs.

King Salman ordered that the Civil Service Ministry be merged with the Ministry of Labor and Social Development. It will now be known as the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.

The General Investment Authority will be transformed into a ministry, called the Ministry of Investment, with Khalid al-Falih as its minister.

King Salman ordered that the General Sport Authority would be transformed into the Sports Ministry. Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal was appointed as Sports Minister.

In another decree, King Salman ordered that the Commission for Tourism and National Heritage would be transformed into the tourism ministry, with Ahmed al-Khatib as its minister.

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Saudi Foreign Minister, US Senators Discuss Defense and Security Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with US Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Senator Roger Wicker and Ranking Member Senator Jack Reed. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with US Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Senator Roger Wicker and Ranking Member Senator Jack Reed. (SPA)
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Saudi Foreign Minister, US Senators Discuss Defense and Security Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with US Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Senator Roger Wicker and Ranking Member Senator Jack Reed. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with US Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Senator Roger Wicker and Ranking Member Senator Jack Reed. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met on Tuesday with US Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Senator Roger Wicker and Ranking Member Senator Jack Reed during his official visit to the United States of America, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

During the meeting, they discussed Saudi-US defense and security coordination, as well as the latest regional developments and ongoing efforts to promote regional security and stability.

The meeting was attended by Saudi Ambassador to the US Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Advisor to the Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Prince Musab bin Mohammed Al-Farhan, and Advisor and Special Envoy to the Foreign Minister for Negotiations and Peace Efforts Manal Radwan.

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Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments with US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Senator Tom Cotton meet in Washington. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Senator Tom Cotton meet in Washington. (SPA)
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Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments with US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Senator Tom Cotton meet in Washington. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Senator Tom Cotton meet in Washington. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks in Washington on Tuesday with US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Senator Tom Cotton.

The meeting covered the latest political and security developments and ways to boost bilateral cooperation in related fields, supporting the two countries’ shared interests and strengthening security and stability at the regional and international levels.

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Saudi Arabia Categorically Rejects Any Attempts to Alter Geographical Character of Palestinian Territory

The Israeli settlement of Halamish is seen on a hill overlooking Palestinian homes in the village of Deir Nidham, northwest of Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on September 23, 2026. (AFP)
The Israeli settlement of Halamish is seen on a hill overlooking Palestinian homes in the village of Deir Nidham, northwest of Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on September 23, 2026. (AFP)
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Saudi Arabia Categorically Rejects Any Attempts to Alter Geographical Character of Palestinian Territory

The Israeli settlement of Halamish is seen on a hill overlooking Palestinian homes in the village of Deir Nidham, northwest of Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on September 23, 2026. (AFP)
The Israeli settlement of Halamish is seen on a hill overlooking Palestinian homes in the village of Deir Nidham, northwest of Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on September 23, 2026. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia reiterated its absolute rejection of any measures aimed at the forced displacement of the Palestinian people, or any attempts to alter the geographical or demographic character of the occupied Palestinian territory.

It also expressed its strong condemnation of the expansion of Israeli settlement activities and settler terrorism.

This came during the participation of the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva, as part of the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council that addressed the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories.

Dr. Salem Al-Qahtani, Director General of the General Administration of Humanitarian Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Saudi Arabia reaffirms that the only path to achieving a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace lies in the implementation of the two-state solution, supporting the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, and the establishment of their independent, sovereign state based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the continuation of the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, stressing the need of adhering to a ceasefire and ensuring full protection for civilians, he added.

Al-Qahtani said Saudi Arabia values the important steps taken by a number of countries to recognize the State of Palestine, and the subsequent recent strengthening of accountability measures, including restrictions on trade with Israeli settlements.

Marking one year since the adoption of the "New York Declaration," Riyadh reaffirmed the statement made by the co-chairs of the "Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution," stressing that Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are a single Palestinian territorial unit, and that the occupation must end.