Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Hopes Peace is Restored in Yemen Based on Riyadh Agreement

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. (SPA)
Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. (SPA)
TT

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Hopes Peace is Restored in Yemen Based on Riyadh Agreement

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. (SPA)
Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. (SPA)

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman said Tuesday that the Kingdom is looking forward to the establishment of “comprehensive and lasting peace in Yemen through the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement”.

On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, he said: “We look forward to the day when the Yemen crisis is resolved” and for the country to return to the Arab fold.

Prince Khalid also expressed Riyadh’s support to the efforts of United Nations envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, in ensuring the success of his “joint declaration” proposal.



Syrian Foreign Minister in Doha to Meet Senior Qatari Officials

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani speaks during a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (not pictured), after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)
Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani speaks during a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (not pictured), after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)
TT

Syrian Foreign Minister in Doha to Meet Senior Qatari Officials

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani speaks during a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (not pictured), after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)
Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani speaks during a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (not pictured), after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, appointed by the country's new rulers, arrived in Qatar on Sunday to meet senior Qatari officials, a Qatari official told Reuters.

The officials include Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Al-Khulaifi.

The Syrian minister's visit to Qatar is his second foreign trip less than a month since Bashar al-Assad was ousted by opposition factions on Dec. 8.

His first foreign visit took to him to Saudi Arabia on Thursday.