Gulf, Arab Countries Slam Attack on Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Tehran

Police officers guard an area in front of the Iranian Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP)
Police officers guard an area in front of the Iranian Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP)
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Gulf, Arab Countries Slam Attack on Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Tehran

Police officers guard an area in front of the Iranian Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP)
Police officers guard an area in front of the Iranian Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP)

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Thursday the attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran.

The Foreign Ministry expressed the Kingdom’s solidarity with Azerbaijan and its people, calling for respecting diplomatic missions and the punishment of the perpetrators.

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf slammed the attack, urging the need to protect diplomatic missions in line with diplomatic norms and treaties.

He underlined the solidarity of the GCC with Azerbaijan.

Kuwait and Jordan also condemned the attack.

Kuwait underscored its firm rejection of violence and terrorism, stressing its solidarity with Azerbaijan.

Jordan’s Foreign Ministry said the kingdom rejects all forms of violence, especially those that target diplomatic missio



Fifth Saudi Airlift Plane Arrives in Syria

The plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA
The plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA
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Fifth Saudi Airlift Plane Arrives in Syria

The plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA
The plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA

The fifth Saudi airlift relief plane, operated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), arrived on Saturday at Damascus International Airport in Syria, carrying food, shelter, and medical supplies.
This aid is in keeping with Saudi Arabia's continuous humanitarian and relief assistance, through the Kingdom's humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to people in need all over the world.