Saudi Energy Minister, Tuvalu Prime Minister Discuss Energy Cooperation

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman holding talks with with Prime Minister of Tuvalu Kausea Natano in Riyadh - SPA
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman holding talks with with Prime Minister of Tuvalu Kausea Natano in Riyadh - SPA
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Saudi Energy Minister, Tuvalu Prime Minister Discuss Energy Cooperation

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman holding talks with with Prime Minister of Tuvalu Kausea Natano in Riyadh - SPA
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman holding talks with with Prime Minister of Tuvalu Kausea Natano in Riyadh - SPA

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman met with Prime Minister of Tuvalu Kausea Natano in Riyadh.

During the meeting, the two officials discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, prospects for joint cooperation in energy fields, and ways to develop ties.

They also reviewed the Kingdom's initiatives to preserve the environment and limit climate change, relying on the Circular Carbon Economy National Program through the Saudi Green Initiative and Green Middle East Initiative.



Syria’s Leader Meets with Bahraini Diplomatic Delegation

The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)
The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)
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Syria’s Leader Meets with Bahraini Diplomatic Delegation

The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)
The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa received a delegation from Bahrain on Wednesday and met with the Bahraini foreign minister, state media reported.

The visit was the latest in a flurry of diplomatic overtures by Arab countries to Syria’s new leaders after they overthrew former President Bashar al-Assad in a lightning rebel offensive.

Like other Gulf countries, Bahrain had cut off diplomatic ties with Syria under Assad’s rule during the Syrian civil war, but it reopened its embassy in Damascus in 2018 and gradually restored ties with the Assad government.

Bahrain is the current head of the Arab summit, and days after Assad’s ouster it had sent a message to al-Sharaa offering its cooperation with the new authorities and saying, “We look forward to Syria regaining its authentic role in the Arab League.”