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Saudi Arabia Monitors Developments in Niger with ‘Great Concern’

Demonstrators gather to protest the detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the Presidential Guard in Niamey on July 26, 2023. Photo by AFP)
Demonstrators gather to protest the detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the Presidential Guard in Niamey on July 26, 2023. Photo by AFP)
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Saudi Arabia Monitors Developments in Niger with ‘Great Concern’

Demonstrators gather to protest the detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the Presidential Guard in Niamey on July 26, 2023. Photo by AFP)
Demonstrators gather to protest the detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the Presidential Guard in Niamey on July 26, 2023. Photo by AFP)

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry has said Riyadh is following with “great concern” the developments in Niger, after presidential guards blocked President Mohamed Bazoum inside his palace in the capital, Niamey.

The Ministry affirmed the Kingdom’s keenness for Niger’s security, stability, and the integrity of its institutions.

It also affirmed “full solidarity with the people of Niger” and called on “all parties to give priority to the voice of reason, wisdom and supreme national interest.”

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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)
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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.

Syrian official news agency SANA confirmed the arrival of the Syrian delegation, which includes the country's Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and head of intelligence Anas Khattab.

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

Al-Shibani is expected to also visit the United Arab Emirates and Jordan this week to "support stability, security, economic recovery and build distinguished partnerships," according to his account on X.

He embarked on his first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, where Saudi officials discussed how best to support Syria's political transition.